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Meeting Details
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Meeting date/time:
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1/19/2023
6:00 PM
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Minutes status:
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Final
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Meeting location:
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825 Fifth Street
Board of Supervisors Chambers
Eureka, California
Regular Meeting - Hybrid
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23-62
| 1 | 1. | | Zoning Item | Review and approval of January 5, 2022, Action Summary; | | |
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23-76
| 1 | 2. | | Zoning Item | Bridgeville Organic Pharms, LLC; Conditional Use and Special Permit
Record Number: PLN-10822-CUP (filed 09/09/2016)
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 210-012-019
Dinsmore area
A Conditional Use Permit for 40,025 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation (26,025 SF of full-sun outdoor and 14,000 SF of outdoor utilizing light deprivation techniques) and 1,920 SF of ancillary propagation. Irrigation water is currently sourced from a permitted groundwater well on the subject parcel; however, use of the well for cannabis irrigation will be replaced by rainwater catchment for the foreseeable future, with a permitted point of diversion as a potential backup water source. Existing available water storage is 105,100 gallons. Estimated annual water usage is 74,263 gallons. Processing occurs onsite. Power is currently provided by three (3) generators; however, there are long-term plans for solar. A Special Permit is also requested for development within a Streamside Management Area (SMA) for installation, use, and maintenance of the point of diversion infrastructure. | | |
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23-65
| 1 | 1. | | Zoning Item | Elevated Farms, LLC Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Number 220-011-018 and 220-011-002
Record No.: PLN-2019-16130
Denial of a Special Permit for 15,374 square feet of existing outdoor cultivation and a 625 square feet ancillary nursery. The water source is a well supplemented by rainwater catchment. The total water usage is unknown. Onsite processing is proposed in a 1500 square foot building. Power is provided by a generator. | adopted | Pass |
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23-63
| 1 | 2. | | Zoning Item | Renewable America, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 505-151-012, 506-231-019 and 506-231-022 (one separate legal parcel)
Record Number: PLN-2022-17922
Arcata area
A Conditional Use Permit for the proposed construction and operation of a two phased community-scale solar energy and storage project referred to as: Foster Clean Power A (Phase 1) & Foster Clean Power B (Phase 2). Phase 1 would involve the construction of a 3-megawatt alternating current (MWac), photovoltaic (PV) solar energy facility with associated inverters, fencing, and access road. The access for Phase 1 would be approximately 15 feet wide and have a total length of approximately 164 feet, approximately 73 feet of which would be a new road that connects Foster Avenue to an existing agricultural road located on the south and east perimeters of the project site. The equipment pad would be approximately 50 feet by 100 feet in size. Phase 1 would also include a 1.25-MW battery energy storage system. The project footprint (fence line boundary) for Phase 1 would be approximately 12 acres in size. Ph | adopted | Pass |
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23-63
| 1 | 2. | | Zoning Item | Renewable America, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 505-151-012, 506-231-019 and 506-231-022 (one separate legal parcel)
Record Number: PLN-2022-17922
Arcata area
A Conditional Use Permit for the proposed construction and operation of a two phased community-scale solar energy and storage project referred to as: Foster Clean Power A (Phase 1) & Foster Clean Power B (Phase 2). Phase 1 would involve the construction of a 3-megawatt alternating current (MWac), photovoltaic (PV) solar energy facility with associated inverters, fencing, and access road. The access for Phase 1 would be approximately 15 feet wide and have a total length of approximately 164 feet, approximately 73 feet of which would be a new road that connects Foster Avenue to an existing agricultural road located on the south and east perimeters of the project site. The equipment pad would be approximately 50 feet by 100 feet in size. Phase 1 would also include a 1.25-MW battery energy storage system. The project footprint (fence line boundary) for Phase 1 would be approximately 12 acres in size. Ph | adopted | Pass |
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23-63
| 1 | 2. | | Zoning Item | Renewable America, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 505-151-012, 506-231-019 and 506-231-022 (one separate legal parcel)
Record Number: PLN-2022-17922
Arcata area
A Conditional Use Permit for the proposed construction and operation of a two phased community-scale solar energy and storage project referred to as: Foster Clean Power A (Phase 1) & Foster Clean Power B (Phase 2). Phase 1 would involve the construction of a 3-megawatt alternating current (MWac), photovoltaic (PV) solar energy facility with associated inverters, fencing, and access road. The access for Phase 1 would be approximately 15 feet wide and have a total length of approximately 164 feet, approximately 73 feet of which would be a new road that connects Foster Avenue to an existing agricultural road located on the south and east perimeters of the project site. The equipment pad would be approximately 50 feet by 100 feet in size. Phase 1 would also include a 1.25-MW battery energy storage system. The project footprint (fence line boundary) for Phase 1 would be approximately 12 acres in size. Ph | adopted | Pass |
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22-1808
| 1 | 3. | | Zoning Item | Willow Creek Ventures, LLC
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 524-114-007
Record No.: PLN-13169-CUP
Willow Creek area
A Conditional Use Permit for 20,000 sq. ft. existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and 1,902 sq. ft. of ancillary propagation. Water source is a permitted well (Permit #11/12-1271). Estimated annual water usage is 337,364 gallons (15.4 gal/sq. ft./yr.). Water storage of 12,500 gallons exists in five (5) 2,500-gallon tanks, and three (3) 2,500-gallon tanks are proposed for a total of 20,000 gallons of water storage on-site. Power will be sourced by a 2,500-Watt solar array with one emergency backup generator. Processing will occur off-site at a licensed processing facility. The site will utilize a maximum of four (4) workers on-site during peak season. The project also includes a Special Permit to approve cultivation within 600 feet of Public Lands, the Six Rivers National Forest (SRNF). | adopted | Pass |
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23-64
| 1 | 4. | | Zoning Item | Friedley Minor Subdivision and Coastal Development Permit
Record Number: PLN-2022-17910 (filed 09/06/2022)
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 015-081-008-000
1780 Quaker St, Eureka, CA
A minor subdivision of an approximately 12,600 sf parcel into two parcels of 7,346 sf (Parcel One) and 5,266 sf (Parcel Two). The existing parcel is developed with a single-family residence and garage, which will remain on proposed Parcel One. The existing parcel is served with community water and sewer by Humboldt Community Services District. The parcel is located in the Coastal Zone and a Coastal Development Permit is required. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Class 15, Section 15315 of the State CEQA Guidelines. | adopted | Pass |
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23-67
| 1 | 5. | | Zoning Item | Punta Canna, LLC, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 216-317-006 and 216-317-004
Record Number: PLN-11915-CUP
Alderpoint area
A Conditional Use Permit for 19,500 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cultivation utilizing light deprivation techniques within 21 greenhouse structures, with and 2,000 SF of existing ancillary propagation. Irrigation water is sourced from a point of diversion located on APN 216-317-006. Existing available water storage is 206,000 gallons in a series of hard-sided tanks. Estimated annual water usage is 228,096 gallons. Drying will occur in a proposed 2,160-square-foot drying building and processing will occur within a proposed 1,140-square-foot structure. A maximum of ten (10) employees may be onsite during peak operations. Power is provided by a 4,000-watt solar array. The applicant has long-term plans for connection to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to offset the needs of the new structures and facilities as proposed. A Special Permit is also requested for development within the Streamside Management Area ( | adopted | Pass |
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23-68
| 1 | 6. | | Zoning Item | Georgi Aleksandrov Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 220-071-008
Record Number.: PLN-11426-CUP
3550 Goodman Ranch Road, Whitethorn area
A Conditional Use Permit for 22,000 square feet (SF) of existing mixed light cannabis cultivation and 2,800 SF of ancillary propagation. Irrigation water is sourced from a spring diversion. Existing available water storage is 62,000 gallons in a series of hard-sided tanks and two (2) 20,000-gallon bladders, including 5,000 gallons dedicated to fire suppression. Estimated annual water usage is 159,200 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite, with all other processing occurring offsite at a licensed processing or manufacturing facility. A maximum of four (4) people will be onsite during peak operations. Power is provided by two (2) generators; however, there are long-term plans for solar and conversion to solar is a recommended condition of approval. A Special Permit for development in the Streamside Management Area (SMA) is also requested for continued use and maintenance of the existing point of diversion and | | |
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