Dinsmore Plateau Farms
Summary
SCH Number
2021060663
Public Agency
City of Rio Dell
Document Title
Dinsmore Plateau Farms
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/29/2021
Document Description
Dinsmore Plateau Farms (Applicant and Operator) is requesting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for 133,650 square feet (sf) (canopy area) of mixed-light cannabis cultivation within 27 existing greenhouses. The application includes a 4,950 square foot nursery, on-site drying and processing activities. Drying and processing will occur in a proposed 180’ x 50’, 9.000 square foot building. The property is provided City water and is dependent upon an on-site wastewater system (septic tank and leachfields). The 16.3+/- parcel is currently developed a 3,000+/- square foot single family residence and 4,400 square foot barn. The property is provided power from PG&E. There are no on-site or nearby streams or other sensitive habitat. A Biological Assessment, Cultural Resource Study and Traffic Impact Study is on file. The applicant anticipates up to seven full time employees and up to an additional eleven seasonal employees for planting, harvesting and processing activities. Design Review was required for the proposed 9,000 square foot building.
Contact Information
Name
Kevin Caldwell
Agency Name
City of Rio Dell
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Rio Dell
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Monument Road and Dinsmore Ranch Road
Zip
95562
Total Acres
16.3
Jobs
7
Parcel #
205-071-043
State Highways
Highway 101
Waterways
Eel River
Township
1 n
Range
1e
Section
6
Base
hbm
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The Planning Commission determined, based on the fact that the cultivation activities will occur within existing greenhouses, odor control is to be provided, general agriculture, including crop production is a principally permitted use, agricultural activities, including crop and hemp production has occurred historically onsite, information submitted, including the Plan of Operation, the Biological Assessment, the Cultural Resource Study and Traffic Impact Study on file, the physical characteristics of the property, the absence of any environmentally sensitive habitat, conditions of approval and comments or lack of from referral agencies, including the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (NCRWQCB), that the project will not result in a significant, substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in any of the physical conditions within the area affected by the project including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance.
As such the Planning Commission found that the project is Statutorily Exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3) of the CEQA Guidelines, Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations. Pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3) of the CEQA Guidelines this exemption is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Humboldt
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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