Memorandum
Date: July 24, 2025
To: Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Director
Laura Hall, Senior Planner
Subject: Consideration of PL-25-112: EIR 24-01, DA 24-01, AM 24-01,
GPAP 24-01, GPAP 24-02, RZ 24-01, GPD 24-01, UP 24-05, RZ
24-02, UP 24-08 1 , for the Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development Project 2 . Applicant: Lotusland Investment Holdings, Inc.
Executive Summary:
The Planning Commission is being asked to conduct a public hearing to approve or deny PL-25-112; UP 24-05, UP 24-08, and certify the accompanying Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) as well as make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors about changes to the Lake County General Plan, the Middletown Area Plan, and the Lake County Zoning Ordinance related to the Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development Project (Project). In doing so, the Planning Commission will review and consider the Final EIR prepared for the Project, as well as oral and written comments from interested parties and written materials prepared by County staff.
The purpose of this hearing is for the Planning Commission to certify that the Final EIR is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), adopt the CEQA Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting program, approve the Guenoc Valley Mixed Use Planned Development and Middletown Housing Site Major Use Permit, and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on its adoption of a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Zoning Amendment to Adopt a New Zoning District, General Plan of Development, Specific Plan of Development, and a Development Agreement. Tentative subdivision map approval for the Guenoc Valley Site (SD 24-01 Maha Farm; SD 24-02 Equestrian Center; SD 24-03 Denniston Golf Estates; SD 24-04 Bohn Ridge) and the Middletown Housing Site (SD 24-05 Santa Clara) will be sought separately.
The Project includes the development of a master planned mixe...
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