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Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/3/2022 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 825 Fifth Street Board of Supervisors Chambers Eureka, California
Regular Meeting - Hybrid
Published agenda: Revised Agenda Revised Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: 10.25.22 - Adam Hall - Humboldt Native Healing.pdf, 10.25.22 - Leslie Moore - Buck Mountain Gardens.pdf, 10.28.22 - Leslie Moore Comment Retraction - Buck Mountain Gardens.pdf, 10.31.22 - George And Michelle Griffin - Humboldt Native Healing.pdf
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22-1502 11. Zoning ItemAdoption of Resolution Authorizing Remote Teleconference Meetings of the Humboldt County Planning Commission for the period of November 3, 2022, through December 3, 2022, Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.   Not available Not available
22-1496 12. Zoning ItemReview and approval of October 20, 2022, Action Summary;   Not available Video Video
22-1495 13. Zoning ItemHumboldt Native Healing, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Denial Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 522-470-009 Record No.: PLN-11678-CUP Willow Creek area A Conditional Use Permit for 5,000 square feet (sf) of new outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation, a Special Permit for 5,000 sf of new indoor commercial cannabis cultivation, and a Special Permit for a setback reduction from public lands. Water is proposed to come from the Willow Creek Community Services District, and there is no water storage on-site. Processing will occur on-site in the Barn, and the site will be owner-operated with no employees. Power will be sourced from PG&E.   Not available Not available
22-1491 14. Zoning ItemBuck Mountain Gardens, LLC, Special Permit Denial Application Number PLN-2020-16826 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 210-142-005-000 Dinsmore area A Special Permit 10,000 sf of new outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. Water for irrigation is sourced from a 250,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. Projected annual water usage totals 88,000 gallons and there is 10,600 gallons of hard tank water storage onsite. Drying and curing will occur on site and trimming will occur offsite at a licensed third-party processing facility. A portable generator is proposed to be used to power small hand tools.   Not available Not available
22-1489 15. Zoning ItemSouth Fork River Ranch, LLC, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permits Record Number: PLN-13164-CUP (filed 12/30/2016) Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 524-114-005 Willow Creek area A Conditional Use Permit for 18,200 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and 1,600 SF of ancillary propagation. Water for irrigation is sourced from rainwater catchment supplemented by a point of diversion. Existing available water storage is 113,800 gallons stored in a 100,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond and a series of hard-sided water tanks, with an additional 65,000 gallons of storage proposed in tanks, for a total of 178,800 gallons of onsite water storage. Estimated annual water usage is 169,329 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite, with all other processing occurring off-site at a licensed processing or manufacturing facility. Electricity is sourced from generator power. Special Permits are also requested for continued use and maintenance of the point of diversion infrastructure and for a reduction to the 600-foot setback to adjacent public lands.   Not available Not available
22-1492 16. Zoning ItemCollins/Goldstein, Parcel Map Subdivision Application Number PLN-2022-17740 Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 509-061-025 2500 block of Sutter Road, McKinleyville area A Minor Subdivision of an approximately 10-acre parcel into four parcels of approximately 20,000 square feet, 30,830 square feet, 32,336 square feet and 7.97 acres. A Planned Development Permit is requested to allow significantly reduced sizes and clustering of development along the road frontage, to observe setbacks from riparian and wetland areas associated with Mill Creek. The site is currently vacant and will be served with community water and sewer provided by the McKinleyville Community Services District. The majority of the parcel is forested with the exception of the northern portion, which was cleared as part of a recent less than 3-acre conversion completed in late 2021.   Not available Video Video
22-1493 17. Zoning ItemNorth Coast Hitching Post Coastal Development Permit & Special Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 308-131-033 Record No.: PLN-2022-17766 Table Bluff area A Coastal Development Permit and Special Permit to authorize a seasonal venue for special events (primarily weddings) between May and October. A maximum of 200 guests per event and 18 events per year are proposed. Events are mainly expected to occur during weekends (Friday through Sunday) and only occasionally on a weekday. During the day of an event, activity will begin no earlier than 10am and end no later than midnight. Events will be staged from an historic barn and grassy areas around the structure. A nearby small cottage on the property will also be available for short-term rental both during and separately from events. Portable toilets will be used during events and on-site parking will be made available in several areas of mowed grass/pasture. Alcohol and food will be served during events. Food for events will be provided through mobile food trucks, catering with off-site prep, or on-site barbequing from   Not available Not available
22-1494 18. Zoning ItemJohn Callahan Variance Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 513-181-010 Record Number: PLN-2022-17770 Westhaven area A variance is being sought to allow a reduced building setback for a proposed new residence. The request seeks to reduce the setback to 5 feet from the eastern property line where a setback of 20 or 30 feet would ordinarily be required. A vegetation management easement will be granted over the adjoining parcel to allow for the maintenance of defensible space around the structure in the event of wildland fire. The parcel is currently developed with a well and septic system and an assortment of accessory structures.   Not available Not available
22-1497 11. Zoning ItemReview and allow Public Comment on the Planning Commission Rules and Procedures   Not available Not available