To: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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11:30 AM - Lost Coast Elixirs, LLC's appeal of the Planning Commission denial of a Conditional Use Permit for 16,144 Square Feet of existing outdoor and 7,710 Square Feet of existing Mixed-Light Commercial Cannabis Cultivation in the Whitethorn Area.
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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 22-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the Board of Supervisors has considered the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance prepared for the Lost Coast Elixirs, LLC project; and
b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Appeal submitted by Lost Coast Elixirs, LLC; and
d. Approves the Conditional Use 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:
Cannabis Planning, Professional Services (1100268-2118), reimbursable through applicant cost recovery.
DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary
This item is an appeal of the Humboldt County Planning Commission's June 16, 2022 denial of a Conditional Use Permit for Lost Coast Elixirs, LLC, by a 4-2 vote (Yes: McCavour, Bongio, Mitchell, O'Neill; No: Mulder, Newman). The appellant argues that the Planning Commission made an error in their decision and exercised an overreach of their power (abuse of discretion). The Planning and Building Department supports the appeal.
Project Description
Application PLN-11247-CUP is a Conditional Use Permit application for...
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