Title
Greentech Industries, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-12823-CUP
Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 222-222-013
Redway area
Greentech Industries, LLC seeks approval for a total of 13,150 square feet (SF) of existing cannabis cultivation that consists of 6,800 SF of mixed light cannabis cultivation and 6,350 SF of outdoor cannabis cultivation. Propagation occurs in a 1,700 SF nursery. Irrigation water is currently sourced from a spring diversion derived from an unnamed Class II watercourse within the project area that is a tributary to the South Fork Eel River. The applicant is proposing the development of a 500,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond to support future irrigation and stormwater management goals. Existing onsite water storage is 77,500 gallons in the following HDPE hard tanks: fourteen (14) 5,000-gallon tanks and three (3) 2,500-gallon tanks. Annual water use is estimated at 155,000 gallons (11.8 gal/SF). Post-cultivation processing activities include drying, trimming and packaging and will occur in a proposed 4,500-SF building onsite. There would be up to five (5) employees during peak harvest. Electricity will be provided by PG&E, and one (1) backup generator (7 kW) is onsite in the event of power outages.
Recommendation
Find that the Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Land Use Ordinance (CCMLUO), as described by Section §15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines; make the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit; and approve the Greentech Industries, LLC Conditional Use Permit as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.