Staff Report
Date: January 25, 2024
To: Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Director
Mary Claybon, Assistant Planner II
Subject: Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit (UP 22-07), and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 22-09), for approval of 348,480-sf outdoor cannabis cultivation and 39,936-sf mixed-light cannabis cultivation areas; Applicant: Dezel Ranch, Simon Whetzel; Located: 500, 700, and 770 CA State Highway 53, and 550, and 660 Junction Plaza, Clearlake (APNs: 010-055-28, 29, 33, 37, and 38)
Executive Summary:
The applicant, Simon Whetzel, is requesting discretionary approval from the County of Lake for a Major Use Permit, (UP 22-07), for commercial cannabis cultivation at 500, 700, 770 CA State Highway 53 and 550, 660 Junction Plaza, Clearlake, CA (Lake County APNs 010-055-28 & 33). The application, as proposed, would include cultivation of 348,480 sq. ft. (8 Acres) of outdoor canopy area with eight (8) A-Type 3 licenses, 39,936 sq. ft. of mixed-light canopy area with four (4) A-Type 2B licenses, and One (1) A-Type 13 Self-distribution License. The proposed Project will occur on Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 010-055-28 & 33 (Project Parcels) and APNs 010-055-29, 37 & 38 will be used for clustering. The zoning is RL-WW-SC - Rural Lands, Waterway, and Scenic Combining Districts. The total acreage of the parcel is approximately 431.58 acres combined. See Attachments 1-3.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission take the following actions:
A. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 22-09) for Major Use Permit (UP 22-07) with the following findings:
1. Potential environmental impacts related to Aesthetics can be mitigated to less than significant levels with the inclusion of mitigation measures AES-1 through AES-2.
2. Potential environmental impacts related to Agriculture and Forestry Resources can be mitigated to less than significant levels with the inclusion of mitigation measures AFR-1 through AFR-4. ...
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