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Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/7/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 825 Fifth Street Board of Supervisors Chambers Eureka, California
Regular Meeting - Hybrid
Published agenda: Agenda (PDF) Agenda (PDF) Published minutes: Action Summary Action Summary  
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Attachments: 19041 Elizabeth Connolly - Request for hearing - 9.30.24.pdf, 17922-MOD01 Tamara Falor 11.2.24.pdf, 19041 Elizabeth Connolly 11.5.24 lm.pdf, 11638-11642-11643 Ron Silva 11.5.24.pdf, 11543 Supplemental #1 - BLM Referral Response.pdf, 11737 Supplemental #1 - CalFire Incident Report.pdf, 11638-11642-11643 Kella Scown 11.7.24.pdf, 17922-MOD01 RNA Response to Public Comment Letter.pdf, 17922-MOD01 Tamara Falor 11.7.24.pdf
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24-1540 11. Informational ReportReview and approval of the October 03, 2024, Action Summary   Not available Not available
24-1545 12. ResolutionMIB 2, LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Assessor Parcel Number 221-021-026 Record No.: PLN-11543-CUP Miranda Area A Conditional Use Permit for 33,000 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation with 3,160 square feet of ancillary propagation. Estimated annual irrigation water usage of 200,000 gallons will be sourced from rainwater catchment and a groundwater well. Water storage is provided by a 250,000-gallon pond. Processing, including trimming, will occur onsite. Electricity is provided by solar power with a generator reserved for emergencies only. A Special Permit is included because the project is within 600 feet of Public Lands managed for open space and requires a setback reduction.   Not available Video Video
24-1551 13. ResolutionTen Redwoods LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 208-241-017 Record No.: PLN-11737-CUP Dinsmore Area DENIAL of a Conditional Use Permit for 11,700 square feet of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and a Special Permit for development and restoration in a streamside management area.   Not available Video Video
24-1552 14. ResolutionRenewable America, LLC Conditional Use Permit Modification Assessor Parcel Numbers: 505-151-012, 506-231-019 and 506-231-022 (one separate legal parcel) Record Number: PLN-2022-17922-MOD01 Arcata area A Modification to an approved Conditional Use Permit. The approved Conditional Use Permit was for a two phased community-scale solar energy and storage project that included the development of approximately 549,696 square feet of solar panels and a 5,000 square-foot equipment pad within pollinator habitat, in an area of approximately 30 acres (Record Number: PLN-2022-17922). The Modification to the approved project is to allow for the design change and reconfiguration of the solar panels and the equipment pad. The new design will include approximately 493,389 square feet of solar panels and two equipment pads, 2,500 and 2,156 square feet in size within pollinator habitat, in an area of approximately 27.43 acres. In addition, the layout of the panels will now shift from the west and extend north to within 50 feet of the northern parcel boundary. The new solar panels will be configu   Not available Video Video
24-1541 11. ResolutionShowers Pass LLC Conditional Use Permits and Special Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 317-182-019-000 and 317-182-020-000 Record Numbers.: PLN-10854-CUP Kneeland area Project Description: A Conditional Use Permit for 12,200 square feet (SF) existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and includes 1,400 SF of ancillary nursery and propagation space. A permitted well supplies cultivation water. Water storage of 10,000 gallons occurs in tanks. Annual water budget is approximately 93,000 gallons. Processing is proposed onsite but will utilize offsite processing until an appropriate facility is constructed. Power is provided by generators, the project is conditioned to transition to 100% renewable power by January 1, 2026, with generators reserved for emergencies only. The project includes a special permit for reduced setbacks to public lands.   Not available Video Video
24-1543 12. ResolutionShowers Pass Farms LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 317-182-020-000 and 317-182-019-000 Record Numbers.: PLN-11989-CUP Kneeland/Showers Pass area Project Description: Conditional Use Permit for 18,634 square feet of existing, outdoor cannabis cultivation. A permitted well on APN 317-182-019 provides cultivation water. 10,000 gallons of water is stored in hard tanks. An estimated 160,000 gallons of water is needed annually for irrigation. Drying/curing of harvested cannabis to occur within an on-site shed. All processing activities occur at a licensed facility off-site. Power is provided by generators, the project is conditioned to transition to 100% renewable power by January 1, 2026, with generators reserved for emergencies only. Special permit for the use and maintenance of a waterline in the Streamside Management Area.   Not available Not available
24-1544 13. ResolutionMarcas Land Co., Inc., Conditional Use Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 317-033-008-000 Record No.: PLN-11099-CUP Pilot Ridge/Showers Pass area A Conditional Use Permit 19,595 square feet (sf) of pre-existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation and 1,142 sf of ancillary nursery area. Processing, including drying and trimming occurs in an existing building on-site. Water for irrigation is sourced from two permitted groundwater wells. The applicant estimates 577,500 gallons of water used for irrigation per year. Off-grid power is supplied by one generator and proposed solar arrays. The project is proposed to be conditioned to transition to 100 percent on-site renewable energy by January 1, 2026.   Not available Not available
24-1546 14. ResolutionThe Hills, LLC and Shadow Light Ranch, LLC; Conditional Use Permits and Special Permits Record Numbers: PLN-11638-CUP, PLN-11642-ZCC, PLN-11643-CUP (filed 12/2/2016) Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 223-061-003, 223-061-038, 223-061-039, 223-061-043, 223-061-046, 223-073-004 and 223-073-005 Garberville area Two Conditional Use Permits and a Zoning Clearance Certificate for continued commercial cannabis cultivation and two Special Permits for commercial cannabis processing, including packaging, and a wholesale nursery. The project site consists of three legal parcels, one of which is proposed to be retired from cannabis operations. The total commercial cultivation proposed is 60,940 square feet of existing cannabis, of which 50,940 square feet is outdoor and 10,000 square feet is mixed light. The project includes relocation and consolidation of cultivation areas to environmentally superior locations with the remediation of the retired cultivation areas. New development activities associated with this project include greenhouses for existing and relocated cultivation areas, a pr   Not available Video Video
24-1553 15. ResolutionLaura Muzzy Conditional Use Permit Modification Record Number: PLN-2024-19013, PLN-12468-SP Assessor Parcel Number: 210-072-009-000 Carlotta area A modification to Conditional Use Permit PLN-12648-CUP to add a well as an additional water source for the project and increase the amount of water used for irrigation annually from 200,000 gallons to 759,480 gallons. The approved permit authorized 30,000 square feet of outdoor cannabis cultivation with a 3,000 square foot nursery. The proposed well on the project parcel is likely to be hydrologically disconnected from surface waters...end   Not available Video Video
24-1554 16. ResolutionLynnette Chen Coastal Development Permit Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 017-192-006 Record Numbers: PLN-2024-19041 Eureka area A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for a repair of a damaged leach fields and tree removal of approximately 60 trees for structure protection for the existing residence and pump house for Humboldt Community Services District (HCSD).   Not available Video Video