Memorandum
Date: October 10, 2024
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Department
Michelle Irace, Principal Planner
Prepared by Trish Turner, Assistant Planner II
SUBJECT: Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit UP 22-15, Joel Michaely Grow, and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 22-14) for approval of a two-stage commercial cannabis project on a property located at 10800 and 10850 Clayton Creek Drive, 17425, 17445 and 17475 Morgan Valley Road, 11450, 11474, 11480, 11486, and 11490 Spruce Grove Road, Lower Lake (APNs: 012-045-39, -40, -41, -42, -43; and 012-059-10, -11, -12, -13, -14)
Executive Summary:
The applicant, Joel Michaely Farms, is applying for a major use permit for commercial cannabis cultivation. The applicant proposes two stages of development. Stage 1 consists of twenty-five (25) A-Type 3 "medium outdoor" licenses covering a total canopy area of up to 1,089,000 square feet (25 acres). For Stage II, the proposal consists of converting the 25 acres of outdoor cultivation to twenty-five (25) A-Type 3B "mixed light" licenses, with a total greenhouse canopy area of 550,000 square feet (12.6 acres) within a cultivation area of 861,128 square feet. Additionally, the applicant has requested a Type 6 Non-Volatile processing license and Type 13 Cannabis Distributor Transport Only, Self-distribution License for legal transportation of licensed cannabis to and from the site. The project site is situated on four of the ten parcels: (APNs 012-045-41, 012-045-42, 012-059-10, and 012-045-11). The property features Copsey Creek, a perennial Class I watercourse along its western boundary, as well as two (2) unnamed intermittent Class II watercourses to the north and south, and several unnamed ephemeral Class III watercourses spread throughout the parcels. The cultivation area maintains a setback of 100 feet from all watercourses, with the exception of the southern watercourse which is...
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