Title
Armco II, LLC; Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Record Number PLN-2020-16576
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 522-143-033
1005 Patterson Road, Willow Creek area
A Conditional Use Permit to expand an existing approved 10,000 square feet of cultivation by adding an additional 22,000 square feet of outdoor cultivation for a canopy total of 32,000 square feet. One additional 20' x 120' nursery greenhouse is proposed. Light deprivation techniques will be utilized to generate two harvests. Cultivation will occur in greenhouses built on-contour with minimal grading. Cultivation will occur in raised beds that are amended before planting. Water for irrigation will be supplied by the Willow Creek Community Service District. No fans or generators will be utilized, and no noise impacts are anticipated. Power is supplied by PG&E. A Special Permit is also requested for an approximately 100-foot reduction to the required 600-foot setback from Six Rivers National Forest for the proposed nursery greenhouse. The CCLUO section 55.4.5.1.4 (a) requires a Conditional Use Permit for any Commercial Cannabis Activity within the Willow Creek Community Planning Area.
Recommendation
Find that the Planning Commission has considered the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO) pursuant to Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit based on evidence in the staff report, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Armco II, LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.