Title
Humboldt Edge Farm Special Permit
Case Number SP 16-010
Assessor’s Parcel Number 524-051-017
41000 Highway 299, Willow Creek area
The Humboldt Edge Farms Project, owned and operated by Matthew Nagel and Samantha Shull (proposed project), seeks approval of a Special Permit in compliance with the County’s Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) for an existing commercial medical cannabis operation. The project site compromises one 2.04 acre parcel, APN 524-051-017, which currently contains an outdoor cultivation area of approximately 7,300 square feet and an adjacent 2,000 square feet of personal use vegetable garden on the project site. The applicants receive water from the Willow Creek Community Services District for residential use and for irrigation for commercial cannabis cultivation. Additionally, spring-fed 1,600 gallon water storage tank is used solely for watering the domestic use vegetable garden. The site is currently developed with a residential home where the two managers of the cultivation reside, as well as a barn for storage of fertilizers, pesticides, and amendments for agricultural operations. The existing two-car garage is proposed to be converted to a commercial building to provide for on-site processing activities.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301, 15303 and 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Special Permit based on evidence in the staff report and any public testimony, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Humboldt Edge Farm Special Permit subject to the recommended conditions.