To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Abbey Road Farming, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number 210-221-023
Record No.: PLN-12861-CUP
Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for 15,236 square feet of existing outdoor 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 Dinsmore area, on the both sides of Buckhorn Summit Road, approximately 0.85 miles north from the intersection of Burr Valley Road and Buckhorn Summit Road, on the property known as 42300 State Highway 36.
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 Conditional Use Permit for 15,236 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation.
Staff has made multiple attempts to correspond with the applicant to obtain information necessary for staff to adequately review the application and recommend approval but has not received the requested items.
Summary Timeline of Project Processing:
On December 29, 2016, the Department received an incomplete application for a Co...
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