To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Bee Kind Farms, LLC Conditional Use Permits and Special Permit
Record Numbers: PLN-11544-CUP and PLN-12492-CUP
Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APN): 530-151-005 and 530-151-004
Weitchpec area
The denial of two Conditional Use Permits and a Special Permit. The proposed project includes a Conditional Use Permit for 29,500 square feet of existing outdoor light-deprivation commercial cannabis cultivation on APN 530-151-005 with 1,640 square feet of proposed propagation area (Record No. PLN-11544-CUP) and up to 14,060 of existing cultivation being relocated from the southern part of the parcel and the parcel (and separate application) immediately to the south (APN 530-151-004, Record No. PLN-12492-CUP) in order to meet required setbacks from cultural resources. To facilitate the relocation, an unknown number of trees would require removal in an area of approximately 2.5 acres. Unauthorized timber conversion on this site has already occurred. Retired cultivation areas on APNs 530-151-005 and 530-151-004 would be restored and restocked with conifers. Annual water use is estimated at 127,305 gallons. Water for irrigation is sourced from a 750,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. Drying of harvested cannabis will take place on site in Conex boxes and further processing will take place off site at a licensed processing facility. The project will require two employees. Power is provided by a generator. A Special Permit is also requested to reduce the 600-foot setback from Six Rivers National Forest.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 24-__) (Attachment 1), which does the following:
a. Finds the Bee Kind Farms, LLC projects statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved) of the CEQA Guidelines.
b. Finds the required ...
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