Memorandum
Date: February 13, 2025
To: Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Department
Prepared by Mary Claybon, Senior Planner
Subject: Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit (UP 21-07), Little High Valley / 17870 Little High Valley, LLC and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 21-07) for approval of two (2) A-Type 3 "Outdoor" commercial cannabis cultivation licenses and one (1) Type 13 Self-Distribution, transport only license located at 17870 Little High Valley Road, Lower Lake (APN: 012-061-03)
Executive Summary:
On December 12, 2024, this item was brought before the Planning Commission, having been continued from the initial hearing date of October 10, 2024. During the hearing, public comments were introduced into the administrative record, which provided new information relevant to a potential violation of Chapter 30, Lake County Grading Ordinance. A continuation of the project was scheduled to a date and time certain of February 13, 2025, at 9:05 a.m. to allow staff to address public concerns specific to grading without a permit which is further discussed within the Points of Interest section below.
The applicant, 17870 Little High Valley, LLC/Mark MCDonald is requesting discretionary approval from the County of Lake for a Major Use Permit (UP 21-07) Little High Valley for a proposed outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation operation located at 17870 Little High Valley Road, Lower Lake (APN: 012-061-03). The Project Parcel is located in a rural area of southwestern Lake County approximately 2.5 miles southeast of the community of Lower Lake and is accessed via deeded easements on Little High Valley Road to Spruce Grove Road, a county-maintained road.
The operation would include two (2) A - Type 3 "Medium Outdoor" commercial cannabis cultivation license consisting of 87,120 sf of canopy area one within 90,620 sf cultivation area, and one (1) Type 13 "Self-Distribution: Transport Only" license, and a 3,500-sf buildin...
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