To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt Heritage Farm Management, LLC Special Permits, Zoning Clearance Certificates, and Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number 216-281-015
Record Numbers: PLN-11809-SP, PLN-2018-15238, PLN-2018-15242, and PLN-2018-15264
Alderpoint Area
A combination of permits totaling 82,500 SF of mixed-light cannabis cultivation in hoop greenhouses, in addition to an 8,000 SF commercial cannabis nursery. This includes a Special Permit for 10,000 square feet (SF) of existing mixed-light cannabis cultivation, two Zoning Clearance Certificates for a total of 38,940 SF of mixed-light cannabis cultivation under the Retirement, Remediation, and Relocation (RRR) program, a Special Permit for 33,560 SF of new mixed-light cannabis cultivation, and a Conditional Use Permit for the 8,000 square-foot commercial nursery. There will also be 8,000 SF of propagation space to support onsite operations. Drying and processing will be done on-site in an existing 4,680 square-foot building. There will be a maximum of six employees. A two-story 4,800 square-foot employee bunkhouse is proposed to house employees on site. The farm will use approximately 1.2 million gallons of irrigation water annually sourced from rain catchment and an existing non-diversionary well on site, to be stored in tanks totaling 837,556 gallons. Solar arrays will be the primary source of power until renewable PG&E power becomes available, with a generator as back-up only. Mixed-light cultivation will not occur until renewable PG&E power is secured. Outdoor light-deprivation techniques will be utilized in the interim.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
Adopt the resolution (Resolution 24-__) (Attachment 1), which does the following:
a. Finds the Planning Commission has considered the adopted Environmental Impact Report for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordin...
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