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Meeting Name: Zoning Administrator Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/21/2022 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Planning and Building Department 3015 H St. Eureka, CA 95501
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13117 11. Zoning ItemBig Rock Farms, Inc; Special Permit & Zoning Clearance Certificate Record Number PLN-13117-SP (filed 12/30/2016) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 101-061-003 Ferndale Area One Special Permit for commercial cannabis manufacturing and distribution, and a Zoning Clearance Certificate for a community propagation center. The applicant proposes manufacturing in the form of non-volatile infusions, a 1,600 square foot commercial nursery, a distribution facility, and non-storefront retail sales. The project will use roughly 60,000 gallons of water for propagation annually and will be served by a rainwater catchment system. The project has a permitted septic system and proposes an ADA compliant restroom and hand washing facilities in the office area and proposes a maximum of four employees at peak operations. Power for the project will be provided by PG&E. A licensed testing laboratory will provide testing services for all in house and out of house products.   Not available Not available
16942 12. Zoning ItemVZIR, LLC; Special Permit Record Number PLN-2021-16942 (filed 1/13/2021) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 107-103-015 Honeydew Area The applicant is seeking a Special Permit for 12,400 square feet of new mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation, in addition to 7,072 square feet of permitted cannabis cultivation. New cultivation will occur in three (3) greenhouses. Ancillary propagation will expand to a total of 2,000 square feet to accommodate the 19,472 square feet of total existing and proposed mixed light cannabis cultivation. The applicant anticipates there will be two cultivation and harvest cycles occurring annually. Water for irrigation will be provided by a proposed rainwater catchment system that can supply up to 91,000 gallons of rainwater for irrigation, and a proposed 350,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond on the neighboring property under the same ownership (APN 107-103-014). The applicant anticipates 214,000 gallons of water will be required annually for irrigation for the existing and proposed cannabis cultivation. The applicant proposes to upgrade an ag exemp   Not available Not available
16943 13. Zoning ItemVZIR, LLC; Special Permit and Lot Line Adjustment Record Number PLN-2021-16943 (filed 1/13/2021) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 107-103-014 Honeydew Area A Special Permit for 15,480 square feet of new mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation. Cultivation will occur in seven (7) 2,040 square foot greenhouses and one (1) 1,200 square foot greenhouse. The project will be supported by 1,575 square feet of propagation space. The applicant anticipates there will be two cultivation and harvest cycles occurring annually. Water for irrigation will be provided by a proposed 350,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. The applicant anticipates 142,000 gallons of water will be required annually for irrigation. The applicant proposes drying, harvest storage, waste storage, and chemical storage to occur in a proposed 2,560 square foot ag exempt building. The applicant will utilize 375 square feet of the ag-exempt building for storing mother plants and conducting genetic research and development The applicant proposes to conduct trimming onsite within the proposed 256-square-foot commercial p   Not available Not available
17383 14. Zoning ItemFruitland Family Farms LLC; Special Permit Record Number PLN-2021-17383 (filed 08/04/2021) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 211-331-021 Myers Flat Area A Special Permit for expansion of the approved Zoning Clearance Certificate PLN-2019-16057. The project will expand from the approved 5,000 square feet of light deprivation outdoor cultivation to the proposed 10,000 square feet of light deprivation outdoor cultivation. The cultivation will occur in five (5) 2,000 square foot greenhouses. The applicant hopes to achieve two (2) harvests annually. All water will be sourced by rainwater catchment from an existing rooftop rainwater catchment system. The estimated water needed annually for irrigation is approximately 72,500 gallons (7.25 gal/sq.ft./yr). There are twelve (12) 5,000 gallon tanks connected to the catchment system, two (2) existing 2,500 gallon tanks, and three (3) proposed 5,000 gallon tanks for a total of 80,000 gallons of water storage. There is also an existing 21,000 gallon pond designated for fire suppression. Drying and curing will occur onsite in the proposed 1,040    Not available Not available
17630 15. Zoning ItemCaltrans Guardrail Project; Coastal Development Permit Record Number PLN-2022-17630 (filed 02/14/2022) Assessor’s Parcel Number - no APN, the project is in Caltrans ROW. Trinidad Area An application for a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the installation of a 665-foot long Midwest Guardrail System on the northbound 101 from postmile 98.94 to 99.07.   Not available Not available