To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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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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