Title
Seeking Roots, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-10871-CUP
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 223-101-002
Garberville area
A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for continued cultivation of 28,854 square feet of outdoor cannabis grown using light-deprivation techniques. Ancillary propagation totals 770 square feet. Irrigation water is sourced from a groundwater well and a point of diversion. Annual water usage is 235,000 gallons. Existing water storage is 223,100 gallons in a series of hard-sided tanks and a water bladder. Drying, processing, and storage occur onsite in an existing 2,600-square-foot barn. A maximum of 20 employees may be utilized during peak operations. Power is provided by 35-kilowatt generator and solar array. The project also includes a Special Permit for development within the Streamside Management Area for continued use of the point of diversion.
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 all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit and adopt the Resolution approving the Seeking Roots, LLC, project as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.