Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/5/2018 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 825 Fifth Street Board of Supervisors Chambers Eureka, California
Regular Meeting
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AS 3.15.18 11 MinutesApproval of the March 15, 2018 Planning Commission Action Summary.approvedPass Action details Video Video
12577 12 Zoning ItemBridgeville Qualified Patients Association, Inc Conditional Use Permit Case Number CUP-16-753 Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 210-033-006 Bridgeville/McClellan Mountain area A Conditional Use Permit for an existing outdoor commercial cannabis operation. The requested approval includes the operation of an existing 22,500 square foot outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation on an approximately 120-acre parcel. Water for cultivation activities will be supplied via a permitted onsite well. Water will be stored in three (3) 3,000-gallon hard tanks for a total of 9,000 gallons of water storage. The cultivation operations would use approximately 86,000 gallons of water annually. The cannabis is processed (machine trim and dry) in the applicant’s residence at APN 210-032-009, approximately one mile from the cultivation site, but the applicant intends to obtain necessary permits to be in compliance with the CMMLUO. A generator provides power to the well water pump and both are stored in an enclosure for noise containment. There will be no employees; all cultivation and processing activitapproved as amendedPass Action details Video Video
12889 13 Zoning ItemBridgeville Humboldt, LLC Conditional Use Permit Case Numbers CUP 16-907 and SP-18-037 Assessor Parcel Numbers 210-022-045 Bridgeville Area A Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit for 24,000 square feet (SF) of existing full-sun outdoor cannabis cultivation located in four areas on Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 210-022-045, which is approximately 22 acres in size. Approximately 20,000 SF of the existing cultivation areas is planned to be relocated on site to an area identified as environmentally superior, and this project includes a Special Permit for development (removal and remediation of cultivation areas) from within an SMA. Irrigation water is sourced from an on-site permitted well and stored in three plastic storage tanks with a total storage capacity of 8,000 gallons. Water demand ranges from 200 to 30,000 gallons per month, and the annual water budget is 146,200 gallons. All product grown on-site will be processed off-site at a licensed facility. Per the applicant there will be no employees, but there may be up to three (3) volunteers on site during peak times.approvedPass Action details Not available
12011 14 Zoning ItemTehan Buehler Conditional Use Permit Case Number CUP 16-498 Assessor Parcel Number 522-211-053 Willow Creek Area A Conditional Use Permit for a new commercial medical cannabis cultivation operation. The requested approval is for 5,000 square feet of mixed-light cultivation on a 2.54-acre parcel. The proposed cultivation area consists of two greenhouses; one is 1,500 square feet and the other is 3,500 square feet. Irrigation water will be sourced from the municipal water supply (Willow Creek Community Services District), and the total projected water usage is approximately 25,000 gallons per year. Power for the cannabis cultivation activities will be supplied by Pacific Gas & Electric. Processing and drying of cannabis will take place on-site in a portable carport tent. There will be no employees for the operation. Cultivation and processing activities will be performed by the property owner/applicant and his family. The applicant has enrolled with the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Cannabis Waste Discharge Regulatory Program as a Tier 1 discharger.approvedPass Action details Not available
13986 15 Zoning ItemRedwood Parks Lodge Co., Inc. Coastal Development Permit, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Extension Case Numbers CDP-14-016XX, CUP-14-008XX, SP-14-022XX Assessor’s Parcel Number 520-142-009-000 Orick Area The project is a second two-year extension of the following project: A Coastal Development Permit, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit for a 152 unit transient habitation facility (special occupancy park), to include: a campground, RV Park, Lodge (commercial center), and gas station. The special occupancy park will include 82 RV sites, 48 tent camping sites, 12 park model cabins, 10 cottages, 3 bathhouses, internal trails connecting to the existing Redwood Creek Levee Trail, an open playing field, and a commercial center constructed in a traditional lodge building style. The commercial center will include the resort activity center, administrative offices, a deli and convenience store/gift shop, a touring center, and gas station. An existing residence will remain and be used as a caretaker's residence and office space. A 2,076 square foot maintenance barn wapprovedPass Action details Not available
14020 16 Zoning ItemHumboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District (HBHRCD) Coastal Development Permit Case Numbers CDP-15-043M/CUP-15-014M Assessor Parcel Number 401-112-021-000 Samoa Area The project is a Minor Modification to add a saltwater test well to an existing Coastal Development Permit and Conditional Use Permit for renovation of existing facilities and infrastructure within that portion of the property within the coastal permit jurisdiction of the County. A 5-inch diameter test well up to 300 feet in depth will be developed on the site in a location outside of sensitive biological and cultural resource areas. The purpose of the test well is to determine if there is sufficient salt water supply and salinity for prospective aquaculture uses at Redwood Marine Terminal II (RMT II). The existing CDP and CUP allowed facility renovations including new roofing, building siding and access doors, water, wastewater and fire suppression system upgrades, electrical upgrades, and upgraded security fencing. These renovations have been mostly completed and do not expand the facility capaciapprovedPass Action details Video Video
10264 17 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
13639-11000 18 Zoning ItemSUMMIT WEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC Zone Reclassification and PROXIMA INVESTMENTS, LLC Special Permit Case Numbers ZR-17-006 and SP-16-123 Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 313-203-020 Fickle Hill/Arcata Area A Zone Reclassification (ZR) to change the zoning of APN 313-203-020 from the Unclassified (U) zone to Agriculture General with a Special Building Site Combining Zone of 10-acres AG B-5(10) in order to implement the General Plan land use designation of Residential Agricultural (RA) with a density range of one dwelling unit per five acres to one dwelling per 20 acres (5-20). The subject 12.81 acre parcel. A Special Permit (SP) for an indoor commercial cannabis cultivation operation to occur inside two existing non-residential structures, with a total cultivation area of 3,565 square feet. Commercial cannabis will be cultivated using hydroponic methodologies. The proposed indoor cultivation of commercial cannabis is occurring and is an existing operation on the property. A permitted well is the irrigation water source and the applicant has a total of 22,000 gallons of hard approvedPass Action details Video Video