Title
Humboldt Optimal Farms, Inc. Special Permits
Record Number PLN-11317-SP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 221-101-012
9295 Doody Ridge Road, Ettersburg area
A Special Permit for an existing 9,880-square-foot cannabis cultivation operation of which 2,160 square feet (SF) is outdoor and 7,720 SF is mixed-light. Onsite relocation is proposed for environmental protection from erosion. Irrigation water is sourced from a Class III stream diversion. Estimated irrigation water use is 101,000 gallons per year. Existing water storage capacity is 78,500 gallons in 17 hard-sided tanks. An additional 50,000-gallon steel tank is proposed to bring the total to 128,500 gallons. Drying and curing only will occur onsite in a proposed 1,250-square-foot building, and additional processing will occur offsite at a licensed processing facility. Power for the operation is provided by a 4 kW solar array and supplemented by two Honda generators (a EU2000 and EU3000). The applicant will provide a plan for phasing out generators except as emergency backup source. A Special Permit is also requested to permit after-the-fact development within the Streamside Management Area (SMA) for the point of diversion located on an unnamed Class III tributary to Mattole Canyon Creek.
Recommendation
Find that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance pursuant to 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 proposed Humboldt Optimal Farms, Inc. project subject to the recommended conditions.