Title
Verdant Futures, LLC, Conditional Use Permits and Special Permits
Record Number: PLN-12933-CUP
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 223-171-001
1560 Redwood Drive, Garberville area
A Conditional Use Permit for a commercial cannabis nursery to take place in four greenhouses totaling 7,920 sq. ft., Special Permits for a cannabis processing facility and a cannabis manufacturing facility in two proposed buildings, 6,000 sq. ft. and 4,000 sq. ft. The proposed 6,000 sq. ft. building will enclose 4,500 sq. ft. of commercial cannabis processing area, and 1,500 sq. ft. of clone rooting space. The 4,000 sq. ft. building will enclose approximately 2,000 sq. ft. of commercial cannabis manufacturing area, and approximately 2,000 sq. ft. dedicated to cold storage of fresh frozen cannabis flower. An Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) will be constructed to serve these buildings. Water will be supplied by Garberville community Service District. Water storage onsite currently consists of two 300-gallon mixing tanks. Proposed is an additional 50,000 gallons of storage in the form of ten 5,000-gallon poly tanks. This additional storage is in anticipation of projected water shutoff for AG projects by Garberville Sanitary District when river flows drop below the allowable threshold. There a maximum of 24 employees anticipated for operations. Minimal grading and tree removal were performed without authorization in 2019 to facilitate the construction of these structures, and as a result, remediation and restoration work is included within the requested project. Special Permits are requested for restoration work and minor development within a Streamside Management Area.
Recommendation
Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Verdant Futures LLC project pursuant to Section 15074 of the State CEQA Guidelines, (b) Make all the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit; and (c) Approve the Verdant Futures Conditional Use Permit ...
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