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File #: 23-746    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 5/25/2023 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 6/1/2023 Final action:
Title: John Mahoney; Special Permit Record Number: PLN-13137-SP (filed 08/04/2016) Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 216-107-007 New Harris area An application for a Special Permit for 6,300 square feet of existing Outdoor cannabis cultivation. Water for irrigation is sourced from an existing off stream pond with approximately 61,500-gal. capacity. Water from the catchment pond is stored in twenty (20) 3,000-gal. tanks, for a total of 60,000-gal. of hard sided storage. Drying and curing will occur on site in an existing 750 square foot attached garage, with all other processing such as trimming and packaging to occur at a licensed off-site facility. Electricity is sourced from PGE.
Sponsors: Planning and Building, Laura McClenagan
Attachments: 1. 13137 Mahony Staff Report 6.1.23, 2. Attachment 1 - Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Cultivation Operations Plan, 5. Attachment 1C - Site Plan, 6. Attachment 2 - Location Maps, 7. Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum, 8. Attachment 4 - Applicant’s Evidence in Support of the Required Findings, 9. Attachment 4A - Site Management Plan, 10. Attachment 4B - Notice of Applicability, 11. Attachment 4C - LSAA Notification, 12. Attachment 4D - Road Evaluation, 13. Attachment 4E - DEH Form, 14. Attachment 4F - Pond Evaluation, 15. Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
John Mahoney; Special Permit
Record Number: PLN-13137-SP (filed 08/04/2016)
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 216-107-007
New Harris area

An application for a Special Permit for 6,300 square feet of existing Outdoor cannabis cultivation. Water for irrigation is sourced from an existing off stream pond with approximately 61,500-gal. capacity. Water from the catchment pond is stored in twenty (20) 3,000-gal. tanks, for a total of 60,000-gal. of hard sided storage. Drying and curing will occur on site in an existing 750 square foot attached garage, with all other processing such as trimming and packaging to occur at a licensed off-site facility. Electricity is sourced from PGE.

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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Commercial Medical Marijauan Land Use Ordinance that was prepared for the John Mahoney project; and
b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Special Permit subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachment 1A); and
d. Approves the Cultivations Operations Plan (Attachment 1B) and Site Plan (Attachment 1C).

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in Humboldt County, in the New Harris area, on the east side of Lauffer Road, approximately 2.3 miles north from the intersection of Island Mountain Road and Lauffer Road, on the property known as 2343 Lauffer Road.

Access: The project takes access from two County-maintained roads. The project site is located off Lauffer Road, which is approximately 4.4 miles from Island Mountain road, the second County-maintained road.

Present General Plan Land Use Designati...

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