Title
Dustin Silva: Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-13264-CUP (filed 12/30/2016)
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 216-142-006, 216-143-005, 216-143-010, 216-144-008 (one legal parcel)
Garberville area
A Conditional Use Permit for for 11,950 square feet (SF) of existing cannabis cultivation consisting of entirely of outdoor cultivation, and a 1,200-SF ancillary nursery. Mixed-light cultivation, allowed under the applicants’ interim permit, is no longer proposed by this project. Water for irrigation is sourced from an onsite 487,500-gallon rainwater and spring-fed catchment pond, and two points of diversion used to fill 93,500 gallons of tank and bladder storage. Estimated annual water usage is 140,000 gallons (11.7 gallons/SF/year). Processing will be performed offsite at a third-party permitted processing facility. Power is provided by a 10-kilowatt generator and the applicant intends to develop solar power infrastructure to operate artificial lights, drying building and irrigation pump systems, including that required for domestic needs, within 3 years of permit approval (i.e., April 7, 2025). A Special Permit is also requested for ongoing maintenance of permitted water diversions.
Recommendation
Adopt the resolution to find the Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) as described by Section 15164 of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit and approve the Dustin Silva Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit as recommended subject to the recommended conditions.