To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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An Appeal of the Planning Commission's Approval of a Conditional Use Permit Modification to an Event Venue (PLN-2024-18885) to Allow up to 14 Guests to Stay Overnight in the Existing Residence for up to Three Days and to Increase the Maximum Number of Events from 30 to 40 Events Per Year with the Maximum Number of Guests Increased from 120 up to 150 per Event
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing, receive, and consider the staff report, and accept public comment; and
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds the project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (existing facilities) and 15304 (minor alterations to land); and
b. Denies the appeal filed by Kenneth Stumpf; and
c. Approves the Ridgefield Events Conditional Use Permit Modification subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
This is an appeal of the Humboldt County Planning Commission's Sept. 4, 2025, approval of a Modification to Conditional Use Permit PLN-2024-18885 (the project). The project was approved by a 4-0 vote. The applicant is seeking a Modification to the originally approved Conditional Use Permit PLN-18885-CUP to authorize the use of the onsite residence to allow up to 14 guests to stay at the venue for anywhere from one to three days. The modification also requests an increase in the number of guests at any single event of up to 150 people and a total of 40 events each year. The original permit was approved for special events (primarily weddings) between April ...
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