Memorandum
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scott DeLeon, Interim Community Development Director
Mark Roberts, Principal Planner
Prepared by: Victor Fernandez, Assistant Planner
DATE: February 12, 2020
RE: Nick Needham; Minor Use Permit (MUP 19-11), Categorical Exemption [(CE 19-95) formerly identified as Initial Study (IS 19-13)], Early Activation (EA 19-22). APNs: 007-059-02 & 007-059-03 (One Legal Lot).
Supervisor District 4
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Property Management Plan
3. Agency Comments
4. Proposed Conditions of Approval
5. Existing and Proposed Site Plans
6. Site Management Plan (Available upon request)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting approval of a Minor Use Permit for the Commercial Cannabis Cultivation (A-Type 2 Medium Outdoor License), which includes the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming, and/or any combination of those activities, including processing. The proposed use will occur on 1409 and 1419 Vernal Drive, Lakeport CA. The proposed use would allow up to 10,000 square feet of Canopy Area which is defined as the designated area(s) at a licensed premises, except nurseries, that will contain mature plants (in above ground pots) at any point in time, as follows (Lake County Zoning Ordinance - Definitions):
1. Canopy shall be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all area(s) that will contain mature plants at any point in time, including all of the space(s) within the boundaries;
2. Canopy may be noncontiguous but each unique area included in the total canopy calculation shall be separated by an identifiable boundary that includes, but is not limited to, interior walls, shelves, greenhouse walls, garden benches, hedgerows, fencing, garden beds, or garden plots;
3. If mature plants are being cultivated using a shelving system, the surface area of each level shall be included in the total canopy calculation.
The cannabis c...
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