To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Eel River Valley Farms, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number 204-151-030
Record No.: PLN-11946-CUP
Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for 29,500 square feet of existing commercial cannabis cultivation
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270; and
b. Find the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence necessary to make the required findings for approval; and
c. Deny the Conditional Use Permit.
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is in Humboldt County, in the Hydesville area, on the south side of Rohnerville Road, approximately 1.3 miles west from the intersection of State Highway 36 and Rohnerville Road, on the property known as 5950 Rohnerville Road.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation:
Residential Agriculture (RA5-20), Density 5 to 20 acres per unit; Airport Safety Review (AP), Carlotta-Hydesville Community Plan (CHCP), 2017 General Plan, Slope Stability: Low Instability (1).
Present Zoning:
Agriculture Exclusive (AG), Minimum building site area is 5 acres (B-5(5)).
Environmental Review:
Exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270
State Appeal:
Project is NOT appealable to the California Coastal Commission.
Major concerns:
Lack of evidence to support required findings for approval.
Executive Summary:
Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for 29,500 square feet of existing commercial cannabis cultivation
Operations Plan and Site Plan don't match regarding the amount of cultivation proposed. Project lacks information about road functionality, impacts to biological resources, and information about the well. Project has not been placed in referrals due to inability to write a c...
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