Title
Eel River Produce, LLC Special Permits, Zoning Clearance Certificates
Record Number: PLN-2020-16417
APNs: 209-331-002
Redcrest Area
A proposal to add 63,200 square foot of cultivation area consisting of a Special Permit to allow 43,200 square feet, including 33,200 square foot of outdoor light deprivation, and 10,000 square foot mixed light, and a Zoning Clearance Certificate to a allow a fourth RRR on the site consisting of 20,000 square feet of outdoor light deprivation. The site is presently permitted for 60,000 square feet of full-sun outdoor through three RRRs. The total cultivation at full build-out will be 133,200 square feet (3.06 acres). A 10,000-square-foot commercial nursery in four (4) greenhouses will produce seeds and clones and was approved with a separate ZCC. No supplemental light is used in the light-deprivation or nursery greenhouses. The sole source of irrigation water is rainwater catchment captured directly in and stored in hard tanks. Estimated annual water use is 161,500 gallons, of which 19,000 gallons is used for the nursery. Water storage totals 120,000 gallons in twenty-four (24) hard tanks, with an additional 50,000 gallons proposed. Harvested product will be dried in the greenhouses, or fresh frozen and taken off-site. No processing occurs on-site. P.G.&E. supplies renewable power to the site. A Special Permit is also required to vary from the 600’ setback from Humboldt Redwoods State Park by 76’ to a distance of 524’.
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution which does the following: 1) Adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for the Eel River Produce project, 2) makes all the required findings for approval of the Special Permits and Zoning Clearance Certificates and 3) approves the Eel River Produce project subject to the recommended conditions.