Memorandum
Item 2
9:10 am
November 12, 2020
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scott DeLeon, Interim Community Development Director
Toccarra Thomas, Deputy Director
Mark Roberts, Principal Planner
Prepared by: Victor Fernandez, Assistant Planner
DATE: October 20, 2020
RE: South Lake Farms (Chris Jennings).
* Major Use Permit (UP 19-07)
* Initial Study (IS 19-12)
* Early Activation (EA 19-58)
Supervisor District 1
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Property Management Plan
3. Agency Comments
4. Proposed Conditions of Approval
5. Proposed Site Plans
6. Initial Study
7. Biological Assessment
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting approval of a Major Use Permit for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation (the cultivation of commercial cannabis includes the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming, and/or any combination of those activities, including processing) located at 23492 Jerusalem Grade Road (parcel size +181.270.) Middletown, California, APN 013-013-11. The applicant's proposal will include the following:
* Eight (8): A - Type 3: "Outdoor" License: Outdoor cultivation for adult use cannabis without the use of light deprivation and/or artificial lighting in the canopy area at any point in time from 10,001 square feet to one acre, inclusive, of total canopy size on one premises.
o The total proposed cultivation canopy is approximately 348,480 square feet. (8 acres) and will be cultivated in above ground pots (known as smart pots) located within 360,550 square feet of cultivation area.
* The cultivation area will be conducted within an enclosed area secured by a fence approximately six (6) feet in height. The fence will be screen with a privacy mesh, which will help reduce visibility within the surrounding area.
* The proposed outdoor cultivation method is via an above ground organic soil mixture in fabric pots ("smart pots") with drip irrigation systems ...
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