Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/20/2018 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 825 Fifth Street Board of Supervisors Chambers Eureka, California
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PC AS 8.16.18 1  Zoning ItemPlanning Commission Action Summary of August 16, 2018 for review and approval.   Action details Not available
14047x 11 Zoning ItemMercer Fraser Company, Coastal Development Permit and Conditional Use Permit Application Number 14047 Case Numbers CDP-17-001M and CUP-17-004M Assessor Parcel Numbers 517-155-007 and 517-155-008 Big Lagoon area Modification of a previously approved Coastal Development Permit and Conditional Use Permit for siting a portable asphalt plant on property owned by Green Diamond Company near Big Lagoon in support of a regionally important Caltrans construction project on Highway 101. The modification requests the siting of the portable asphalt batch plant be extended to keep the plant on-site indefinitely for intermittent use following completion of the Caltrans project to support other regional construction projects. The proposed location is industrially zoned and has historically been used for heavy industrial activities, including a lumber mill site. The asphalt plant and ancillary equipment includes storage bins, storage piles, and will involve support vehicles such as a loader, water truck, and material transport haul trucks. The site will be operated on an as-needed basis as approvedPass Action details Video Video
14243 12 Zoning ItemHumboldt Community Services District, General Plan Conformance Review and Special Permit Application Number 14243 Case Numbers GPC-18-003 and SP-18-100 Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 018-281-003, 018-291-005, 019-031-002 and -003 40 Spruce Street, 4255 and 4305 Union Street, Eureka/Pine Hill area A Special Permit for development within the Streamside Management Area. The HCSD proposes the construction of an approximately 1,600’ sewer transmission line which would traverse a wetland and span 4 privately-held parcels identified as APNs 018-281-003, 018-291-005, 019-031-002 and -003. The project will involve installing approximately 1,050 linear feet of 6-inch diameter pipe in a trench and the remaining 550 linear feet will consist of 8-inch diameter fused pipe installed by horizontal drilling under the slough channel. The proposal also includes a 10’ wide temporary easement and 2 temporary staging areas (APNs 019-071-003 and 018-271-004) for use during construction. The proposed new line is part of the Martin Slough Interceptor (MSI) project and would run between the existing SeaapprovedPass Action details Not available
12479 13 Zoning ItemBurr Valley Farm LLC Special Permit Case Number SP16-542 Assessor Parcel Number 210-231-012 Application Number 12479 2520 Burr Valley Road, Dinsmore area A Special Permit for 10,000 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation located on the subject parcel which is approximately 40 acres in size. Staff is recommending denial of the project because the applicant has not provided sufficient documentation of cultivation prior to January 1, 2016 per Humboldt County Code 314-55.4.9.4. In addition, the subject parcel does not qualify for new cultivation per Humboldt County Code 314-55.4.8.2.1 because the parcel is zone Forestry Recreation (FR-B-5(40)).continuedPass Action details Not available
10844 14 Zoning ItemGreen Sanctuary, LLC. Conditional Use Permit Application Number 10844 Case Number CUP-16-090 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APNs) 216-205-011 Blocksburg area A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for 40,030 square feet (sf) of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation located on a 158 acre parcel. Cultivation consists of three existing cultivation areas (CA): One of the cultivation areas is proposed for relocation out of the 50-foot Streamside Management Area (SMA) of two streams to an environmentally superior location that is devoid of trees. All water for irrigation of cannabis is sourced from a 400,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond and nine hard water tanks that store 23,500 gallons. Projected water use is 261,655 gallons per growing season. Cannabis will be harvested by hand and then dried, machine trimmed, and stored on-site. There will be 6 seasonal employees, in addition to the applicant. Power will be supplied by a generator.continuedPass Action details Not available
11153 15 Zoning ItemCanal I, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Application Number 11153 Case Number CUP-16-163 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 210-221-008 Private Road in Dinsmore Area of Larabee Valley off State Highway 36 A Conditional Use Permit for an existing 32,440 square feet (SF) of outdoor and 6,720 SF of mixed light cannabis cultivation located on a 40 acre parcel. Irrigation water is from a well that was installed on October 31, 2017. Processing includes drying, trimming, curing, and packaging and will occur inside a planned 2,400 SF metal processing facility with a maximum of five full time employees during peak activities associated with the mixed light cultivation activities that enable up to five annual harvests. Currently, two 7,000 kW gasoline-fueled generators and two 2,000 kW gasoline-fueled generators are used for cultivation and processing activities. The applicant plans to install an off-grid solar system and onsite wastewater treatment system in October 2018.continuedPass Action details Not available
14116 16 Zoning ItemShore 2 Shore Wireless Special Permit Application Number 14116 Case Numbers SP-18-068 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 504-131-004 1220 Glendale Road, Glendale Area A Special Permit to allow a height exception from the 35’ height limit in the Agriculture General (AG) zone. The proposal is for a 150 foot self-supporting lattice cell tower with twelve (12) panel antennas and twenty-three (23) remote radio heads, a sixty-four (64) square foot by 10 feet tall equipment cabinet and a diesel emergency backup generator all within a 30 ft. X 50 ft. lease area surrounded by an anti-climb chain link fence. To minimize potential visual concerns and insure compatibility with neighboring development, Staff recommends that the tower is re-designed as a stealth mono-pole that is manufactured to look like a conifer tree complete with bark on its trunk with all antennas hidden within the branches.approvedPass Action details Video Video
11304 17 Zoning ItemHumboldt Boutique Gardens, MBC Application Number 11304 Case Numbers: CUP16-427 and SP18-009 Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 203-211-016 Drake Hill Road, Fortuna Area Applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and a Special Permit (SP) to allow Phase 1 of a two-phase project consisting of indoor commercial cannabis cultivation, ancillary processing and a nursery on a 2.7 acre parcel. Application includes a CUP to allow a use within a Qualified (Q) combining zone, Area 1, (Ordinance No 1689 adopted May 28, 1985, and amended by Ordinance No 1784 on December 16, 1986). Phase 1 consists of constructing the first warehouse, establishing and operating cannabis cultivation and processing within it. Specifically, 8,560 square foot (sf) of new indoor cannabis cultivation within a 13,000 sf building that would be 28 feet in height, served by an on-site septic system and well. This building’s interior would consist of six 24 foot by 40 foot flowering rooms, a 240 sf propagation room for developing clones, a 240 sf mother room, and a 2,080 sf vegetative room for the tending of plants bapprovedPass Action details Video Video
18-1219 18 Informational ReportTransporting Cannabis on Federal Roads. Report on staff’s findings relative to projects with primary access across federal property.   Action details Not available
18-1220 19 Informational ReportFunctional Road Requirements Presentation by Public Works Land Use Deputy Director Bronkall regarding functional requirements for roads serving commercial cannabis sites.   Action details Not available
PC 9.20.18 110 Zoning ItemCommercial Cannabis Application Process Per the request of the Commission this item is up for further discussion and possible action.   Action details Not available