Title
Northern Realm, Inc, Special Permit
Record Number PLN-12774-SP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 221-151-024.
Garberville
Northern Realm, Inc. seeks approval of a Special Permit 9,780 SF of mixed-light cultivation in three (3) areas, CA 1 (2,980 SF), CA 2 (5,800 SF), and CA 3 (1,000 SF). Eight (8) former cultivation areas (“old outdoor cultivation”, OOC 1 - OOC 8) have been abandoned in favor of expanded operations near the center of the site, further removed from surface waters. Propagation would occur onsite in a 960-SF greenhouse. Irrigation water is sourced from an unnamed spring that feeds into an unnamed stream, which is a tributary to Mattole Canyon Creek (Registration #H505893). Water storage consists of two (2) hard plastic storage tanks that hold a total of 5,320 gallons of water onsite. There is one (1) 2,500-gallon tank and one (1) 2,820-gallon tank. Drying and post-cultivation processing would occur onsite in a 3,000-SF shop. There would be one (1) full-time employee and an average of four (4) employees during harvest. Electricity is provided by a Honda 2000i generator and a backup Honda 7000i generator.
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 Northern Realm, Inc. project subject to the recommended conditions.