To: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Appeal of the Planning Commission action to deny the Rocci Costa Conditional Use Permit for 10,000 square feet of new cannabis cultivation in the Blue Lake Community Planning Area
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing and receive the staff report, testimony by the appellant (applicant), and public;
2. Close the public hearing;
3. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 21-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Make the findings required to approve the appeal;
b. Approve the Conditional Use Permit for Retirement, Remediation and Relocation RRR) purposes only subject to the recommended conditions (Attachment 1A); and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to the appellant, the project applicant, the property owner, and any other interested party.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The appellant has paid the appeal fee associated with filing this appeal.
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary
This item was continued from the August 25, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting to allow the Appellant (Applicant) and the members of the community of Warren Creek Road meet and discuss whether a resolution of the various neighborhood compatibility issues could be reached. The County and both parties met on September 9, 2020 to discuss the project and the neighborhood concerns.
The outcome of that meeting was that all parties agreed that the Rocci Costa application would seek approval for Retirement, Remediation, and Relocation (RRR) purposes only such that this cultivation area would not be permitted in the Warren Creek area. The applicant/appellant has submitted the necessary paperwork to Retire and Relocate off the property. This appeal is now being presented to the Board for a modified application. The proposed action is to approve the Conditional Use...
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