To: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt's Own LLC appeal of the Planning Commission's addition of a condition requiring a second water source to an approved well as part of the conditional approval of a Special Permit to allow a 64,800 square feet of commercial cannabis cultivation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing and receive the staff report, testimony by the appellant (applicant), and public; and
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 21-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the Board of Supervisors has considered the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance that was prepared for the Humboldt's Own LLC project); and
b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Appeal submitted by Humboldt's Own LLC; and
d. Approves the Special Permit subject to the recommended conditions of approval.
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to the appellant, the Planning and Building Department, and any other interested party.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The Appellant has paid the fee associated with filing this appeal.
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary
This is an appeal of the Humboldt County Planning Commission's October 21, 2021, approval of the Humboldt's Own LLC Special Permit by a unanimous vote (Yes: Bongio, Mulder, Newman, O'Neill, Mitchell, McCavour). Humboldt's Own is appealing the decision to add a condition of approval requiring fifty (50) percent of the annual water demand for 40,000 square feet of the cultivation to be provided from rainwater catchment or additional water storage. The Planning Commission condition would require 166,000 gallons of water storage (40,000 [new growth + RRR] x 8.3 gallons/SF x 5...
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