Title
The Humboldt County Farms, Inc, Special Permit (x3)
Record Number PLN-11673-SP
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 314-121-040.
Kneeland Area
A Special Permit (SP16-279) for 6,000-square-feet (SF) of existing mixed light cannabis cultivation in three greenhouses on one graded flat and two Special Permits for work within a Streamside Management Area. Irrigation water is sourced from a Class II stream diversion and is limited to 150 gallons per day subject to forbearance requirements. Total water demand is 100,000 gallons per year. Existing water storage is 90,000 gallons in eight tanks and one rain catchment pond (50,000-gallon capacity). Two additional 5,000-gallon tanks will be installed to bring total irrigation storage to 100,000 gallons. Product will be dried onsite in an existing shed and further processing will occur offsite at a licensed processing facility. Pacific Gas and Electric Company provides power to the operation. A permitted On-Site Waste Treatment System is onsite that services a three-bedroom home (Permit #314-121-40), a full-time employee, and up to two seasonal employees.
Recommendation
Find that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance pursuant to Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Special Permit based on evidence in the staff report and adopt the Resolution approving the Humboldt County Farms, Inc. project subject to the recommended conditions.