Legislation Details

File #: 26-437    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: New Business
File created: 5/1/2026 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 5/7/2026 Final action:
Title: Carlotta Gardens, LLC; Conditional Use Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 206-331-028 Record No. PLN-2024-18969 Carlotta area A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to add 20,000 square feet of outdoor cultivation to the existing permitted 20,000 square feet of mixed-light cultivation and 30,000 square feet of outdoor cultivation. If approved, cannabis cultivation on the property will total 70,000 square feet. The total cultivation includes 40,000 square feet of RRR cannabis cultivation Approved ancillary nursery space is 5,000 square feet, and the applicant is proposing to add an additional 1,300 square feet of nursery space. Estimated annual water use is 1.76 million gallons (approximately 23.1 gallons/square foot/year) sourced from a permitted groundwater well. Water storage totals 5,000 gallons. Trimming will occur offsite at a licensed third-party processing facility and power is provided by PG&E. The applicant is also requesting a CUP for cultivation within the Hydesville-Carlotta Co...
Attachments: 1. 18969 Staff Report 5.7.26, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Operations ,Cultivation and Waste Management Plan, 5. Attachment 1C - Site Plan, 6. Attachment 2 - Biological Resources Assessment, 7. Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum, 8. Attachment 4A - Water Production Drawdown 6287 Hwy 36, 9. Attachment 4B - Water Production - Recovery 6287 Hwy 36, 10. Attachment 4C - Water Board NOA, 11. Attachment 4D - Noise Study, 12. Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations, 13. Attachment 5A - Humboldt County Public Works GWSA Letter
To: Planning Commission

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
Carlotta Gardens, LLC; Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 206-331-028
Record No. PLN-2024-18969
Carlotta area

A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to add 20,000 square feet of outdoor cultivation to the existing permitted 20,000 square feet of mixed-light cultivation and 30,000 square feet of outdoor cultivation. If approved, cannabis cultivation on the property will total 70,000 square feet. The total cultivation includes 40,000 square feet of RRR cannabis cultivation Approved ancillary nursery space is 5,000 square feet, and the applicant is proposing to add an additional 1,300 square feet of nursery space. Estimated annual water use is 1.76 million gallons (approximately 23.1 gallons/square foot/year) sourced from a permitted groundwater well. Water storage totals 5,000 gallons. Trimming will occur offsite at a licensed third-party processing facility and power is provided by PG&E. The applicant is also requesting a CUP for cultivation within the Hydesville-Carlotta Community Planning Area (CPA) and a CUP for an exception from the 600' setback required for residences on separately owned parcels in Community Planning Areas.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:

1. Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1) which does the following:

a. Finds the Planning Commission has considered the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and the Addendum that was prepared for the Carlotta Gardens, LLC project; and

b. Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and

c. Approves the Conditional Use Permits as recommended by staff and subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in the Carlotta area, on the North side of State Highway 36, approximately at the intersection of Ha...

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