Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/15/2018 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 825 Fifth Street Board of Supervisors Chambers Eureka, California
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10877 11 Zoning ItemReliable Organic Farms, LLC Conditional Use Permit Case Number CUP 17-049 Assessor’s Parcel Number 107-233-006 Honeydew area Reliable Organic Farms, LLC, is seeking a Conditional Use Permit for an existing sixteen-thousand (16,000) square foot (SF) commercial medical cannabis cultivation occurring in five (5) greenhouses. Irrigation water is from an onsite well with a solar-powered pump and a flow meter for monitoring and reporting. Water storage consists of twenty-nine thousand (29,000) gallons in a bladder and hard tanks for use during the May to October forbearance period. Annual water budget is approximately one-hundred twenty-eight thousand (128,000) gallons. Processing will be onsite in an existing eight-hundred twenty (820) SF building by the Applicant and one (1) full-time seasonal employee who lives onsite.approvedPass Action details Video Video
11911 12 Zoning ItemMountainwise Farms Conditional Use Permit Case Numbers CUP 16-444 Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 317-183-000 3070 Pigeon Point Rd., Eureka, CA 95503 Mountainwise Farms is seeking a Conditional Use Permit for an existing 22,000 square foot (sf) outdoor commercial medical cannabis cultivation. All water used for cultivation of cannabis is sourced on-site from a shallow hand-dug (seep) well that, although registered with the State Water Resources Control Board, does not flow off the property. Water is stored in three bladders (60,000 gallons), and two hard-sided storage tanks (4,350 gallons). The applicant estimates 369,200 gallons of water use annually. To meet the need for added storage of water for cultivation during the forbearance period, a 500,000 gallon rain catchment pond and well are planned. The Applicant will install a water meter to document compliance. Appurtenant processing of cannabis product grown on-site occurs inside an existing shop structure. There will be between two to four employees at full operation. Electricity is provided by a solar power and back-up geapprovedPass Action details Video Video
10264 13 Zoning ItemLazy S Ranch, LLC Conditional Use Permit Case Number CUP 17-018 Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 033-130-002 and 033-130-007 2557 Blue Rock Road, Benbow Area A Conditional Use Permit for 37,010 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. Water for irrigation is sourced from a rainwater catchment system that captures rainwater from nearby existing and future structures. Water is stored in a series of four ponds with a total storage capacity of approximately 1,137,000 gallons, and nine hard tanks with a total capacity of 18,900 gallons. Projected water use is 241,000 gallons per growing season. Processing, drying, and curing of cannabis takes place in a 3,200-square-foot barn. The cannabis cultivation operation currently employs four full-time workers and four part-time workers. Solar panels (16 panels, 250 watts each) supply the power source for cultivation and processing activities.continuedPass Action details Video Video
11879 14 Zoning ItemMBC Valley Properties, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Case Numbers CUP-17-053, CUP-18-005, CUP-18-006 Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 107-102-003, -004, -005, -103-007, -012 1890 and 2188 Burrel Road and SW Quarter of Section 01, Township 03 South, Range 01 West, Honeydew area MBC Valley Properties seeks approval of three Conditional Use Permits for a proposed 2.5-acre outdoor and 22,000-square-foot mixed light medical cannabis cultivation operation. The Applicant is proposing to consolidate cultivation activities on several parcels to one parcel and not cultivate on the adjacent parcels. The Applicant states that a covenant will be developed to join contiguous parcels (107-103-012, 107-102-005, 107-103-007, 107-102-004, 107-102-003), creating an area totaling approximately 325 acres in size. Water for irrigation will be provided by a proposed 3,000,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. Processing, including drying and curing, will occur on-site while the proposed project includes utilization of an off-site trimming facility when available. Four full-time and up to 10 seasonal empcontinuedPass Action details Video Video
12341b 15 Zoning ItemCannaBoutique Dispensary Conditional Use Permit Case Number CUP 16-632 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 015-011-029 1672 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka Area CannaBoutique Dispensary is applying for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the operation of a medical cannabis dispensary that would provide medical marijuana to collective members in accordance with Humboldt County Code Section 314-55.3, Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title III. The proposed dispensary (project) would be located within 1,200 square feet of an existing commercial building. The hours of operation for the proposed project would be Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM; the dispensary would be closed on Saturday and Sunday.approvedPass Action details Video Video
OR 18-001 16 Zoning OrdinanceZoning Ordinance Amendments Interim Permitting of Existing Cultivation Activities Case Number OR 18-001 Humboldt County has existing ordinances regulating commercial medical cannabis activities, including the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2544, which was adopted February 26, 2016 and modified on September 13, 2016 (Ordinance 2559). On November 14, 2017, the ordinance was further modified by Ordinance 2588 to include provisions for the issuance of interim permits to certain eligible applicants seeking to permit lawful pre-existing cultivation sites in accordance with provisions for temporary licensing now authorized under the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”) (SB 94). Since becoming effective in mid-December 2017, the Department has processed and issued over 350 Interim Permits to applicants and operators of pre-existing cultivation sites. The project proposes amendments to the interim permitting provisions in Section 314-55.4.8.11 of Humboldt County Code to allow issuance of interim permits to additional elrecommended for approvalPass Action details Video Video