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Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 825 Fifth Street Board of Supervisors Chambers Eureka, California
Regular Meeting - Hybrid
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25-1124 11. Informational ReportReview and approval of the August 21, 2025, Action Summary   Not available Not available
25-1125 12. Informational ReportReview and approval of the September 4, 2025, Action Summary.   Not available Not available
25-1131 13. ResolutionFenario LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 223-034-003 Record No.: PLN-12050-CUP Benbow area A Conditional Use Permit for up to 34,924 square feet of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation with 1,440 square feet of appurtenant nursery space. Water for irrigation is sourced from two permitted diversions and rainwater catchment. Water storage consists of 38,750-gallons of existing hard tanks and 300,000 gallons of proposed rainwater catchment tanks that will replace an onstream pond that will be retired and restored. Annual cultivation water use is 239,600 gallons. Processing activities including trimming and packaging will occur offsite. Power provided by a solar panel and battery system with a generator for emergencies. The project includes a Special Permit for the removal and restoration of a pond in a streamside management area.   Not available Not available
25-1129 14. ResolutionHumboldt Flavor, LLC. Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 210-074-008-000, 210-074-007-000 Record Numbers: PLN-12935-CUP Larabee Valley area A Conditional Use Permit request for 15,545 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cultivation utilizing light deprivation techniques. Ancillary nursery area totals 1,260 square feet. Irrigation water is sourced from a permitted groundwater well. Existing water storage totals 47,000 gallons in hard tanks. The estimated annual irrigation water need is 200,000 gallons (12.87 gallons per square foot). Processing will occur offsite at a licensed third-party facility. Power is provided by a generator and a recommended condition of approval will be to require electricity to be sourced from renewable sources by January 1, 2026. The applicant is also requesting a Special Permit for a setback reduction to public lands.   Not available Not available
25-1120 11. ResolutionDraft Density Bonus Ordinance Amendment – Updating Zoning Ordinance to match State Code that regulates and allows Density Bonuses Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000 Record No.: LRP-2023-18343 Countywide An amendment to the Inland and Coastal Zoning Regulations to amend sections 313-111 and 314-112 to update the Density Bonus Regulations such that they match the current State requirements as established within California Government Code Section 65915 and 65915.5. Additional changes are made to amend the definitions in Sections 313-136 through 313-157 and Sections 314-136 through 314-157 in order to maintain consistency both externally with Government Code and internally between the Inland and Coastal regulations.   Not available Not available
25-1122 12. ResolutionAmendments to Commercial Cannabis Microbusiness Standards – Path to Enabling Microbusinesses to be permitted as Zoning Clearance Certificates under certain conditions. Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000 Record No.: LRP-2025-19214 Countywide An amendment to the Commercial Cannabis Microbusiness provisions of the Inland Zoning Regulations to amend subsections 314-55.4.8.2 and 314-55.4.10.3 to broaden the permit-type options for cannabis microbusinesses and to enable nonvolatile cannabis manufacturing in association with cannabis cultivation activities. This Zoning Ordinance Amendment applies to the entire inland region of Humboldt County.   Not available Not available
25-1130 13. OrdinanceMcKinleyville Town Center Zoning Amendment Ordinance Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 508-251-060, 510-133-013-000, 508-251-008,508-251-061, 508-251-040, 508-251-051, 508-251-052, 508-251-034, 508-251-035, 508-251-023, 508-251-024, 510-133-006, 510-411-031, 510-133-032, 510-133-028, 510-411-025, 510-411-014, 510-411-006, 510-411-016, 510-401-027,510-401-026, 510-401-022, 510-401-011, 510-401-028, 510-401-003, 510-341-015, 510-341-019, 510-341-039, 510-341-017, 510-341-041, 510-132-013, 510-132-031, 510-132-007, 510-132-032, 510-132-017, 510-132-015, 510-132-003, 510-122-022, 510-122-005, 510-122-036, 510-122-037, 510-122-024, 510-122-003, 510-122-031, 510-122-033, 510-134-022, 510-122-035, 510-122-032, 510-122-028, 510-122-027, 510-122-026, 510-122-025. Record No.: PLN-2020-16567 McKinleyville The McKinleyville Town Center Ordinance will rezone the area as Mixed Use with a Qualified Combining Zone (Q-Zone) overlay. The Q-Zone will apply specific regulations to the Town Center site. The Q-Zone will support a mix of commercial, civic, and residential uses while emphasizing bicycle and   Not available Not available