Memorandum
Date: May 14, 2026
To: County of Lake Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Department
Trish Turner, Associate Planner
Subject: Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit PL-25-120 (UP 24-15), Global Interactive Solutions/ Heidi Jamra, and Mitigated Negative Declaration PL-25-120 (IS 24-11), for the approval of a multi-staged development for commercial cannabis cultivation consisting of no more than 130,680 square feet (sf) of outdoor cultivation, which will then convert to Stage II of development, consisting of no more than 87,120 sf of outdoor and 20,736 sf of mixed-light cultivation. and a Type 13 Distribution, Self-transport only license located at 1780 CA State Highway 53, Clearlake (APN 010-055-24).
Executive Summary:
Action Requested: Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and approve Major Use Permit PL-25-120 (UP 24-15. This approval is for a multi-staged development for commercial cannabis cultivation consisting of no more than 130,680 square feet (sf) of outdoor cultivation, which will then convert to Stage II of development, consisting of no more than 87,120 sf of outdoor and 20,736 sf of mixed-light canopy areas and a Type 13, Distribution, Self-transport license 1780 CA State Highway 53, Clearlake (APN 010-055-24).
Project Overview: Stage I of development includes the establishment of three acres of outdoor cultivation area along with the initial irrigation storage and distribution infrastructure. Stage II of development consist of a reduction of the outdoor cultivation area to two acres of canopy and the development of 20,736 square feet of mixed-light cultivation greenhouses. The site will utilize a drip irrigation system supplied by an existing groundwater well, consisting of water storage tanks, PVC piping, and black polyvinyl flexible tubes with drip emitters to distribute water and organic nutrients.
A. Planning Commission find that potential impacts associated with this project applied for by Global Interactive Solutions LLC/ Heidi Jamra can be mitigated to ‘less than significant’ through the implementation of the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the property located at 1780 CA State Hwy 53, Clearlake (APN: 010-055-24) will not have a significant effect on the environment, and that the Planning Commission adopt Initial Study PL-25-1 (IS 24-11) with the findings listed in the Staff Report dated May 14, 2026.
B. Planning Commission find that the Major Use Permit PL-25-120 (UP 24-15) applied for by Global Interactive Solutions LLC/ Heidi Jamra for the property located at 1780 CA State Hwy 53, Clearlake (APN: 010-055-24) does meet the requirements of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance Article 27 and Article 51.4 and that the Major Use Permit be granted based on the findings listed in the Staff Report and subject to Conditions of Approval dated May 14, 2026.