To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Revocation of Nine Cannabis Permits Due to Unpaid Measure S Taxes
(PLN-10424-SP, PLN-11402-CUP, PLN-11582-CUP, PLN-12042-SP, PLN-12488-SP, PLN-12756-ZCC, PLN-12776-SP, PLN-12806-SP, and PLN-16141-CUP)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolutions (Attachments 1-9), which do the following:
a. Finds the permits have been exercised contrary to the terms and conditions of approval; and
b. Revoke the nine Permits per Section 312-14 of the Humboldt County Code; and
c. 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: Sustainable Natural Resources & Infrastructure Stewardship
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary
This item requests the Board of Supervisors revoke nine approved permits for cannabis cultivation due to the permits being in violation of County Code and the conditions of permit approval by not having paid Measure S taxes or entering an agreement to pay Measure S Taxes. To be efficient nine permits are being brought forward for revocation at once. There has been no response from these permit holders so it is not expected that there will be discussion on these permits. There are nine different resolutions, one for each permit. Each action is considered separately based on its own merit, but in each case the violations are the same, only the names and amount owed is different. The recommendation will allow the Board to act on all nine permits as part of a single motion.
On Oct. 24, 2023, the Board of Supervisors received a report that there is approximately $14 millio...
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