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Meeting date/time:
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11/2/2023
6:00 PM
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Minutes status:
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Draft
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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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Attachments:
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10.19.2023 Action Summary for review - corrected.pdf, Carole Huey 10.28.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Cynthia Olofsson 10.26.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Natalie Giannini 10.30.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Pia Rheinschmidt 10.29.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Colin Fiske 10.30.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Kay Lorraine 10.30.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Patricia Col 10.30.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Nancy Bird 10.31.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Karen Irias 10.31.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Mara Parker 10.30.23 - STR.pdf, Mara Parker 10.31.23 - STR.pdf, Chris Vasquez 11.1.23 - STR.pdf, Cheryl Phillips 11.1.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Joel Rink 11.1.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, Patricia Krebs 11.1.23 -17560 Valadeo.pdf, William Henderson 11.1.23 - 17560 Valadao.pdf, 10.26.2023 Action Summary for review - corrected.pdf, Ted Stream 11.1.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Theodore Stream 11.2.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Geoff Wills 10.23.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Jennifer Kalt 10.18.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Jess O'Brien 10.18.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Julie Fulkerson 10.18.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Mary Gearheart 10.18.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Michele McKeegan 10.18.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Richard Salzman 10.17.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf, Sam Neuwirth 10.17.23 - Sign Ordinance.pdf
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23-1488
| 1 | 1. | | Informational Report | Review and approval of the October 19, 2023, and the October 26, 2023, Action Summaries. | | |
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23-1472
| 1 | 2. | | Resolution | VIPA Farmers, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 219-011-007-000
Record No.: PLN-11269-CUP
Salmon Creek area
A Conditional Use Permit for 12,536 square feet of existing mixed light cannabis cultivation. Three harvests are anticipated annually. The project is supported by a 1,250 square foot propagation greenhouse. Water for irrigation is sourced from an existing 300,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond and 6 hard tanks totaling 6,200 gallons. Ordinary annual water usage totals 216,895 gallons (21.8 gallons per ft2). All processing occurs onsite. Electricity is currently sourced from a diesel generator; however, the applicant is seeking to obtain grid power through PG&E. | | |
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23-1475
| 1 | 3. | | Resolution | Panther Rock Growers, MBC, Conditional Use Permit
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 210-162-007
Record Numbers: PLN-11496-CUP
Dinsmore area
A Conditional Use Permit for 5,120 square feet of existing mixed light and 15,841 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation supported by a 1,792 square foot ancillary nursery. Estimated annual water usage is 126,000 gallons and is sourced from a point of diversion and rainwater catchment. Water storage totals 197,750 gallons. Onsite processing is proposed and power is sourced from a generator. | | |
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23-1477
| 1 | 4. | | Resolution | Watersong, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 522-031-007
Record Number: PLN-12002-CUP
Willow Creek area
A Conditional Use Permit for 21,469 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, including 1,200 SF of ancillary propagation. Water sourced for cultivation from a permitted, groundwater well. There are three 3,500-gallon hard-sided tanks totaling 10,500 gallons of water storage. Estimated annual water use is 135,000 gallons. Outdoor cultivation occurs in the southeastern portion of the parcel consisting of 2 cultivation areas. Drying and curing occurs on-site in existing shipping containers while other processing is completed off-site. A maximum of 3 employees may be utilized during peak operations. Power is provided by three (3) generators and solar power is used for the well pump. The project is conditioned for transition to renewable energy by January 1, 2026. | | |
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23-1477
| 1 | 4. | | Resolution | Watersong, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 522-031-007
Record Number: PLN-12002-CUP
Willow Creek area
A Conditional Use Permit for 21,469 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, including 1,200 SF of ancillary propagation. Water sourced for cultivation from a permitted, groundwater well. There are three 3,500-gallon hard-sided tanks totaling 10,500 gallons of water storage. Estimated annual water use is 135,000 gallons. Outdoor cultivation occurs in the southeastern portion of the parcel consisting of 2 cultivation areas. Drying and curing occurs on-site in existing shipping containers while other processing is completed off-site. A maximum of 3 employees may be utilized during peak operations. Power is provided by three (3) generators and solar power is used for the well pump. The project is conditioned for transition to renewable energy by January 1, 2026. | | |
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23-1483
| 1 | 5. | | Resolution | Gage & Amy Duran Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 205-432-005
Record Number: PLN-2022-18014
Scotia area
A Conditional Use Permit is being requested to allow the upper floors of the former Scotia Hospital building to be adapted for use as a Hotel with up to nine (9) units. The Use Permit is sought to allow flexibility in leasing these units as monthly rentals as well as on a less-than-monthly basis as short-term lodging. Transient Habitation includes Hotels, which are a conditionally permitted use in the Community Commercial (C-2) zone in which the property is located. Design Review is not required as no exterior alterations to the building or site are proposed at this time. | | |
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23-1445
| 1 | 1. | | Ordinance | Draft Short-term Rental Ordinance
Record No.: LRP-2022-17963 & LRP-2023-18254
All unincorporated areas of Humboldt County
Inland and coastal zone ordinances to allow the use of residences for short-term rentals within the unincorporated areas of Humboldt County. The ordinance does the following:
a) Creates two tiers of rentals consisting of units partially rented by the occupants of the residence and rental of the whole unit;
b) Establishes performance criteria for the operation of short term rentals;
c) Creates an Administrative Permit to authorize rentals which comply with the ordinance and allows approval of a discretionary permit when deviations from standards are requested.
d) Creates a cap for the number of units allowed around the Humboldt Bay Area
The new ordinance would affect the following code sections:
1. Inland: Adds section 314-60.05, amends the tables in section 314-6 and 314-9, amends sections 314-37, 314-44, 314-55, 314-138, 314-141, 314-143, 314-153, 314-154, 314-157, 314-158, 314-163, 314-174 and 314-177 in Chapter 4 of Division 1 of T | | |
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23-1484
| 1 | 2. | | Resolution | Sign Ordinance
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000
Record No.: PLN-2023-18801
Countywide
Amendment of provisions within the Zoning Ordinance regulating Signs and Nameplates. This ordinance will provide a uniform set of standards for the development, siting, size and installation of signs and billboards in the Zoning Ordinance (Section 87.3 of Chapter 3 and Section 87.2 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title III of Humboldt County Code). These standards will protect aesthetic values along scenic highways, coastal views, and scenic areas; encourage siting in preferred locations to help preserve the County’s environmentally sensitive habitat areas; ensure compatibility with CalTrans Outdoor Advertising Act permit requirements; and create standards to manage the size and locations of signs. The new ordinance proposes changes to the following sections:
1. Amends sections 314-87.2.1 through 314-87.2.2 and adds sections 314-87.2.3, 87.2.4, 87.2.5, 87.2.6, 87.2.7, 87.2.8, and 87.2.9 in Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title III of the County Code for the inland areas of the County.
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23-1473
| 1 | 1. | | Resolution | Emerald Mountain Coast LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 522-021-009-000
Record No.: PLN-11291-CUP
4054 Cloud Crossing Rd. Blue Lake, CA 95525
A Conditional Use Permit for 18,050 square feet of mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation supported by an 1,805 square foot ancillary nursery. Estimated annual irrigation water usage is 180,500 gallons and is sourced from a groundwater well and proposed rainwater catchment. Water storage consists of 51,400 gallons in tanks and a proposed 500,000-gallon rain catchment pond. Drying and curing will occur onsite and additional processing such as trimming will occur offsite. Power is provided by a generator and applicant proposes transition to renewable. The proposal includes onsite relocation and restoration. | | |
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23-1474
| 1 | 2. | | Resolution | High Art, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 522-022-015-000
Record Number: PLN-11525-CUP
Old Three Creeks Road, Willow Creek area
Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for an existing 20,180-square-foot (SF) outdoor cannabis cultivation operation. | | |
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23-1481
| 1 | 3. | | Resolution | Valadao - Final Map Subdivision, Conditional Use Permit, Planned Unit Development
Application Number: PLN-2021-17560
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 510-381-021
McKinleyville area
A Major Subdivision of an approximately 2.47-acre parcel into nineteen (19) parcels. The parcel is currently developed with a single-family residence which will be sited on its own parcel along with shared parking facilities, a laundry building, and a storage building and accessory dwelling unit. An existing detached garage and two other outbuildings are proposed to be removed. A Planned Development Permit is also being requested to allow for clustered development of approximately 61 units, and to allow for shared parking facilities, reduced setbacks from interior lot lines, reduced lot size, and a reduced road right-of-way width. The proposed development includes three different housing types: thirty-two (32) one-bedroom units and twenty-four (24) two-bedroom townhouse units configured in a four-plex fashion, and four (4) single-family dwelling units. A Conditional Use Permit is requested to allow fo | | |
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