COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT - Meeting of Planning Commission on 5/5/2022 at 6:00 PM

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Planning Commission

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Final

Meeting date/time:

5/5/2022 6:00 PM

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Draft

Meeting location:

825 Fifth Street Board of Supervisors Chambers Eureka, California
Regular Meeting - Hybrid

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Meeting Items (12)

File #	Ver.	Agenda #	Type	Title	Action Details	Video
11219	1	2.	Zoning Item	Nikolai Erickson; Conditional Use Permit Record Number PLN-11219-CUP (filed 09/23/2016) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 208-201-020 Dinsmore area A Conditional Use Permit for 22,649 square feet of pre-existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, and 2,200 square feet of ancillary propagation. Water for irrigation is provided by rain catchment from rooftops of three existing structures on-site. The applicant anticipates using 100,000 gallons of water per year (4.02 gal/sq.ft./yr.), and the applicant utilizes several water conservation methods on-site. A total of 160,000 gallons of water storage exists on-site in thirty-six hard sided tanks. Processing at the site includes drying and curing, and trimming will occur off-site at a licensed processing facility. There will be 2 employees on site for cultivation activities. Power is provided by two portable generators and will transition to full renewable energy sources by 2026. The Humboldt County Planning Commission will consider an Addendum to a previously adopted MND and has been prepared for consideration per §15164 of the State CEQA Guideli	Not available	Video
12457	1	3.	Zoning Item	Love and Laughter Farms; Special Permit Record Number PLN-12457-SP (filed 12/23/2016) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 522-941-001 Hoopa area The applicant is seeking a Special Permit for 10,000 square feet of existing full-sun outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. One harvest is obtained annually. Water for irrigation was historically sourced from a registered spring diversion from Pine Creek, however, the applicant is transitioning to entirely rainwater catchment. The applicants projected annual water usage is 37,500 gallons. Water storage onsite totals 37,500 gallons. Processing such as drying and curing occurs onsite in an existing 770 square foot structure, further processing occurs offsite at a licensed third-party processing facility. The project is owner operated; therefore, no employees are required. The minimal energy required for the project is sourced from a generator however alternative energy will be required. The Humboldt County Planning Commission will consider an Addendum to a previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration and has been prepared for consideratio	Not available	Video
17254	1	4.	Zoning Item	Humboldt IQ, LLC; Conditional Use Permit Record Number PLN-2021-17254 (filed 05/26/2021) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 201-322-011 Fortuna area Conditional Use Permits for commercial cannabis distribution and off-site processing in the Fortuna Community Planning Area. The annual water budget of 72,000 gallons is provided exclusively by rainwater catchment supported by 35,000 gallons of storage. Power is sourced from PGE through an eligible renewable energy program. There will be 10 employees at peak operations. The Conditional Use Permits include allowing the proposed uses in the Qualified (Q) zone. The Humboldt County Planning Commission will consider an Addendum to a previously adopted EIR and has been prepared for consideration per §15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines.	Not available	Video
16475	1	5.	Zoning Item	Organic Humboldt, LLC: Special Permit and Zoning Clearance Certificate Record Number PLN-2020-16475 (filed 06/26/2020) Assessor’s Parcel Number: 205-231-029 Scotia area The applicant is seeking a Special Permit for 43,560 square feet of new outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation and a Zoning Clearance Certificate for 13,500 square feet of existing outdoor cultivation being relocated to the subject parcel under the RRR program. Total cultivation on the parcel totals 57,060 square feet of outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. Light depravation techniques may be utilized to achieve two harvests annually. The project will be supported by 5,706 square feet of propagation space. The applicant will implement dry farming practices, although supplemental irrigation water will be sourced from the existing rainwater catchment system. The projected annual water usage is estimated to be 20,000 gallons and the existing water storage totals 50,000 gallons. All processing will occur offsite at a licensed third-party processing facility. Energy for the operation will be supplied by the exis	Not available	Video
17561	1	6.	Zoning Item	Humboldt County Fair Association: Modification to Conditional Use Permit Case Number PLN-2022-17561 (filed 12/29/2021) Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 030-071-001, 030-011-003, 030-021-003, 030-112-017, 030-112-020, 030-081-006, and 100-181-003 Ferndale area Humboldt County Fair Association (HCFA) is seeking to modify a Conditional Use Permit which authorizes five (5) concerts and two (2) motorcycle racing events to be held each year at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds. The approved permit places limitations on event-related noise levels, including a 63-decibel limit on composite noise measured by averaging noise readings collected during a 24-hour period surrounding each event, as well as a 90-decibel instantaneous noise limit applied to all motorcycles participating in racing events. In their modification request, HCFA is seeking authorization to raise the 90-decibel motorcycle noise limit to 99 decibels to be consistent with common national testing standards for competition established by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). Analysis of the proposal’s effect on compo	Not available	Video
17162	1	1.	Zoning Item	Nava Ranch, LLC: Special Permit Record Number PLN-2021-17162 (filed 4/15/2021) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 107-106-006 Honeydew area A Special Permit for the expansion of an approved cultivation site (PLN-12657-SP). The project will consist of 43,560 square feet (SF) of mixed light cultivation in twelve (12) greenhouses and 2,500 SF of indoor cultivation in a converted barn. The original project consisted of 6,600 square feet of mixed light cultivation, 2,700 square feet of outdoor cultivation, and 2,500 square feet of indoor cultivation. The outdoor cultivation will be converted to mixed light and the total mixed light cultivation area will be expanded to one acre. This represents a total increase of 34,260 SF of cultivation area. The applicant hopes to achieve up to three (3) harvests annually. All water will be sourced by rainwater catchment from an existing pond, a proposed pond, and an existing rooftop rainwater catchment system. The estimated water needed annually for irrigation is approximately 550,000 gallons (11.94 gal/sq.ft./yr). Please note that this estimate may	Not available	Video
17162	1	1.	Zoning Item	Nava Ranch, LLC: Special Permit Record Number PLN-2021-17162 (filed 4/15/2021) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 107-106-006 Honeydew area A Special Permit for the expansion of an approved cultivation site (PLN-12657-SP). The project will consist of 43,560 square feet (SF) of mixed light cultivation in twelve (12) greenhouses and 2,500 SF of indoor cultivation in a converted barn. The original project consisted of 6,600 square feet of mixed light cultivation, 2,700 square feet of outdoor cultivation, and 2,500 square feet of indoor cultivation. The outdoor cultivation will be converted to mixed light and the total mixed light cultivation area will be expanded to one acre. This represents a total increase of 34,260 SF of cultivation area. The applicant hopes to achieve up to three (3) harvests annually. All water will be sourced by rainwater catchment from an existing pond, a proposed pond, and an existing rooftop rainwater catchment system. The estimated water needed annually for irrigation is approximately 550,000 gallons (11.94 gal/sq.ft./yr). Please note that this estimate may	Not available	Video
17162	1	1.	Zoning Item	Nava Ranch, LLC: Special Permit Record Number PLN-2021-17162 (filed 4/15/2021) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 107-106-006 Honeydew area A Special Permit for the expansion of an approved cultivation site (PLN-12657-SP). The project will consist of 43,560 square feet (SF) of mixed light cultivation in twelve (12) greenhouses and 2,500 SF of indoor cultivation in a converted barn. The original project consisted of 6,600 square feet of mixed light cultivation, 2,700 square feet of outdoor cultivation, and 2,500 square feet of indoor cultivation. The outdoor cultivation will be converted to mixed light and the total mixed light cultivation area will be expanded to one acre. This represents a total increase of 34,260 SF of cultivation area. The applicant hopes to achieve up to three (3) harvests annually. All water will be sourced by rainwater catchment from an existing pond, a proposed pond, and an existing rooftop rainwater catchment system. The estimated water needed annually for irrigation is approximately 550,000 gallons (11.94 gal/sq.ft./yr). Please note that this estimate may	Not available	Video
12265	1	2.	Zoning Item	Blocksburg Family Farm, LLC: Conditional Use Permit Record Number: PLN-12265-CUP (filed 12/22/2016) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 217-471-001 Blocksburg area A Conditional Use Permit for 6.39 acres of outdoor cultivation including 16,800 sf of existing cannabis authorized under interim permit, on a parcel of approximately 1,221 acres. The proposed six acres of new will comprise of three acres full term outdoor and three acres of Light Deprivation, and with ancillary facilities, will be developed in four phases over four years. Water would be provided by an onsite well, a 2.2-million-gallon rain catchment pond, and a one-million-gallon rainwater catchment tank. Total irrigation demand by Phase IV is anticipated to be approximately 3.1 million gallons per year, with the rain catchment pond being the primary source of water by Phases II and III. The project includes 8,000 sf of proposed and 2,000 sf of existing ancillary nursery space. Processing would occur onsite in a proposed 7,200 sf multi-use building in the footprint of a burned down barn. Power is proposed to be provided	Not available	Video
17654	1	3.	Zoning Item	Old Arcata Road Rehabilitation and Pedestrian/Bikeway Improvements Coastal Development Permit Record Number PLN-2022-17654 (filed 02/28/2022) Assessor’s Parcel Number: County right-of-way does not have APNs. Adjacent APNs include but not limited to 501-012-012, 501-031-032, 501-011-006, and 501-031-031. Bayside area A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the small portion of the project that is located within the County’s jurisdiction of the Coastal Zone. The project would improve motorized and non-motorized transportation and user safety in Bayside. The Project would repave Old Arcata Road, include bike lanes on both sides of the roadway alignment, and improve and extend an existing shared use walkway along the west side of Old Arcata Road from approximately 600 feet south of the Buttermilk Road Roundabout and extending south to approximately 300 feet beyond the Jacoby Creek Road intersection. The total Project length is approximately one mile. The portion of the project within both the Coastal Zone and the County’s jurisdiction is located at the southern end of the project,	Not available	Video
14376	1	4.	Zoning Item	PG&E After-the-fact Coastal Development Permit Record Number PLN-14376-CDP (filed 09/24/2020) Adjacent to Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 517-041-016 Trinidad Area An after-the-fact Coastal Development Permit which includes modification of an existing electric distribution facility previously constructed without permits. Proposed modifications to the facility consist of the following: removal of one 45-foot-tall utility pole, replacement of two 45-foot-tall utility poles with 55-foot-tall poles, installation of a new 55-foot-tall pole and 3 platform mounted voltage regulators. The poles were installed within the County right-of-way and near the driveway that serves parcel 517-041-016. An existing utility pole is located 8-feet south of the existing driveway and will remain in place. The design standards for allowable pole sizes for platform mounted voltage regulators has changed to a 55-foot-tall pole, while the previous standards allowed for a 45-foot-tall pole, driving the need for the height increase of the existing facility. PG&E is proposing to install three (3) 55-foot-ta	Not available	Not available
11212	1	1.	Zoning Item	MDRV Realty Holdings, LLC; Conditional Use Permit & Special Permits Record Numbers PLN-11212-CUP and PLN-11214-SP (filed 9/22/2016) Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 208-241-007 and 208-241-006 Dinsmore/Mad River area Two separate applications owned and currently operated by the same party. The first is a Conditional Use Permit for 14,450 sf of existing outdoor & 3,600 sf of existing mixed-light cannabis cultivation with 1,480 sf of ancillary propagation area. The proposed project includes a Special Permit for the relocation of a historic cultivation outside of a streamside management area. Water for irrigation is provided by an on-site spring diversion (POD 2 under Water Right Certificate H100730), and a Special Permit is being requested to approve the continued use and maintenance of the spring diversion. Annual water usage is estimated at 150,000 gallons (7.68 gal/sf/yr). There is a total of 110,000 gallons of existing water storage on-site and 63,000 additional water storage is proposed for a total of 173,000 gallons. Drying and curing will occur on-site and trimming will occur o	Not available	Video