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Meeting Name: Zoning Administrator Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/4/2022 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Planning and Building Department 3015 H St. Eureka, CA 95501
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11550 11. Zoning ItemGreen Gardens Gardens: Special Permit (2) Record Number PLN-11550-SP (filed 11/29/2016) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 522-143-024 Willow Creek Area A Special Permit for 9,250 square feet (sf) of pre-existing outdoor cannabis cultivation with 920 sf of ancillary propagation. Cultivation activities extend from April to November annually. Water for irrigation is provided by the Willow Creek Community Services District. Annual water usage is estimated at 132,500 gallons. There is 4,050 gallons of water storage in hard-sided tanks on-site for irrigation, and there is one (1) 2,500-gallon tank designated for fire suppression. Drying and curing will occur on-site and trimming will occur off-site at a licensed processing facility. Up to 4 employees are required during peak operations. Power to the subject parcel is provided by PGE. An additional Special Permit is being requested for a setback reduction to public lands (SRNF) to approximately 260 feet.   Not available Not available
12203 12. Zoning ItemPacific Madrone Timber, LLC: Special Permit (2) Record Number PLN-12203-SP (filed 12/21/2016) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 524-153-001 & 524-153-002 Burnt Ranch/Willow Creek Area A Special Permit for 6,713 sq. ft. of pre-existing outdoor cannabis cultivation. Water is sourced from a rain catchment pond and from a stream diversion under Water Right Certificate H100228. A Special Permit is being requested to approve the continued use and maintenance of a stream diversion within a streamside management area. Anticipated annual water usage is 133,350 gallons. Existing water storage includes one (1) 180,000-gallon rain catchment pond, and two (2) 1,500-gallon hard water tanks, for a total of 183,000 gallons of water storage. The applicant is requesting a setback reduction for cultivation areas within 150-feet of a perennial wetland on-site, and proposes to relocate all cultivation within 100 feet of the wetland to outside of 150 feet. Consultation with CDFW has been conducted for the setback reduction request, and a recommendation of conditional approval was received. An additiona   Not available Not available
12292 13. Zoning ItemHeavy Ratchet, LLC; Special Permit Record Number PLN-12292-SP (filed 12/22/2016) Assessor’s Parcel Number: 210-117-024 Dinsmore area Heavy Ratchet, LLC seeks a Special Permit for 8,248 square feet (SF) of pre-existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, within three (3) greenhouses. Greenhouse 1 (GH1) measures 2,400 SF; Greenhouse 2 (GH2) measures 2,400 SF; and Greenhouse 3 (GH3) measures 3,448 SF. Propagation occurs in one (1) 1,120 SF structure that would contain the nursery, drying/storage/processing facilities. The project also includes the decommissioning/ restoration of a prior cannabis grow area (Cultivation Site 1) as shown on the site plan. Upon decommissioning, this grow area will not be used Irrigation water is supplied by an existing 500,000-gallon rain catchment pond. Total estimated annual water use is 75,300 gallons/year (9.12 gallons/SF) as shown in the table below. Water is stored in the pond and in seven (7) tanks totaling 12,700 gallons. One existing 50,000-gallon water bladder was decommissioned and removed from the site. The project requires up to eighteen (   Not available Not available
16942 14. 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 15. 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
17603 16. Zoning ItemJill and Michael Brooke: Coastal Development Permit and Special Permit Record Number PLN-2022-17603 (01/27/22) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 515-191-047 Trinidad Area A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the new construction of a two-story, one-bedroom single-family residence (approx. 2,409 SF; 1,717 SF footprint), detached accessory building housing a therapy pool and gym (approx. 1,102 SF), a detached one-car garage (approx. 512 SF), a new driveway, pathways, landscaping, and related site improvements. The project would be served by an existing onsite well and proposed OWTS. A Special Permit is required for Design Review. Tree removal would occur within the 30-foot defensible space for the proposed residence. No grading or fill is proposed.   Not available Not available
17644 17. Zoning ItemAndrew Morin: Modification to After the Fact Coastal Development Permit Record Number PLN-2022-17644 (02/23/22) Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 400-041-023 Manila Area. A Modification to a previously approved Coastal Development Permit (CDP-05-03) for the addition of a sauna (approx. 9x10'), detached accessory storage shed (10’x12’), and 17' diameter dome residential greenhouse to the property. The sauna has plumbing connected to municipal water and sewer. This is an after the fact CDP, submitted by the new property to permit all structures and bring the property into compliance. No removal of trees, grading, or fill is proposed.   Not available Not available