Memorandum
Date: November 13, 2025
To: The Lake County Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Director, Community Development Department
Mary Claybon, Senior Planner
Subject: Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit Major Use Permit PL-25-13 (UP 21-15), and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 21-16), for commercial cannabis cultivation for 19.6 acres of outdoor canopy and a Type 13 Distributor, Self Transport only; Applicant: Rancho Lake, LLC; Location: 19955, 19986, 20110, and 22222 Grange Road, Middletown (APNs 014- 290-08; 014-300-02, 03, & 04)
Executive Summary: The applicant, Rancho Lake, LLC, is proposing a Major Use Permit PL-25-13 (UP 21-15), and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 21-16), for cultivation of 19.6 acres outdoor commercial cannabis canopy within a 34-acre cultivation area and a Type 13 Distribution, Self Transport only license located at 19955, 19986, 20110, and 22222 Grange Road, Middletown (APNs 014-290- 08; 014-300-02, 014-300-03, & 014-300-04). The proposed cultivation would occur on APN 014- 290-08 while additional parcels will be used for clustering.
This project was originally scheduled on May 9, 2024, for hearing however there was not a quorum of the Planning Commission and the meeting was adjourned. The site is situated approximately 4.5 miles east/northeast of Middletown, California. The terrain is predominantly mountainous, with flat valleys at the base of the slopes. Elevation varies from approximately 930 feet to 1,710 feet above sea level. Putah Creek, a perennial Class I watercourse, traverses the northernmost section of the property from west to east. Additionally, Crazy Creek, an intermittent Class II watercourse, flows from west to east through the northwest portion of the site and joins Putah Creek. Several unnamed intermittent Class III watercourses also run from south to north, ultimately feeding into Putah Creek. All setbacks from watercourses have been identified. No surface water diversion ...
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