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Meeting date/time:
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11/18/2021
6:00 PM
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Minutes status:
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Final
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Meeting location:
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825 Fifth Street
Board of Supervisors Chambers
Eureka, California
Regular Meeting - Virtual
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Attachments:
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Public Comment - Mara Parker - Grow Permits to Inaccessible Grow Sites.pdf, Public Comment - Robin Fleckles - PLN-11248-CUP APN 221-021-008 H2Equity.pdf, Public Comment - Betsy Watson - Agenda item 1 Planning Commission Meeting.pdf, Public comment - Jorie Chadbourne - Fwd Marijuana Moratorium.pdf, Public Comment - Jason Holder - Letter to PC and Dir Ford re Cannabis Permitting Discussion - Agenda, Public comment - Ann Alter - Moratorium on Cannabis Permitting NOW.pdf, Public comment - Marcia Wolhandler - Urgent Re request for moratorium on pot farm permits.pdf, Public comment - Mark Thurmond - Letter for Nov 18 planning commission discussion of cannabis.pdf, Public comment - Greta - Request moratorium on permitting cannabis grows -- tonight's meeting.pdf, Public comment - Bonnie Blackberry - 11-18-21 PC input.pdf, Public comment - Greta - Request moratorium on permitting cannabis grows -- tonight's meeting.pdf
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21-1702
| 1 | 1. | | Informational Report | The Planning Commission intends to discuss issues surrounding Cannabis Permitting with the potential to provide a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The discussion will focus on the following topics:
1. Wells/Water Use
2. CEQA
3. Electricity - Generators and Solar Power
4. Wildlife and habitat connectivity
5. Roads | continued | Pass |
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11892
| 1 | 1. | | Zoning Item | Big River Farm, LLC; Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Record Number PLN-11892-CUP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 108-023-008
Shelter Cove area
A Conditional Use Permit for 22,000 square feet (SF) existing outdoor cannabis cultivation. The project is within 600 feet of public land and requires a Special Permit to reduce the setback to BLM public land to 40 feet. Juvenile plants are propagated on-site in a 2,400 square foot ancillary nursery. Irrigation water is sourced from a groundwater well. The estimated annual irrigation water usage is 208,000 gallons. Water storage totals 69,600 gallons in eight (8) hard tanks. Applicant proposes construction of a 200,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. Processing, including drying, curing, and trimming, will occur on-site in an existing 2,400 SF facility. Power for the cultivation operation is provided by P.G.&E. | continued | |
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12125
| 1 | 2. | | Zoning Item | Humboldt Kingz, LLC; Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Record Number PLN-12125-CUP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 216-136-004 and 216-135-008
New Harris Area
A Conditional Use Permit for 37,250 sq. ft. of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and a Special Permit for work within a Streamside Management Area (SMA). Propagation is proposed within a proposed 3,700-square-foot greenhouse. Water for irrigation will be provided by a 6-million-gallon on-stream pond and rainwater catchment utilizing the rooftops of the existing structures. The applicant anticipates 600,000 gallons of water will be required annually for irrigation. Water storage onsite totals 6,014,000 gallons. Six million gallons from a 6-million-gallon onstream pond, and 14,000 gallons from hard tanks. Drying and curing is proposed onsite within an existing 1,440-square-foot dry shed. Trimming is prosed offsite at a licensed processing facility. Power for the project will be provided by solar with a backup generator. | continued | |
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21-12216
| 1 | 3. | | Zoning Item | Whipsawasons, LLC; Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-12216-CUP
Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 217-391-012
Blocksburg area
A Conditional Use Permit for 12,000 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation. Annual water use is approximately 137,000 gallons. Water will be provided by an existing groundwater well and a 500,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. There is 554,000 gallons of water storage. Processing will occur offsite. Power is provided by solar with a generator for emergency use only. | continued | |
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21-12490
| 1 | 4. | | Zoning Item | Eagles Nest Farm, LLC; Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-12490-CUP
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 220-191-027
Whitethorn Area
A Conditional Use Permit for 13,350 square feet (SF) of existing commercial cannabis cultivation consisting of 8,830 SF outdoor and 4,520 SF mixed light. The project is supported by 1,340 SF of propagation space. Water for irrigation is sourced from two existing permitted groundwater wells and a 400,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. The projected annual water usage totals 140,000 gallons and hard tank water storage totals 58,000 gallons. Processing occurs onsite although the applicant may utilize a licensed third-party processing facility. Power for the project will be sourced from a generator although the applicant is actively pursuing solar power. Once installed, solar will be the primary energy source. | continued | |
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11173
| 1 | 5. | | Zoning Item | Terra Organica; Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-11173-CUP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 216-074-022.
Alderpoint area
A Conditional Use Permit for 14,400 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, 11,840 SF will utilize light deprivation techniques to facilitate two harvests annually. The remaining 2,560 (SF) is full sun outdoor. The applicant is also proposing an appurtenant nursery of 1,440 (SF). Water will be provided by an existing permitted well and a registered spring diversion. The applicant anticipates approximately 75,300 gallons of water will be required annually for irrigation. Water will be stored in hard tanks totaling 172,850 gallons. Processing such as drying and curing will occur in a proposed 1,080-(SF) barn. Further processing will occur offsite at a licensed processing facility. The applicant proposes generators and solar power as the power supply. | continued | |
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12124
| 1 | 6. | | Zoning Item | Meyers and Aquarian, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Record ID PLN-12124-CUP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 216-135-015
New Harris area
A Conditional Use Permit for 24,000 square feet (SF) of existing mixed-light and outdoor cannabis cultivation consisting of 20,800 (SF) mixed light and 3,200 (SF) outdoor. Propagation takes place in one 2,400 (SF) nursery area. Irrigation water is sourced from a permitted well and a surface water diversion. Existing water storage includes 11 onsite water tanks of various capacities that total 24,260 gallons. Proposed additional water storage onsite will be in tanks totaling 335,000 gallons. Estimated water use is 360,000 gallons per year (15 gallons/SF). Drying and processing occur onsite within an existing metal building (1,500 SF). Power is provided by generator. The applicant proposes to transition to PG&E with only backup generator use by January 1, 2024. | continued | |
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11292
| 1 | 7. | | Zoning Item | Lost Coast Collective, Inc. Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Record Number PLN-11292-CUP (filed 10/11/2016)
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 221-240-015
Ettersburg area
A Conditional Use Permit for 22,000 square feet of existing commercial cannabis cultivation of which 18,500 square feet is mixed light cultivation and 3,500 square feet is outdoor cultivation. The mixed light cultivation area achieves three harvests annually and the outdoor cultivation area achieves one harvest annually. The project is supported by 2,180 square feet of propagation space. Water for irrigation is sourced from an existing well and two registered spring diversions from unnamed springs. The applicant is also proposing to construct a 500,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. Projected annual water usage totals 156,980 gallons (7.13 gal/SF) and water storage onsite totals 87,850 gallons. All processing will occur onsite. Energy is sourced from a 20kW solar array, hydropower, and a 45kW and 25kW generator. The applicant is also seeking a Special Permit for the ongoing use and maintenance of two points of di | continued | |
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11248
| 1 | 8. | | Zoning Item | H2 Equity, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-11248-CUP)
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 221-021-008
Salmon Creek area
A Conditional Use Permit for 49,650 square feet of existing commercial cannabis cultivation of which 8,782 square feet is mixed light cultivation and 40,868 square feet is outdoor cultivation utilizing light depravation techniques. The project is supported by 2,363 square feet of propagation space. Water for irrigation is sourced from an existing well, a hydrologically connected pond, and rainwater catchment. The projected annual water usage totals 892,176 gallons and existing available water storage totals 416,500 gallons. All processing occurs onsite in an existing structure. Energy is sourced from solar and generators. | continued | |
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