Staff Report
Date: May 9, 2024 (Continued public hearing from October 26, 2023)
To: Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Department Director
Michelle Irace, Principal Planner
Prepared by Trish Turner, Assistant Planner
Subject: Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit (UP 21-17), for Seigler Springs North/Brian Pensack, and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 21-18), for approval of commercial cannabis cultivation operation consisting of 174,240-sf of outdoor canopy located within a total cultivation area of 196,020-sf; Located: 11615 and 11625 Seigler Springs North Road, Kelseyville (APNs 115-007-03 and 06)
Executive Summary:
The Project proposes Four (4) A- Type 3 "outdoor cultivation" permits consisting of 174,240-sf of outdoor canopy at 11615 and 11625 Seigler Springs North Road, Kelseyville, as described further below in the Project Description section of this Staff Report.
The project proposal was presented to the Planning Commission on October 26, 2023, and during the hearing, the Commissioners raised some concerns that required attention. Firstly, the Commissioners highlighted that there was a proposal to remove trees for the project, and it would be ideal to submit a Tree Mitigation Plan to address this issue. Secondly, the Grading Plans were not uploaded as an attachment, which is a requirement. Lastly, the Commission was informed that there could potentially be Tribal Cultural Resources on the property and noted that Staff should work with the applicant and local Tribe(s) to address this matter. Due to these issues, the public hearing was continued to a date and time uncertain.
As summarized below, Staff has worked with the applicant to address the Commissioners' concerns that were raised on October 26, 2023.
* The applicant has conducted a tree study and submitted an Oak Mitigation Plan (Attachment 8), which outlines how they plan to plant native oak trees at a 3:1 ratio of trees.
* Staff contacted the loca...
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