To: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter
SUBJECT:
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1:30 p.m. - The Hawk Valley Farms, LLC Appeal of the Planning Commission Denial of The Hawk Valley Farms, LLC Conditional Use Permit to Allow 43,560 Square Feet of Outdoor Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Operations
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing and receive the staff report, testimony by the appellant (applicant), and public;
2. Close the public hearing;
3. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 20-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) do not apply pursuant to section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved);
b. Finds that the project is not consistent with section 314-55.4.8.2.2 of the Humboldt County Code because expansion over the amount of cultivation existing prior to January 1, 2016 has occurred multiple times;
c. Finds that the project is not consistent with section 314-55.4.11.v of the Humboldt County Code because light from greenhouses has continued to escape at a level that is visible from neighboring properties between sunset and sunrise;
d. Finds that the project is not consistent with section 314-55.4.11.w of the Humboldt County Code because the applicant did not submit written verification that the lights' shielding and alignment has been repaired, inspected and corrected within ten (10) working days of receiving written notification that a complaint has been filed;
e. Finds that Hawk Valley Farms, LLC has violated the terms of the executed Compliance Agreement and is subject to permit cancellation per Section 314-55.4.8.11 of the Humboldt County Code;
f. Denies the Appeal submitted by Hawk Valley Farms, LLC;
g. Denies the Conditional Use Permit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The Appellant has paid the appeal fee associated with filing this appeal.
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