To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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The Hills, LLC and Shadow Light Ranch, LLC; Conditional Use Permits and Special Permits
Record Numbers: PLN-11638-CUP, PLN-11642-ZCC, PLN-11643-CUP (filed 12/2/2016)
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 223-061-003, 223-061-038, 223-061-039, 223-061-043, 223-061-046, 223-073-004 and 223-073-005
Garberville area
Two Conditional Use Permits and a Zoning Clearance Certificate for continued commercial cannabis cultivation and two Special Permits for commercial cannabis processing, including packaging, and a wholesale nursery. The project site consists of three legal parcels, one of which is proposed to be retired from cannabis operations. The total commercial cultivation proposed is 60,940 square feet of existing cannabis, of which 50,940 square feet is outdoor and 10,000 square feet is mixed light. The project includes relocation and consolidation of cultivation areas to environmentally superior locations with the remediation of the retired cultivation areas. New development activities associated with this project include greenhouses for existing and relocated cultivation areas, a proposed 10,080 square foot wholesale nursery, which will also support on-site operations, a warehouse processing facility with support office space that would total up to 13,472 square feet, and employee housing of up to approximately 5,184 square feet. Water for irrigation purposes is anticipated to be approximately 756,900 gallons annually and is from an existing permitted groundwater well to be supplemented by rainwater catchment. Water for domestic purposes is from an existing spring. On-site power is currently provided by generators and solar and PG&E power is proposed.
In addition to the cultivation operation, wholesale nursery, processing operations and employee housing, the proposed project also includes decommissioning and restoration of three existing on-site p...
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