File #: 24-291    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Reported from Committee
File created: 2/29/2024 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 3/7/2024 Final action:
Title: 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.
Attachments: 1. 11856 Staff Report 3.7.24, 2. Attachment 1 - DRAFT Resolution, 3. Attachment 2 - Location Maps, 4. Attachment 3A - Incomplete letter 04.9.2018, 5. Attachment 3B - Deficiency Letter 11.30.2020, 6. Attachment 3C - 30-day Deficiency letter 01.11.2023, 7. Attachment 3D - Denial Scheduled letter 01-10-24
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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