Title
Brian Garlick Conditional Use Permit
Case Numbers CUP 16-375
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 206-311-020
7424 State Highway 36, Carlotta area
A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is sought for an existing 16,500 square foot (SF) outdoor and an existing 2,880 SF mixed light commercial medical cannabis cultivation. The applicant estimates 207,000 gallons of water were used in 2016 on the 21 acre parcel. Water is derived from a preexisting non-permitted well that may be hydrologically connected to the Van Duzen River. As a result, the applicant plans to install 110,000 gallons of hard tank storage in order to forbear from summertime diversion and to obtain a Streambed Alteration Agreement from CA Department of Fish and Wildlife and secure appropriative water rights with the State Water Board. Processing will occur offsite at a certified facility. There is one residence, one barn, one greenhouse, and two outdoor cultivation areas. There will be a total of three full time and up to ten seasonal employees during peak periods. A 120 SF employee breakroom facility is planned along with a permitted septic system. In the interim, portable toilets with hand washing stations will be provided until an onsite septic system is permitted. Electricity to the barn and residence is provided by Pacific Gas and Electric and electricity to the mixed light greenhouse is provided by a generator with a demonstrated audible rating below 60 dB at the nearest tree line. The Applicant has provided a Water Resource Protection Plan (WRPP), a Biological Assessment Survey that mapped sensitive riparian wetland areas, and filed a Notice of Intent to enroll as a Tier 2 discharger.
Recommendation
Find the project Categorically Exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301, 15303, and 15304 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, subject to verification o...
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