To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Josh Clark Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 208-271-012-000
Record No.: PLN-2020-16202
Dinsmore area
A Special Permit for 43,560 sf of commercial cannabis cultivation. The applicant is also proposing an additional 101,780 sf of outdoor cultivation and 20,000 sf of mixed light cultivation, all being relocated to the site through the Retirement, Remediation and Relocation (RRR) program. The water source for irrigation will be a permitted well on site. There is a total of 150,000 gallons of water storage proposed in 30 5,000-gallon tanks. Processing will occur off site with limited processing to occur on site in a proposed 4,000 square foot processing/storage building.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1), which does the following:
a. Finds the Josh Clark project statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Finds the proposed project does not comply with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Denies the Special Permit application (PLN-2020-16202).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in the Dinsmore area, on both sides of Coyote Flat Road, approximately 620 feet southwest from the intersection of Coyote Flat Road and Oakview Road, on the property known to be in the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 32 of Township 02 North, Range 05 East, Humboldt Base & Meridian.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation: Residential Agriculture (RA40), Density: 40 acres per unit, 2017 General Plan, Slope Stability: High Instability (3).
Present Zoning: Forestry Recreation (FR), Minimum building site area is 40 acres (B-5(40))
Environmental Review: The proposed project is statutorily exempt from the provisions o...
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