To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Annual Review of Limits and Prescribed Distribution of Commercial Cannabis Permitting and Acreage Allowances
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing and receive the staff report and testimony by the public;
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Direct staff to continue to monitor applications within the critical watersheds and pursue abatement of the most egregious violations and keep the permit caps and cultivation prohibitions established by Resolution 18-43 in place.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Applicant fees.
DISCUSSION:
This report is an update of the county's commercial cannabis permitting efforts and cannabis code enforcement efforts in each of the county's 12 discrete planning watersheds, and within the critical (impacted and refuge) subwatersheds. The report will show that while substantial progress in permitting and abating cannabis sites has occurred, additional progress is needed to fully permit and remediate all known commercial cannabis sites. Additionally, ongoing watershed monitoring efforts which will help to identify the impact of cannabis cultivation and the regulatory framework on critical subwatersheds have yet to be completed. As a result, staff's recommendation to the board is to continue to monitor the application process and to continue to work on abatement of egregious cannabis violations.
Background: As part of the adoption of the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO) the Board chose to distribute the allowable permits and acreages among the 12 discrete Humboldt County planning watersheds as follows:
Watershed
Permits
Acres|1010|Cape Mendocino
650
223|1010|Eureka Plain
89
31|1010|Lower Eel
336
116|1010|Lower Klamath
161
56|1010|Lower Trinity
169
58|1010|Mad River
334
115|1010|Middle Main Eel
360
125|1010|Redwood Creek
141
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