Memorandum
Date: June 13, 2024
To: Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Department
Michelle Irace, Principal Planner
Prepared by Trish Turner, Assistant Planner
Subject: Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit UP 22-14, Blackwell Property Management LLC, and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 22-13) for one (1) A-Type 3 "Medium Outdoor" cultivation license, three (3) A-Type 1C "Specialty Cottage" licenses and one (1) A-Type 13 "Self-Distribution" for up to 51,060 sq. ft. of cannabis canopy project located at 22004 Morgan Valley Road, Lower Lake (APN: 012-069-25). Continued from April 29, 2024, and May 9, 2024, Planning Commission hearings.
Executive Summary:
The applicant, Blackwell Property Management LLC, is requesting discretionary approval from the County of Lake, for Major Use Permit (UP 22-14), for commercial cannabis cultivation at 22004 Morgan Valley Road, Lower Lake (Lake County APN: 012-069-25). The application, as proposed, would include 43,560 sq. ft. (1 acre) of outdoor cannabis cultivation with one (1) A-type 3 license, 7,500 sq. ft. of outdoor cannabis cultivation with three (3) A-Type 1C licenses, and a Type-13 self-distribution license. There are three unnamed watercourses near the proposed cannabis cultivation site. One Class II watercourse is located more than 100 feet to the west, another Class III watercourse is situated over 100 feet to the north, and there is an unnamed Class III watercourse over 100 feet to the south of the site. The property previously had a single-family home, and the land was used for cattle grazing, but the structure was destroyed in the 2015 Rocky Fire.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission take the following actions:
A. Adopt Initial Study (IS 22-13) for Major Use Permit (UP 22-14) with the following findings:
1. Potential environmental impacts related to Air Quality can be mitigated to less than significant levels with the incorpora...
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