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comment and supplemental information submitted after Wednesday, will be included with the

administrative record after the fact.

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS

C. CONSENT CALENDAR

Magick Mountain Organics Salmon Creek, LLC Special Permits

Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 221-061-034

Record No.: PLN-12313-SP

Salmon Creek area

A Special Permit for 8,102 square feet of existing outdoor light-deprivation cannabis cultivation

occurring in three greenhouses. There will be up to two flowering cycles per year. Water for irrigation

is sourced from a 500,000-gallon rain catchment pond and a 25,000-gallon rain catchment tank. There

is an additional 15,800 gallons of hard storage that is filled from the pond and catchment tank during

the winter months. Annual water use for irrigation is 92,000 gallons. Clone stock will be purchased

from a licensed nursery. There will be one full time seasonal employee on site during cultivation cycles

in addition to the applicant. Processing currently occurs on-site by the applicant utilizing a trim machine

in an 8’x20’ conex container. The applicant is proposing to move processing off site to a licensed

processing facility. Cannabis is dried and stored in an 8’x20’ conex container. Power is provided by a

45kW Whisper Watt generator and two solar panels, which provide 30-kW of power. The applicant

proposes to install additional solar panels with the use of a backup generator in emergency situations.

The application includes a Special Permit for development in the Streamside Management Area (SMA)

to remediate or decommission encroachments on Class II and Ill streams.

That the Zoning Administrator:

Recommendation:

1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the

following:

a. Finds that the Zoning Administrator has considered the adopted Mitigated

Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance

and the Addendum that was prepared for the Magick Mountain Organics Salmon

Creek, LLC project; and

b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning

Ordinance; and

c. Approves the Magick Mountain Organics Salmon Creek, LLC Special Permits

subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).

Attachments:

12313 Staff Report 9.7.23

Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution

Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval

Attachment 1B - Operations Plan

Attachment 1C - Site Plan

Attachment 2 - Location Maps

Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum

Attachment 4 - Applicant's Evidence in Support of Required Findings

Attachment 4A - Site Management Plan

Attachment 4B - Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement

Attachment 4C - Road Evaluation Report

Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations

Flore Farms Inc. Special Permit

Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 223-074-009

Record No.: PLN-10784-SP

Garberville area

A Special Permit for 10,000 square feet of existing outdoor light-deprivation cannabis cultivation

occurring in 17 greenhouses, and a 600 square-foot ancillary propagation nursery. There will be up to

two flowering cycles per year. Water for irrigation will be sourced from a 230,000-gallon rain

catchment tank. Water is currently sourced from a well and a 50,000-gallon tank on an adjacent

property (APN 223-074-011). The applicant is proposing to stop using this system when the

230,000-gallon rain catchment tank is installed. There is an additional 17,300 gallons of hard storage

that will be filled from the catchment tank. Annual water use for irrigation is 126,000 gallons. There will

be up to two full-time seasonal employees on site during cultivation cycles. Cannabis will be dried and

stored in a proposed 2,880 square-foot barn structure. The dried cannabis will then be moved to the

applicant’s licensed distributorship in Santa Rosa, CA where it will be trimmed, tested, packaged, and

distributed. No power is required for cultivation activities.

That the Zoning Administrator:

Recommendation:

1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the

following:

a. Finds that the Zoning Administrator has considered the adopted Mitigated

Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance

and the Addendum that was prepared for the Flore Farms Inc. project; and

b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning

Ordinance; and

c. Approves the Flore Farms Inc. Special Permit subject to the recommended

conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).

Attachments:

10784 Staff Report 9.7.23

Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution

Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval

Attachment 1B - Operations Plan

Attachment 1C - Site Plan

Attachment 2 - Location Maps

Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum

Attachment 4 - Applicant's Evidence in Support of Required Findings

Attachment 4A - Site Management Plan

Attachment 4B - Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement

Attachment 4C - Biological Habitat Assessment

Attachment 4D - Preliminary Biological Resource Assessment

Attachment 4E - Roadway Evaluation Report

Attachment 4F - Roadway Evaluation Work Inspection

Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations

Old Briceland Holding Company LLC

Assessor Parcel Numbers: 220-241-017 and 220-251-034

Record No.: PLN-10697-SP

Briceland area

A Special Permit for 7,196 square feet of existing cultivation and 2,804 square feet of new cultivation

for a total of 10,000 square feet of mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation supported by 1,000

square feet of ancillary nursery. Processed under a separate application (12786), an additional 20,000

square feet of mixed light cultivation will be relocated to the property under the Retirement,

Remediation, and Relocation (RRR) program along with an additional 2,000 square foot ancillary

nursery. Irrigation water is provided by approximately 60% surface water diversion and 40% rainwater

catchment. The total annual water budget for all the proposed cultivation, including the RRR is

estimated at 1,127,600 gallons. Water storage consists of the 440,000-gallon pond plus 485,000

gallons in hard tanks for a total of 925,000 gallons. Onsite processing is proposed and power is

provided by PGE supplemented by generators. A Special Permit is included for restoration within a

streamside management area.

That the Zoning Administrator:

Recommendation:

1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the

following:

a. Finds that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the

Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use

Ordinance that was prepared for the Old Briceland Holding Company project); and

b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning

Ordinance; and

c. Approves the Special Permit subject to the recommended conditions of approval

(Exhibit A); and