Title
Mattola Farms, LLC Special Permit
Application Number: 15510
Record Number: PLN-2019-15510
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs): 221-111-015
9444 Upper Mattole Canyon Creek Road, Ettersburg Area
Project Description: A Special Permit (SP) in compliance with the Streamside Management Area Ordinance (SMAO) to allow for restoration work within a stream channel. The activity is proposed as part of a Zoning Clearance Certificate application (Apps 12243) to retire, remediate and relocate (RRR) existing cannabis cultivation to APN 107-272-005. The remediation activities include decommissioning of three watercourse crossings, re-alignment and restoration of a Class III watercourse back into its original channel, and removal of a surface diversion structure located in a spring including all water storage tanks, pipes, and associated infrastructure.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15333 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make the required findings for approval of the Special Permit based on evidence in the staff report and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Mattola Farms, LLC Special Permit subject to the recommended conditions.