Staff Report
Date: May 9th, 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, located at 22004 Morgan Valley Road, Lower Lake (APN: 012-069-25)
Executive Summary:
Project Title: Blackwell Management Company LLC
Permit Numbers: UP 22-14, IS 22-13
Lead Agency: Lake County Planning, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport
Applicant Name & Address: Blackwell Capital Management LLC
371 Lakeport Boulevard, #400
Lakeport CA 95453
Property Owner: Same as Applicant
Project Location: 22004 Morgan Valley Road, Lower Lake
Parcel Number(s) (APN): 012-069-25
Parcel Size: ?37.81 acres
General Plan Designation: Rural Lands
Zoning District(s): "APZ", Agricultural Preserve
Flood Zone: "D", Not within a mapped flood zone
Existing Features on Site:
* (1) Septic system
* (1) Groundwater well with a solar pump
* (2) Shipping containers
* (1) Gravel interior driveway
* (1) Security Gate
* (1) Portable bathroom
Proposed Features on Site:
* (3) Outdoor cultivation / canopy areas with a total of 51,060 sf of canopy
* (1) 120 sf chemical and fertilizer storage shed
* (1) 120 sf security shack
* (6) 5,000-gallon water storage tanks
* 6-foot galvanized woven wire fencing
The cultivation site is accessed by a private dirt road off of Morgan Valley Road, a paved road maintained by the County of Lake. An onsite gravel private driveway averaging 10 feet in width provides access to the cultivation site.
Cultivation would occur in ground, using amended native soil mixture at or below grade, composed of n...
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