Title
Tina Gordon Conditional Use Permit
Case Number CUP 16-040
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 218-031-007
3224 Island Mountain Road, Garberville Area
The applicant seeks approval of a Conditional Use Permit in compliance with the County Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) and the Medical Marijuana Safety and Regulation Act (MMRSA) for an existing outdoor commercial medical cannabis cultivation and ancillary processing activities. The existing outdoor cultivation occurs in five (5) areas on the site with a total cultivation area of 24,660 square feet (SF). Conditional Use Permits for existing cultivation areas this size are subject to CMMLUO Section 314-55.4.8.2.2. The Project proposes to relocate approximately 3,115 SF of cultivated area out of the fifty (50) foot buffer of the unnamed Class III watercourse to a cultivated area completely out of the buffer area. The plants are started in greenhouses from April through June, and LED lighting is used during that time to supplement natural lighting. In June, the plants are placed outdoors in pots, and they are harvested in November. Processing is done onsite by family members in existing accessory structures.
Recommendation
Staff Recommendation: Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301, 15304, and 15061 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit based on evidence in the staff report and adopt the Resolution approving the Tina Gordon project subject to the recommended conditions.