File #: 24-356    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Reported from Committee
File created: 3/14/2024 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 3/21/2024 Final action:
Title: Circle G Farms, LLC Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 532-056-009, 532-055-009, 532-054-001, 532-052-003, 532-053-003, 532-055-002, and 532-055-003 Record No.: PLN-12939-SP, PLN-12957-CUP, and PLN-12952-CUP Bald Hills area Denial of a Zoning Clearance Certificate (ZCC) for an existing 3,500 square foot (SF) cannabis cultivation operation in two greenhouses, a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for an existing 14,835 SF cannabis cultivation operation, five Conditional Use Permits (CUP) for 108,900 SF of new cannabis cultivation, a Notice of Merger (NOM), and a Special Permit (SP) for a setback of less than 600 feet to Redwood National Park.
Attachments: 1. 12939, 12957, 12952 Staff Report 3.21.24, 2. Attachment 2 - Location Maps, 3. Attachment 3A - Deficiency Letter, 4. Attachment 3B - 12952 Deficiency Letter, 5. Attachment 3C - Withdrawal Letter, 6. Attachment 4 - Redwood National Park Referral Response
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
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Circle G Farms, LLC
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 532-056-009, 532-055-009, 532-054-001, 532-052-003, 532-053-003, 532-055-002, and 532-055-003
Record No.: PLN-12939-SP, PLN-12957-CUP, and PLN-12952-CUP
Bald Hills area

Denial of a Zoning Clearance Certificate (ZCC) for an existing 3,500 square foot (SF) cannabis cultivation operation in two greenhouses, a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for an existing 14,835 SF cannabis cultivation operation, five Conditional Use Permits (CUP) for 108,900 SF of new cannabis cultivation, a Notice of Merger (NOM), and a Special Permit (SP) for a setback of less than 600 feet to Redwood National Park.
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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 Circle G Farms, LLC projects are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and

b. Finds that the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate the proposed projects comply with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and

c. Denies the Circle G Farms, LLC Special Permits, Conditional Use Permits, and Zoning Clearance Certificate (PLN-12939-SP, PLN-12957-CUP, and PLN-12952-CUP).

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in Humboldt County, in the Bald Hills area, on the northeast side of Bald Hills Road, approximately 3.3 miles from the intersection of Johnson Road and Bald Hills Road, on the properties known to be in Section 1, 2, 10, 11, and 12 of Township 09 N, Range 02 E, Humboldt Base & Meridian.

Present General Plan Land Use Designation: Timberland (T), 2017 General Plan, Density: 40-160 acres per unit, Slope Stability: High Instability (3).

Present Zoning: Agriculture Exclusive (AE); Timberland Pr...

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