Memorandum
Date: January 8, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Mary Claybon, Senior Planner
Subject: Continued Public Hearing from May 9, 2024, November 11, 2025, and December 11, 2025 for Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit Major Use Permit PL-25-13 (UP 21-15), and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 21-16), for commercial cannabis cultivation for 19.6 acres of outdoor canopy and a Type 13 Distributor, Self Transport only; Applicant: Rancho Lake, LLC; Location: 19955, 19986, 20110, and 22222 Grange Road, Middletown (APNs 014-290-08; 014-300-02, 03, & 04)
Executive Summary:
The applicant, Rancho Lake, LLC, is proposing a Major Use Permit PL-25-13 (UP 21-15), and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 21-16), for cultivation of 19.6 acres outdoor commercial cannabis canopy within a 34-acre cultivation area and a Type 13 Distribution, Self Transport only license located at 19955, 19986, 20110, and 22222 Grange Road, Middletown (APNs 014-290-08; 014-300-02, 014-300-03, & 014-300-04). The proposed cultivation would occur on APN 014-290-08 while additional parcels will be used for clustering.
The project was originally scheduled for review on May 9, 2024. However, the meeting was adjourned due to a lack of quorum among the Planning Commission members. The project hearing was rescheduled for November 11, 2025. At the hearing, the applicant requested a continuance after two commissioners had departed from the meeting. Consequently, the project was continued until December 11, 2025, with a specified date and time for review. During that meeting, several concerns were raised by Commission members and addressed by staff, the applicant, the applicant's consultant, and certified hydrogeologist. The project was further continued to January 8, 2026, by unanimous vote with all Commissioners present.
The concerns raised by the Planning Commission that required additional information and st...
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