Title
Carlos Finn Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Case Numbers CUP 16-312, SP 17-042
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 223-123-001
981 Mahan Road, Garberville area
A Conditional Use Permit for 20,000 square feet (SF) of existing mixed light cultivation of commercial medical cannabis. Irrigation water is provided by deeded access to a spring located on APN 223-124-001. It is estimated that cultivation activities will use a maximum of 80,000 gallons of water from March to October. Water will be applied using drip irrigation. Approximately 70,000 gallons of on-site water storage will be filled and used for forbearance during the summer months. Also, a Special Permit for existing development that encroaches into 50-foot Streamside Management Area of a Class III watercourse that the Applicant is proposing retain by reducing the width of the buffer per the submitted application materials. Solar power is proposed to be the primary source of power, and a generator will be used as supplemental power on an on-demand basis, e.g., during cloudy or rainy conditions. Also, appurtenant on-site processing will occur in an existing building approximately 780 SF in size. The Applicant estimates there will be 3 to 4 seasonal employees. The property is developed with a single family residence served by on-site systems per the applicant's Plan of Operation.
Recommendation
Staff requests that the Carlos Finn project be continued to a date uncertain, with re-noticing to be provided to the public.