To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Palo Verde Sun Grown Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers: 218-131-004; 218-131-011; 218-141-009
Record No.: PLN-12696-SP
Denial of a Special Permit for Offsite Processing
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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 Special Permit.
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is in Humboldt County in the Island Mountain area on both sides of Harmony Land, approximately 3.4 miles from the intersection of Bell Springs Road and Island Mountain Road on the property known as 111 Harmony Lane.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation:
Residential Agriculture (RA40), Density: 40 acres per dwelling unit, Slope Stability: High Instability (3).
Present Zoning:
Forestry Recreation (FR), Minimum building site area is 40 acres (B-5(40)).
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 Special Permit for offsite processing. The proposed project is not eligible in the FR zone under the CMMLUO. Staff have made multiple attempts to correspond with the applicant to remedy project defects without success. No biological assessment or cultural resource survey was provided. The project was never placed in referrals due to the lack of information.
Summary Timeline of Project Processing:
On December 28, 2017, the Department received an incomplete application for an offsite processing facility. The...
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