Title
Kenneth Claypool Special Permit
Record Number PLN-2020-16844
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 209-161-001.
Shively Area
The applicant is seeking a Special Permit for 33,550 square feet of new full-sun outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. There is an approved Zoning Clearance Certificate on the parcel (application 12683) which authorizes 9,700 square feet of outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. The two projects would total 43,250 square feet of outdoor cultivation. Two harvests may be obtained annually utilizing auto-flower strains. The project will be supported by 4,320 square feet of propagation space. Irrigation water is sourced from natural subterranean irrigation (dry farming). Irrigation for the propagation area will be provided by an existing well. The combined projected annual water usage for the projects totals 5,000 gallons and there is 3,000 gallons of water storage onsite. Processing will occur offsite at a licensed processing facility until such time the applicant obtains P.G.E. Once P.G.E is obtained, drying and curing will occur onsite in shipping containers, and further processing will occur off site at a licensed processing facility. The applicant is also seeking a Special Permit for the ongoing use of the well, for propagation and transplanting only, as the well is presumed to be a diversionary water source as it is located within the Eel River Floodplain and has not been analyzed for hydrologic connectivity.
Recommendation
Find that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance pursuant to Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Kenneth Claypool project subject to the recommended conditions.