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MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director
Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner
DATE: February 14, 2019
SUBJECT: Konocti Diversified Agriculture LLC; Major Use Permit for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation (UP 18-19); Initial Study (IS 18-23)
Supervisor District 4
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Existing and Proposed Site Plans, Elevations, Lighting Plan
3. Property Management Plan (available upon request)
4. Agency Comments
5. Proposed Conditions of Approval
6. Initial Study IS 18-23
7. Public Comments
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant proposes a 'mixed light' cannabis cultivation license for cannabis cultivation inside a greenhouse using light deprivation and/or artificial lighting below a rate of 25 watts per square foot between 10,001 and 22,000 square feet, inclusive, of total canopy size on one premises via A-Type 3B license. The project site is located on a 20.11 acre parcel (APN 008-027-11) at 3430 Gaddy Lane, Kelseyville. The site is under a Williamson Act contract. The entire site is also located within the AO flood zone. Total proposed cultivation area is 41,060 s.f., and the proposed canopy area is 17,850 s.f. Cultivation areas include gardens, soil staging and material storage areas, and ancillary buildings.
The parcel is accessible by Gaddy Lane, an existing paved County maintained road. Gaddy Lane is a scenic road; the building is set back more than 500 feet from the Gaddy Lane right-of-way, so the height restrictions associated with the scenic combining district overlay do not apply to the proposed greenhouse. The actual project includes a proposed greenhouse 41,060 square feet in size and 29 feet tall, which would be enclosed by a fence and situated in the approximate center of the parcel. Within this greenhouse would be 17,850 square feet of canopy area; 3,570 square feet of cultivation 'bench area' for non-flowering plants, and 8,120 square feet of area to be used a...
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