Title
Humboldt Craft Farms, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-13399-CUP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 210-117-022
Burr Valley area
A Conditional Use Permit for 18,000 SF of existing cultivation in light deprivation hoophouses within nine (9) cultivation areas, all sized 20 feet by 100 feet (2,000 SF) each. Currently the project includes 10,000 square feet of mixed-light cultivation and 8,700 square feet of full-sun outdoor cultivation. The applicant is proposing to reduce the full-sun outdoor cultivation area to 8,000 square feet and enclose cultivation in light deprivation hoophouses. There is no onsite nursery/propagation area and juvenile plants are supplied by an off-site licensed nursery. Irrigation water is sourced from an existing spring and a proposed rainwater catchment system, and one (1) proposed groundwater well which would supplement future water needs. The applicant wants to retain the option of drilling a well for future use, if authorized by Humboldt County. Currently there is 70,200 gallons of water storage on site; twelve (12) 4,600-gallon tanks, two (2) 2,200-gallon tanks, three (3) 3,200-gallon tanks, and one (1) 1,000-gallon tank. All water storage currently occurs within hard plastic tanks. The overall water storage will be increased to 89,100 gallons sixteen (16) 4,600-gallon. The proposed rainwater catchment system and additional water tanks would have a capacity of 82,800 gallons. Water storage on the parcel will be approximately 153,000 gallons. Annual water use is estimated at 151,506 gallons (8.42 gallons/SF). Drying and trimming would occur onsite. There would be two (2) employees during peak harvest. Power is provided by one (1) generator.
Recommendation
Continue the Humboldt Craft Farms, LLC Conditional Use Permit project to a date uncertain.