In A First, Humboldt County Permits Five Cannabis Farms In One Fell Swoop

With a planner saying Humboldt County has “set a record” by reviewing five cannabis farm projects at once, the Planning Commission proceeded to approve them at its April 3 meeting.

The five inter-related projects together amount to more than three acres of cultivation area but with irrigation needs covered by rainwater catchment and PG&E grid power at four of the five project parcels, there weren’t any obstacles to permitting.

Senior Planner Steven Santos described them as “kind of standard cannabis projects.”

The grouped parcels are located in the county’s southeastern area, off Hogtrap Road in New Harris.

The applicant for all five permits is Mark Finley of Garberville, doing business as Hog Trap Farms, LLC and Finmark Farms, LLC.

The only project in the batch with potential issues is 13,560 square feet of outdoor cultivation and 20,000 square feet of mixed light cultivation.

The mixed light area is a new use, as it’s being converted from outdoor cultivation.

As such, it’s permitted under the more recent version of the county’s commercial cannabis ordinance, known as version 2.0.

The other four projects are permitted under the county’s original ordinance, 1.0.

The mixed light conversion isn’t a significant issue but the project is near a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) area.

Santos noted a BLM comment letter that raised concern about potential Northern Spotted Owl impacts.

But Santos said the cultivation will be done in an area where cannabis farming has been ongoing, so it doesn’t deviate from a baseline condition.

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