File #: 25-41    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: New Business
File created: 12/11/2024 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 12/19/2024 Final action:
Title: Sunshine Meadows, LLC, Special Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 220-171-001-000 Record No.: PLN-12464-SP Whitethorn area A Special Permit for 4,000 square feet of existing and 6,000 square feet of new outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation and an appurtenant 1,000 square foot propagation greenhouse. Irrigation water is sourced from an existing permitted onsite well. The projected annual water usage totals 110,000 gallons and existing water storage totals 140,000 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite, further processing occurs offsite at a licensed third-party facility. Energy for the operation is sourced from a solar array. A Special Permit is required for restoration work within a Streamside Management Area.
Attachments: 1. 12464 Staff Report 12.19.24, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Recommended Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Cultivation Operations Plan, 5. Attachment 1C - Site Plan, 6. Attachment 2 - Location Map, 7. Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum, 8. Attachment 4 - Applicant's Evidence in Support of Findings, 9. Attachment 4A - Biological Assessment, 10. Attachment 4B - Geological Soil Study, 11. Attachment 4C - Remediation Plan, 12. Attachment 4D - Site Management Plan, 13. Attachment 4E - Road Evaluation, 14. Attachment 4F - Well Completion Report, 15. Attachment 4G - Timber Conversion Evaluation Report, 16. Attachment 4H - Streambed Alteration Agreement, 17. Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations, 18. Attachment 5A - CDFW Referral, 19. Attachment 5B - CalFire Referral, 20. Attachment 5C - HumCo Public Works Referral
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
Sunshine Meadows, LLC, Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 220-171-001-000
Record No.: PLN-12464-SP
Whitethorn area

A Special Permit for 4,000 square feet of existing and 6,000 square feet of new outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation and an appurtenant 1,000 square foot propagation greenhouse. Irrigation water is sourced from an existing permitted onsite well. The projected annual water usage totals 110,000 gallons and existing water storage totals 140,000 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite, further processing occurs offsite at a licensed third-party facility. Energy for the operation is sourced from a solar array. A Special Permit is required for restoration work within a Streamside Management Area.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) that was prepared for the Sunshine Meadows, LLC, project; and
b. Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Conditional Use Permits subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachment 1A)

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is in Humboldt County, in the Whitethorn area, on the north side of Eubanks Road, approximately 0.54 miles southwest from the intersection of Eubanks Road and Ettersburg-Honeydew Road, then right onto a private road for approximately 0.43 miles, then left onto a private road for approximately 0.61 miles, on the property known as 605 Eubanks Road.

Present General Plan Land Use Designation:
Residential Agriculture (RA40), 2017 General Plan; Density: 40 acres per unit; Slope Stability: Moderate Instability (2).

Present Zoning:
Unclassifie...

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