To: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Appeal of Planning Commission approval of a Special Permit to allow 18,000 square feet of new cannabis cultivation for the Rising Goat Limited
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing and receive the staff report, testimony by the appellant, applicant, and public; and
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 21-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Considers the Addendum prepared for the Rising Goat project and finds the project consistent with the Environmental Impact Report certified for the CCLUO per section 15164 of CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Makes the findings required to deny the appeal and approve the Special Permit; and
c. Denies the Appeal; and
d. Approves the Special Permit subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1 to the Resolution); and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to the appellant, the project applicant, the property owner, the Planning and Building Department, and any other interested party; and
5. Direct the Planning and Building Department to file a Notice of Determination with the Humboldt County Recorder's Office, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The appellant has paid the appeal fee associated with filing this appeal.
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary
This is an appeal of the Humboldt County Planning Commission's Feb. 18, 2021 approval of the Rising Goat Limited Special Permit application. The approval was to allow 18,000 square feet of outdoor cannabis cultivation in accordance with the county's Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO, "Ord. 2.0"). All processing will take place off-site at a licensed processing facility. The applicant anticipates using approximately 249,600 gallons of water annually provided by...
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