To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Barter Mountain Roots
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 524-123-002-000
Record No.: PLN-11856-CUP
Willow Creek/Friday Ridge area
Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for 36,000 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 24-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the Zoning Administrator has found the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270; and
b. Finds that the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence necessary to make the required findings for approval; and
c. Deny the Barter Mountain Roots Conditional Use Permit (PLN-11865-CUP).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is in Humboldt County, in the Willow Creek/Friday Ridge area, on the west side of Forest Route 06N06, approximately 2.6 miles south from the intersection of Friday Ridge Road and Forest Route 06N06, on the property known as 2524 Forest Route 06N06.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation: Timberland (T); 2017 General Plan; Density: 40-160 acres per unit; Slope Stability: Low Instability (2).
Present Zoning: Timber Production (TPZ)
Environmental Review: Exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270.
State Appeal: Project is NOT appealable to the California Coastal Commission.
Major Concerns: Lack of evidence to support required findings for approval.
Executive Summary: Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for 36,000 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. The application was filed on December 14, 2016. The application is for a Conditional Use Permit for 36,000 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. Water for irrigation comes from a shallow water well. Two proposed ponds and existing...
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