File #: 23-226    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Zoning Item Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 2/10/2023 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 2/16/2023 Final action:
Title: Jonah Hunter Application Number PLN-13234-SP Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 210-231-005-000 Dinsmore area A Denial of a Special Permit Special permit application for existing 6,480 outdoor cultivation within greenhouses. Outdoor cultivation occurs in two (2) 36'x90' greenhouses for a total of 6,480 square feet. Water for irrigation is sourced from a spring on site. Projected annual water usage totals 88,000 gallons and there is 2,000-gallon of hard tank water storage onsite and administered via drip irrigation. Outdoor cultivation occurs in two (2) 36'x90' greenhouses for a total of 6,480 square feet. Drying, curing, and further processing to occur on site. Power to the parcel is sourced from PG&E. No generator use is proposed.
Sponsors: Trip Giannini
Attachments: 1. 13234 Jonah Hunter Staff Report 02.16.23, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A- Operations Plan, 4. Attachment 1B - Site Plan, 5. Attachment 2 - Location Maps, 6. Attachment 3 - Deficiency Letters

To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
Jonah Hunter
Application Number PLN-13234-SP
Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 210-231-005-000
Dinsmore area

A Denial of a Special Permit Special permit application for existing 6,480 outdoor cultivation within greenhouses. Outdoor cultivation occurs in two (2) 36'x90' greenhouses for a total of 6,480 square feet. Water for irrigation is sourced from a spring on site. Projected annual water usage totals 88,000 gallons and there is 2,000-gallon of hard tank water storage onsite and administered via drip irrigation. Outdoor cultivation occurs in two (2) 36'x90' greenhouses for a total of 6,480 square feet. Drying, curing, and further processing to occur on site. Power to the parcel is sourced from PG&E. No generator use is proposed.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Find Jonah Hunter Special Permit application, statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved) of the CEQA Guidelines.
b. Find the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence necessary to make the required findings for approval
c. Deny the Jonah Hunter Special Permit.

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in Humboldt County, in the Dinsmore area, on the south side of State Highway 36, approximately 0.37 miles west from the intersection of Burr Valley Road and State Highway 36, on the property known as 39512 State Highway 36.

Present General Plan Land Use Designation: Residential Agriculture (RA40) Density: 40 acres per dwelling unit, Slope Stability: High instability (3).

Present Zoning: Forest Recreation with 40-acre Minimum Building Site [FR-B-5(40)]

Environmental Review: The proposed project is statutorily exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)...

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