To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Amendments to Commercial Cannabis Indoor Cultivation Standards – Path to Enabling Indoor Cultivation in AE, AG, FR, and U zones to be permitted in newly constructed non-residential structures
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000
Record No.: LRP-2026-19583
Countywide
An amendment to the Commercial Cannabis Indoor Cultivation provisions of the Inland Zoning Regulations to amend subsection 314-55.4.8.1.1 to allow indoor cultivation in AE, AG, FR, and U zones to be permitted within non-residential buildings constructed after January 1, 2016. The ordinance currently restricts indoor cultivation in these zones to non-residential buildings that were in existence prior to January 1, 2016. This Zoning Ordinance Amendment applies to the entire inland region of Humboldt County.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1 - Adopt the resolution which does the following:
2 - Finds the Planning Commission has considered the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) previously adopted for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance as well as the Addendum to the EIR that was prepared for the Amendments to Indoor Cultivation Provisions project pursuant to Section 15164 of the CEQA guidelines; and
3 - Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
4 - Recommends the Board of Supervisors adopt the amendment to the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance.
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DISCUSSION:
Currently, the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance allows up to 5,000 square feet of indoor cannabis cultivation on AE, AG, FR, and U (when accompanied by a Resource production General Plan land use designation) zoned parcels with a Zoning Clearance Certificate, but only within a non-residential structure that was in existence prior to January 1, 2016. On parcels 320 acres or larger in size additional indoor may be permitt...
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