Title
King Range Botanicals, LLC, Special Permit
Record Number PLN-11352-SP
Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 222-211-012
Garberville Area
A Special Permit for an existing 8,750-square-foot commercial cannabis operation, of which 8,070 square feet (sf) is outdoor and 680 sf is mixed-light. Historic location on slopes greater than 30% is proposed to be restored and consolidated into an existing disturbed cultivation area with slopes of less than 10%. Propagation occurs on-site in two (2) greenhouses and two sheds. Water for irrigation uses is provided by a point of diversion on an unnamed tributary to Connick Creek and supplemented by a groundwater well. Approximately 88,000 gallons of water is required annually to meet operational needs. There is a total of 68,000 gallons of hard tank storage, with an additional 20,000 gallons proposed to meet forbearance requirements. Cannabis is dried in three (3) existing locations: two (2) sheds and a wood shop. Applicant proposes a 1,200-square-foot building for additional drying area. Processing would occur on-site in a proposed 400-square-foot commercial building or be taken off-site to a licensed 3rd-party facility. Product from the adjacent parcel APN 222-211-011 owned and operated in common would be taken to this site for processing. Up to ten (10) workers are necessary at peak operations. Power to the site is supplied by P.G. & E. and solar, and no generators will be used in the operation. A Special Permit is also requested to allow diversion works for the surface water diversion within the SMA.
Recommendation
Find the 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 any public testimony, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed King Range B...
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