Title
Mountainwise Farms Conditional Use Permit
Case Numbers CUP 16-444
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 317-183-000
3070 Pigeon Point Rd., Eureka, CA 95503
Mountainwise Farms is seeking a Conditional Use Permit for an existing 22,000 square foot (sf) outdoor commercial medical cannabis cultivation. All water used for cultivation of cannabis is sourced on-site from a shallow hand-dug (seep) well that, although registered with the State Water Resources Control Board, does not flow off the property. Water is stored in three bladders (60,000 gallons), and two hard-sided storage tanks (4,350 gallons). The applicant estimates 369,200 gallons of water use annually. To meet the need for added storage of water for cultivation during the forbearance period, a 500,000 gallon rain catchment pond and well are planned. The Applicant will install a water meter to document compliance. Appurtenant processing of cannabis product grown on-site occurs inside an existing shop structure. There will be between two to four employees at full operation. Electricity is provided by a solar power and back-up generator power. The property is also developed with an existing single-family residence served by on-site water and sewage disposal systems. Site restoration plans include removal and replacement of a derelict barn and the restoration of a Class III stream that passed under a historic greenhouse location.
Recommendation
Find the project Categorically Exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301, 15302, 15304, and 15333 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 any public testimony, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Mountainwise Farms Conditional Use Permit subject to the recommended conditions.