Memorandum
Date: June 27, 2024
To: Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Department
Michelle Irace, Principal Planner
Mart Claybon, Associate Planner
Subject: Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit (UP 20-31) Flying O, LLC (Alexander Rashed) and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 20-38) for one
(1) A-Type 3 "Medium Outdoor" License for 43,472 square feet (sf) commercial cannabis canopy and a Type 13 Distributor, Self-Distribution, transport only license located at 11540 Bachelor Valley Road, Upper Lake, CA (APN 002-024-22).
Executive Summary:
The applicant, Alexander Rashed of Flying O, LLC, is proposing cannabis cultivation operation consisting of one (1) A-Type 3 "Medium Outdoor" License for 43,472 square feet (sf) commercial cannabis canopy and an A-Type 13 Distributor, Self-Distribution, transport only license. The site is located approximately five miles northwest of Upper Lake. There is a Class II watercourse and associated riparian corridor traversing the parcel. Historical land uses include cattle grazing and Early Activation (EA 20-37) for cannabis cultivation. Infrastructure for cultivation was established during Early Activation. The applicant originally proposed mixed-light and outdoor cultivation; however the scope of the proposed project was reduced to outdoor cultivation only when the Department of Cannabis Control regulations for outdoor cannabis canopy were changed to address light-deprivation cultivation techniques not utilizing artificial lighting. The draft Initial
Study/Mitigated Declaration (Attachment 4) has been updated accordingly. The total
parcel acreage is 238.11 Acres.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission take the following actions:
A. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 20-38) for Major Use Permit (UP 20-31) with the following findings:
1. Potential environmental impacts related to Aesthetics (AES) can be mitigated to less than significant levels with the incl...
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