Memorandum
Item 2
9:10 AM
March 25, 2021
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scott DeLeon, Community Development Director
Toccarra Thomas, Community Development Deputy Director
Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner
DATE: March 25, 2021
RE: Cunningham Farms; Major Use Permit (UP 19-43) and Initial Study (IS 19-62)
Supervisor District 1
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Site Plans
3. Property Management Plan
4. Agency Comments
5. Proposed Conditions of Approval
6. Initial Study IS 19-62
7. Public Comments
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting a major use permit for:
* One (1) A - Type 3 "Outdoor" License for two (2) 30,000 sq. ft. cultivation areas. East Side Farms seeks to obtain a Major Use Permit for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation for total cannabis canopy of 43,560 square feet. The total cultivation area is 60,000 square feet. All cannabis will be grown in above-ground planters.
* One (1) A-Type 13 Self Distribution License.
* One (1) Complex Grading Permit
* The proposed cultivation areas will be surrounded by a 6-foot tall wire fence, with privacy mesh to screen the cultivation areas from any view
* One(1) 30,000 gallon metal water storage tank (existing)
* One (1) 2,500 gallon water storage tank (existing)
* Four (4) 2,500 gallon water storage tanks (proposed)
* One (1) eight foot by eight foot fertilizer / pesticide storage container (existing)
* Two (2) Agriculture wells (existing)
* One (1) 28' by 40' barn (existing)
* An 800+ square foot dwelling (existing)
* One (1) 14' by 16' wooden shed (existing)
* One (1) 10' by 12' security center
The property is located at 23131 Jerusalem Grade Road, Middletown, and is APNs: 013-015-39, 43 and 57 (formerly lots 34 and 35 recently merged). The applicant is also proposing two 120 sq. ft. sheds for chemical / pesticide storage, and for security data storage.
Staff is recommending Approval with Conditions of U...
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