To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Ericson Pride, Inc.
Assessor Parcel Number(s) (APN) 529-053-004
Record No.: PLN-11372-CUP
Orleans area
Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for an existing 35,250 square foot outdoor cannabis cultivation operation: total existing outdoor cultivation will be 22,207 square feet, total existing relocation outdoor cultivation will be 13,043 square feet, and total decommissioned cultivation area totals 10,828 square feet. Irrigation water is sourced via surface water diversion from an on-site stream and administered by time and metered drip irrigation. Water storage totals 40,000 gallons with plans to increase to an 80,000-gallon storage capacity with the addition of ten (10) 4,000-gallon HDPE storage tanks. All processing will take place at a third-party processing facility.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 24-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds the Ericson Pride, Inc. project statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Finds that the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence necessary to make the required findings of approval; and
c. Denies the Ericson Pride, Inc. Conditional Use Permit (PLN-11372-CUP).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in Humboldt County, in the Orleans area, on the South side of Thunder Mountain Lane, approximately 900 feet West from the intersection of Thunder Mountain Lane and Bark Shanty Road, and approximately .3 miles South from the intersection of Thunder Mountain Road and a Private Drive on the property known as 3228 Ishi Pishi Road.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation: RA40 Residential Agriculture, 2017 General Plan. Density: per zoning. Slope Stability: Moderate Instability (2)
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