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Planning commission approves five consent items, including continuance for Humboldt Sanctuary Farm
Summary
The Humboldt County Planning Commission approved a five-item consent calendar March 6, voting to continue the Humboldt Sanctuary Farm project to March 20 and to approve four other items without discussion. Commissioners approved the consent calendar by voice vote; no oppositions were recorded.
The Humboldt County Planning Commission on March 6 approved a five-item consent calendar and continued the Humboldt Sanctuary Farm project to the commission’s March 20 meeting.
The consent calendar included: (1) a continuance for the Humboldt Sanctuary Farm project; (2) an extension of a development permit for Laurel Tree Charter School; (3) a conditional use permit for BB BTS 2 LLC (a telecommunications facility in McKinleyville) as modified by a supplemental condition requiring a structural inspection every five years; (4) a revised conditional use permit and special permit for Grouse Mountain LLC (including a reduced cultivation setback to adjacent federal land); and (5) a conditional use permit for Old Harris Farms LLC in the Aldecoin area. Commissioners did not pull any items for separate discussion.
Commissioner Muldaur moved to approve the consent calendar and Commissioner Levy seconded. The meeting chair called for a voice vote: “All those in favor, please, say aye.” Aye. “Any opposed?” Hearing none, the chair said the motion passed.
Staff alerted the commission to an email received earlier about an item listed as E3 on the consent calendar (referenced in the emailed material as “VV BTS 2”), noting modifications to conditions of approval. The email included a comment from the U.S. Forest Service opposing that application on the basis that it concerned an inholding within federal land and that transporting cannabis across Forest Service lands is illegal. Planning staff told the commission that the county does not regulate access and that past practice has been to treat transportation over federal land as the applicant’s risk; a prior Forest Service comment from February 2019 had similarly said transportation of cannabis over Forest Service roads is illegal and served as notice to the county and applicant.
The chair closed the consent discussion and the calendar was approved; no commissioners recorded opposition during the voice vote. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled for March 20.
