Title
Simply Humboldt, LLC Conditional Use Permit and Zoning Clearance Certificate
Record Numbers: PLN-11787-CUP and PLN-2020-16849
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 104-321-010 and 104-131-016 (retiring parcel)
37577 Mattole Road, Petrolia
An application for a Conditional Use Permit for 57,000 square feet of outdoor cannabis cultivation, consisting of 37,000 square feet of existing cultivation, and 20,000 square feet of new as a result of a Retirement, Remediation, and Relocation (RRR). The applicant proposes to relocate and reorganize existing cultivation away from watercourses to an environmentally superior location in the center of the parcel. The proposed consolidated operation would occur in nineteen (19) 30' X 100' greenhouses. Propagation occurs onsite in 5,760 SF of immature plant greenhouses. Estimated annual water use for the operation is 423,680 gallons (7.5 gal/sf). Water for irrigation is sourced from a permitted groundwater well. The project proposes to construct a 1,000,000-gallon off-stream rainwater catchment pond. Processing, including drying and trimming, occurs on-site in an existing processing facility. Applicant is also proposing to construct a 7,200 SF processing/drying building. 15 employees would be necessary at peak operations. Electricity is sourced from P.G.&E. A propane generator is onsite for backup power in the case of emergency.
Recommendation
Find that the Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CCMLUO) as described by Section §15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and adopt the Resolution approving the Simply Humboldt, LLC Conditional Use Permit and the Resolution approving the Zoning Clearance Certificate as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.