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Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/1/2021 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 825 Fifth Street Board of Supervisors Chambers Eureka, California
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Attachments: G-2 - PC Supplemental #1, G-2 - PC Supplemental #2, G-3 - Public Comments on 16602, G-4 - Robie Tenorio public comment, G-1 PC Supplemental #1 13908 Morris, G-2 - Public Comment - Laurie Graham, G-4 Supplemental #2 - 17147 CCLUO Amendments.pdf, G-1 PC Supplemental#2 13908 Morris, G-2 Supplemental Combined public comment, G-3 16602 Hempire Combined public comment, G-1 13908 Morris Public Comment, Public Comment - Angelina Lasko CCLUO amendments, Public Comment - Bonnie Blackberry 7-1-21 PC input, Public Comment - Mike Gordon CCLUO Updates, Public Comment - Robert Renfro CCLUO June 30 2021 PC Comment Letter re Supplemental Lighting, G-2 Email FW_ PWM Inc.apln-2021-17005 Sun Valley Communication Site.pdf, G-2 FW_ PWM Inc.apln-2021-17005 Sun Valley Communication Site 7.1.21, G-3 Public Comment - Marisa Darpino File No. 21-908, G-4 Public Comment - Marisa Darpino Planning Commission 7_1_2021 21-909, G-4 Public Comment - Robert Renfro Jr June 30 2021 PC Comment Letter re Supplemental Lighting, G-4 Public Comment - Scott Raymond Proposed Changes to the CMMLUO, Public Comment - Don Allan 1277 StageCoachRdTreeRemovalProject_6-30-21, G-2 Public Comment Ramona Fair North Coast Journal - August 14 2003 COVER STORY - CELLULAR DIVISION., Morris Coastal Development Permit.pdf, Concerning_ Morris CDP and SP Record ID PLN-13908-CDP (APN) 515-271-024 1277 Stagecoach Road.pdf
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21-902 14. Zoning ItemRockaway Investments, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Application Number PLN-12280-CUP Assessor’s Parcel Number 208-111-028-000. Bridgeville Area A Conditional Use Permit for commercial cannabis cultivation consisting of 9,948 square feet of existing outdoor cultivation within greenhouses and 1,400 square feet of existing full-sun outdoor cultivation. 900 sf of ancillary propagation space is also proposed. Water for irrigation is sourced from an existing permitted well. Water is stored in eight HDPE water tanks and one water bladder, totaling 19,900 gallons. Processing will occur off-site by a third party. The site is supported by solar panels and one backup generator contained within a shed.   Not available Video Video
21-903 15. Zoning ItemAmbiguity Farm, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Record Number PLN-12812-CUP Assessor’s Parcel Number 223-011-009. Garberville area A Conditional Use Permit for 34,560 square feet of existing outdoor and 10,000 square feet of existing mixed-light cannabis cultivation. The applicant projects two to three cultivation cycles per year. Water for irrigation is sourced from an on-site 450,000-gallon pond and a point of diversion. Water is stored in two tanks totaling 100,000 gallons. Processing, including drying and trimming occur off site at a licensed processing facility. Electricity is sourced from solar with generator back up.   Not available Not available
21-904 16. Zoning ItemBosim 4373, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Record Number PLN-2020-16405 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 511-321-031. McKinleyville area A Conditional Use Permit modification to convert 10,000 square feet of mixed light cannabis cultivation approved under application 12642 to 6,660 square feet of commercial nursery, and 3,552 square feet of mixed-light cultivation. The nursery will not be open to the public. Water for irrigation will be supplied by the McKinleyville Community Service District. Anticipated annual water usage for the project is 90,000 gallons, and watering is done through a drip irrigation system with supplemental hand watering. Total water storage on-site is 1,000 gallons within one 1,000-gallon water tank. Power is supplied by PG&E.   Not available Not available
21-899 11. Zoning ItemVajra Gita Grounds, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Record Number PLN-10677-CUP Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 314-153-004 & 314-143-005. Kneeland area A Conditional Use Permit for 1-acre of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation, with 4,356 square feet of ancillary propagation space. Irrigation water is sourced from a permitted well on-site, and the applicant plans to install a 500,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. The projected water usage is approximately 350,000 gallons a year (8.03 gallons/square foot/year). Total existing water storage on-site is 27,500 gallons in hard water tanks. Full processing will occur on-site within an existing building. Power is currently sourced by on-site generators, and the applicant is planning to install a solar system with solar arrays to provide 80% renewable energy within three years from the date of approval.   Not available Video Video
21-900 12. Zoning ItemChamise Creek Farms, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Record Number PLN-11562-CUP Assessor’s Parcel Number: 218-161-007. Palo Verde area A Conditional Use Permit for a total of 22,800 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and a 2,280-SF ancillary nursery. Irrigation water is sourced from two (2) offstream rainwater catchment ponds that have a combined storage capacity of 560,000 gallons. Total estimated annual water use is 342,000 gallons (15 gallons/SF). Water is stored in the rainwater catchment ponds, three (3) 50,000-gallon bladders, one (1) 3,000-gallon hard plastic tank, and one (1) 2,500-gallon hard plastic tank. Total water storage is 715,500 gallons. Drying occurs onsite in a 750-SF barn, and further processing occurs offsite at a licensed third party facility. The primary source of electrical power for outdoor cultivation is a solar array and several generators used in emergencies.   Not available Video Video
21-901 13. Zoning ItemSun House Farms, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Record Number PLN-12029-CUP Assessor’s Parcel Number: 218-151-006. New Harris area A Conditional Use Permit for 43,560 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, and a 4,420 SF of nursery propagation area. Irrigation water is sourced from an onsite surface water diversion. Estimated onsite water use is 450,000-gallons (10.3 gallons/SF). Water is stored within sixty-three (63) hard tanks for a total of 302,400 gallons. Drying and processing is proposed to occur onsite. Power is provided by three (3) generators, that include one (1) 14.4 KW diesel-powered Whisperwatt generator and one (1) Honda EU 7000 and one (1) Honda EU 3,000 generator.   Not available Video Video
21-905 11. Zoning ItemMorris Coastal Development Permit and Special Permit Record Number PLN-13908-CDP Assessor’s Parcel Number: 515-271-024. Trinidad area A Coastal Development Permit and Special Permit for new residential accessory structures, Major Vegetation Removal of trees with a diameter greater than twelve (12) inches at four and one-half (4.5) feet trunk height, and development within the 100-ft. protective buffer for Streams and Riparian Corridor and Wetlands and ESHA. Development within the protective buffer involves the removal of 163 trees with an average diameter of 18 inches, for public safety purposes under a CalFire 150 ft. and 150-300 ft. Structure Protection Exemption. The installation of two wells, one located 20 feet from Hobson Creek, and the second well located at the edge of the Riparian Corridor buffer. Other accessory structures include the remodel of an existing single story 1,070 square foot single story garage/guest house including the addition of 96 square feet of enclosed, heated area along the existing covered porch; a new 728 sq. ft. two car garage; construction o   Not available Video Video
21-906 12. Zoning ItemNew Cingular Wireless PCS, Special Permit and PWM Inc. Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Record Numbers PLN-2020-16754 and PLN-2021-17005 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 505-151-006 and 506-231-010. Arcata area The consideration of two separate new wireless communication facilities in the Arcata bottoms area. The New Cingular Wireless facility consists of a Special Permit application for the construction of a new 100-foot tall, freestanding faux water tower, to be located on a concrete foundation and with ground-mounted equipment. The tower would be able to host up to two different wireless carriers. The PWM, Inc. Wireless facility involves the construction of a new 130-foot-tall freestanding lattice tower, to be located on a concrete foundation and with ground-mounted equipment. The tower would be able to host up to four different wireless carriers.   Not available Not available
21-908 13. Zoning ItemHumboldt Hempire Farms, LLC, Special Permit Record No. PLN-2020-16602 Assessor’s Parcel Number: 223-061-011. Garberville Area A Special Permit for 43,560 square feet of new mixed light cannabis cultivation. There is an approved land use permit on the subject parcel that allows for a business engaged in the collection, storage, delivery, and sale of non-potable water to residents in the Southern Humboldt area for primarily agricultural use (e.g., irrigation). The applicant will utilize water from this onsite business to support the cultivation. The applicant anticipates approximately 600,000 gallons of water will be required annually for irrigation. There is 3,360,000 gallons of water storage onsite. Processing such as drying, and curing will occur in a 5,060-square-foot structure. Further processing will occur offsite at a licensed processing facility. Power of the project will be provided by PG&E.   Not available Not available
21-909 14. Zoning ItemZoning Ordinance Amendments to the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO), Record ID #PLN-2021-17147. This item includes revisions to the Inland CCLUO Zoning Ordinance (Section 314-55.3 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title III of the Humboldt County Code) to require that applications for two (2) or more Retirement, Remediation and Relocation (RRR) sites proposing relocation on a single receiving site require a special permit. These amendments would be applicable to all zoning clearance certificate applications for RRR sites and Relocation sites, including those submitted on or before December 31, 2016. Additionally, this item includes proposed amendments to the CCLUO Section 314-55.4, providing updated definitions for “Propagation” for allowance of an area, not to exceed 25% of the cultivation area, for the use of nursery and immature plants. Additionally, an updated definition for “Outdoor” allows use of lights requiring 60 watts of electricity or less to be used for employee safety and/or to maintain plants in a non-flowering vegetative state in the area approved for    Not available Not available