Title
New Earth Farms LLC, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Application Number 11901
Case Number CUP-16-440, SP-18-004, SP-15-004
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APNs) 524-016-002
West Side of State Highway 96, 3.26 miles North on USFS 6N13 from intersection of Friday Ridge Road, Willow Creek Area
Project Description: A Conditional Use Permit for 20,000 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and 1,920 SF of appurtenant nursery facilities. The application includes Special Permits for reduced setbacks from Six Rivers National Forest (SP18-004), retroactively permitting an existing on-stream pond (SP15-014), and for work within the Streamside Management Area (no additional case number). The applicant is proposing on-site relocation of certain cultivation areas to an environmentally superior location on the parcel.
Recommendation
Find that the Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Land Use Ordinance (CCMLUO) as described by Section §15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit based on evidence in the staff report and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed New Earth Farms LLC project subject to the recommended conditions.