To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Revocation of 16 Permits Due to Unpaid Department Fees:
PLN-10508-CUP, PLN-10509-CUP, PLN-10951-SP, PLN-11171-SP, PLN-11211-ZCC, PLN-11260-CUP, PLN-11273-SP, PLN-11796-ZCC, PLN-12160-ZCC, PLN-12269-CUP, PLN-12310-CUP
PLN-12510-ZCC, PLN-12761-ZCC, PLN-12804-SP, PLN-13006-SP, PLN-13056-SPend
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing, receive, and consider the staff report and accept public comment; and
2. Close the public hearing.
3. Adopt the resolutions (Attachment 1-16) which do the following:
a. Find the permits have been exercised contrary to the terms and conditions of approval; and
b. Revoke the 16 permits per Section 312-14 of the Humboldt County Code; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide a certified board order to the Planning and Building staff to be included with the notification of decision to the appropriate parties.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary
This item requests the Board of Supervisors revoke 16 approved permits for cannabis cultivation due to the permits being exercised contrary to the terms, requirements, and conditions of approval.
On Feb. 6, 2025, the Board of Supervisors directed the Planning and Building Department to schedule revocation hearings for all permits that had not entered a payment plan for Measure S taxes and/or still owed Planning and Building Department fees as of Dec. 31, 2025. A letter was sent to these 16 permit holders on Feb. 27, 2026, notifying them that the permit had been suspended for unpaid department fees, and that the permit was being scheduled for revocation by the Board of Supervisors. The Feb. 27, 2026, letter ident...
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