Title
Mattole Valley Farms Business Support Services, LLC, Special Permits
Application Number: 11666
Case Number: PLN-2016-11666
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 220-171-006
2400 Eubanks Road, Ettersburg area
Project Description: A Special Permit for the continued operation of an existing cannabis cultivation site consisting of 6,000 square feet of existing and 3,900 square feet of new cannabis cultivation and ancillary facilities. Water for cannabis irrigation is sourced from a point-of diversion. There is 109,140 gallons of water storage capacity in hard tanks on the parcel. Water is delivered to the cannabis plants via hand watering. The applicant’s estimated annual water use is 54,500 gallons. Power is provided by an existing solar array. Cannabis is dried and processed onsite in an existing structure. No employees will work on site. The project includes a Special Permit for a point of diversion in the County’s Streamside Management Area that provides water for cannabis irrigation and a Special Permit for restoration activities in a Streamside Management Area.
Recommendation
Find that the Zoning Administrator 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 Special Permits based on evidence in the staff report and adopt the Resolution approving the Mattole Valley Farms Business Support Services, LLC, project subject to the recommended conditions.