Title
Butterfly Creek Collective - Conditional Use Permit
Application Number 11232
Case Number CUP-16-193
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 522-174-014
400 Panther Creek Road, Willow Creek area
Applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for approximately 18,000 square feet (sf) of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. Irrigation water is provided by the Willow Creek Community Services District (WCCSD). Estimated annual water usage is approximately 221,600 gallons and the WCCSD provided a Will Serve letter for approximately 270,000 gallons which exceeds water needs. Existing water storage totals 5,000 gallons in two hard tanks. Two water bladders and a 20-foot wide off-stream pond (dry since 2016 and no signs of riparian habitat) will be removed for watershed protection. Processing occurs onsite in two existing 10-foot by 100-foot covered carport/shops totaling 2,000 sf. Applicant proposes to remove and replace the carports/shops with a new 2,500 sf metal building that will conform to commercial building standards. The applicant also proposes a septic tank, a 5.5 foot by 15 foot garbage and recycling enclosure, propane tank, and six (6) parking spaces including one ADA-compliance parking space. Up to three (3) seasonal employees will be utilized for cultivation activities and up to six (6) seasonal employees for processing activities. Power for the operation is provided by one generator and the applicant intends to connect to PGE.
Recommendation
Find the project 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, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Butterfly Creek Collective project subject to the recommended conditions.