COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT - Meeting of Zoning Administrator on 9/16/2021 at 10:00 AM

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Meeting Name:

Zoning Administrator

Agenda status:

Final

Meeting date/time:

9/16/2021 10:00 AM

Minutes status:

Final

Meeting location:

Planning and Building Department 3015 H St. Eureka, CA 95501
Regular Meeting - Virtual

Published agenda:

Agenda (PDF)

Published minutes:

Action Summary

Meeting video:

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Meeting Items (13)

File #	Ver.	Agenda #	Type	Title	Action	Action Details	Video
17105	1	2.	Zoning Item	Hone; Demolition and Coastal Development Permit Record Number PLN-2021-17105 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 511-061-009 3480 Letz Avenue, McKinleyville area A Coastal Development Permit to authorize the construction of a 9,800 square foot single family residence, 1,700 square foot garage, 876 square feet of covered porches, 728 square foot port au cochere, 1,340 square foot pool, and 5,000 square foot recreation area (basketball/tennis courts). All existing structures are proposed for demolition. The McKinleyville Community Services District currently provides water and sewer services to the property and is expected to serve the proposed new development. Grading is expected to be less than 50 cubic yards, and no trees will be removed.	referred	Action details	Video
17159	1	4.	Zoning Item	LEAVITT Special Permit Record Number PLN-2021-17159 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 200-221-002. Fortuna Area This Special Permit will be for the building of an accessory 2,808 square foot single-family residence and the development of a new septic system on a forty-acre parcel zoned Agriculture General (AG) and Timber Production Zone (TPZ).	approved	Action details	Video
10790	1	5.	Zoning Item	Sacred Solutions, Inc. Special Permits Record Number PLN-10790-SP Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 218-111-004. New Harris Area The applicant is seeking a Special Permit for 5,421 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. No ancillary propagation is required. Water for irrigation is sourced from an existing well and is stored in hard-sided tanks totaling 101,000 gallons of available water storage. Projected annual water use totals 70,000 gallons. All processing for the project will occur onsite in an existing 448 square foot structure. All energy for the project will be sourced from solar panels, however, a generator is onsite to provide supplemental energy approximately 3-4 days per year. The applicant is also seeking a Special Permit for remediation efforts within the Streamside Management Area.	approved	Action details	Video
12147	1	7.	Zoning Item	John Miranda Special Permit Record Number PLN-12147-SP Assessor’s Parcel Number: 223-034-005 Benbow area A Special Permit for an existing 10,000-square-foot outdoor cannabis cultivation. Ancillary propagation totals 600 square feet (SF). Irrigation water is sourced from an onsite spring. Existing available water storage is 175,000 gallons. Estimated annual water usage is 360,000 gallons. Onsite processing, including drying, curing, and trimming, occurs onsite within the existing 1,200 SF building. Power is provided by generators.	continued	Action details	Video
16644	1	9.	Zoning Item	Emerald Flower Farms Special Permit Record Number PLN-2021-16644 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 108-281-003 Shelter Cove area Emerald Flower Farms seeks a Special Permit for 16,908 square feet (SF) of outdoor cultivation, including 4,908 SF of existing cultivation in three (3) outdoor greenhouses (under a Zoning Clearance Certificate PLN-12394-ZCC) and 12,000 SF of new cultivation, and one (1) new 2,000-SF nursery propagation greenhouse. Irrigation water is sourced from a permitted well (19/20-0464), and a 91,120 gallon rainwater catchment surface will be used to fill 55,000 of hard tank storage. Total annual water use is approximately 168,650 gallons (10 gal/SF). Power is provided by a solar system on the property that consists of 20 solar panels and exceeds the operational power needs of the farm.	continued	Action details	Not available
16645	1	10.	Zoning Item	Emerald Flower Farms Special Permit Record Number PLN-2021-16645 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 108-132-031 Shelter Cove area Emerald Flower Farms seeks a Special Permit for 24,880 square feet (SF) of outdoor cultivation, including 4,880 SF of existing outdoor cultivation in five (5) greenhouses (Zoning Clearance Certificate PLN-12394-ZCC) and 20,000 SF of new cultivation, and a 2,000-SF nursery propagation greenhouse. Irrigation water will be provided by the permitted well (permit no. 19/20-0464) located on the adjacent property under the same ownership (PLN-2021-16644), and a 91,120 gallon rainwater catchment surface will be used to fill 55,000 of hard tank storage. Estimated total annual water use is 198,340 gallons (8 gal/SF). Power is provided by a solar array system, a propane generator and two gas generators for backup power.	continued	Action details	Not available
17313	1	13.	Zoning Item	Steven Luu, Special Permit Record Number PLN-2020-17313 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 314-311-037 Kneeland Area The applicant is seeking a Special Permit for 40,000 square feet of commercial cannabis cultivation and 4,000 square feet of ancillary propagation space. The project will consist of 10,000 square feet of full-sun outdoor cultivation, and 30,000 square feet of light-deprivation cultivation. Irrigation water will be sourced via rain-catchment, and a proposed on-site well is proposed as supplemental water source. The estimated annual water needed for irrigation is 286,000 gallons (7.15 gal/sq.ft./yr). The applicant plans to install fifty-nine 5,000-gallon tanks for irrigation, and one 5,000-gallon tank for fire suppression. Drying will occur on-site and trimming will take place at a licensed third-party processing facility. Power will be provided by PG&E or a solar array, and no generators are proposed.	referred	Action details	Video
16972	1	1.	Zoning Item	REGLI Modification to a Coastal Development Permit Record Number PLN-2021-16972 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 106-051-004. Ferndale Area A modification to a Coastal Development Permit for a proposed agriculture well. The purpose of the well is to provide a water source for agriculture activities on the site.	approved	Action details	Video
17337	1	3.	Zoning Item	VALVO Special Permit Record Number PLN-17337 SP Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 402-031-017 Bayside Area A Special Permit for Design Review for an addition to a two-bedroom, single-family residential dwelling. The addition includes two (2) bedrooms, private office, and laundry room totaling 1,440 SF of new development for a total residence size of 3,205 square feet. The house is located within the Coastal Zone but is exempt from Coastal permitting requirements per Public Resources Code 30610(a). The parcel is served by an onsite wastewater treatment system (OWTS) and a private well. No grading or tree removal is proposed for this addition.	approved	Action details	Video
11780	1	6.	Zoning Item	Humboldt John, LLC Special Permits Record Number PLN-11780-SP Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 221-061-036 Salmon Creek area A Special Permit for existing 7,450-square-foot outdoor cannabis cultivation. Ancillary propagation totals 1,275 square feet (SF). Irrigation water is sourced from a spring diversion located on APN 211-061-008 and rainwater catchment pond. Existing available water storage totals 156,736 gallons. Estimated annual water usage is 120,000 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite, with all other processing occurring off-site at a licensed facility. Power is provided by solar and one generator. The applicant is requesting a Special Permit for remediation within the SMA in conjunction with the removal of structures.	approved	Action details	Video
14300	1	8.	Zoning Item	Honey Honeydew, LLC, Special Permit Record Number PLN-2018-14300 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 107-086-025. Honeydew Area This Special Permit for grading without a permit in the Streamside Management Area (SMA) of the Mattole River on a forty-acre parcel zoned Agriculture Exclusive (AE) in the General Plan. The submitted restoration plan specifically addresses violations related to grading without a permit in a stream management area and details the restoration measures recommended to mitigate for that violation. Restoration activities include grading of project sites, installation of erosion control materials to reduce erosion, removal of invasive plants, and installation of native plants to restore site stability and provide functional habitat for flora and fauna in part to qualify the site for licensing future Cannabis cultivation activity.	approved	Action details	Video
16766	1	11.	Zoning Item	North Fork Mattole Farms, LLC Special Permit Record Number PLN-2020-16766 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 105-051-009. Petrolia Area The applicant is seeking a Special Permit for 23,560 square feet of new dry farmed full sun outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation, and 20,000 square feet of new light deprivation cultivation. 20,000 square feet of outdoor cultivation utilizing light deprivation will occur in ten (10) 20’x100’ (2,000 square feet each) cold frame greenhouses. Full sun outdoor cultivation will occur in twenty-one (21) 4’x200’ rows, sixteen (16) 4’x100’ rows, and one (1) 4’x90’ row, for a total cultivation space of 23,560 square feet. Ancillary propagation will occur in three greenhouses totaling 4,350 square feet. The applicant anticipates there will be two cultivation and harvest cycles occurring annually for the outdoor cultivation utilizing light deprivation techniques, and one harvest cycle occurring annually for the full sun outdoor cultivation. Water for irrigation will be provided by a proposed rainwater catchment system to fill seventy-two (72) 5,000-gallon	approved as amended	Action details	Video
16844	1	12.	Zoning Item	Kenneth Claypool Special Permit Record Number PLN-2020-16844 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 209-161-001. Shively Area The applicant is seeking a Special Permit for 33,550 square feet of new full-sun outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. There is an approved Zoning Clearance Certificate on the parcel (application 12683) which authorizes 9,700 square feet of outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. The two projects would total 43,250 square feet of outdoor cultivation. Two harvests may be obtained annually utilizing auto-flower strains. The project will be supported by 4,320 square feet of propagation space. Irrigation water is sourced from natural subterranean irrigation (dry farming). Irrigation for the propagation area will be provided by an existing well. The combined projected annual water usage for the projects totals 5,000 gallons and there is 3,000 gallons of water storage onsite. Processing will occur offsite at a licensed processing facility until such time the applicant obtains P.G.E. Once P.G.E is obtained, drying and curing will occur onsite in shipping containe	approved	Action details	Video