Memorandum
Date: April 6, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Scott De Leon, Community Development Director
Subject: Discussion and Consideration of zoning ordinance amendment to Article 21-27 regarding the transition of applications impacted by the Farmland Protection Zone
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
The Planning Commission reviewed additional changes such as how to deal with applications impacted by newly created Farmland Protection Zone. The ordinance being proposed is based on the approved amendments AM 21-01 and CE-20-16. These are the amendments offered to provide an appropriate transition for applications for properties within the Farmland Protection Zone:
Applicants may be provided a three (3) year transition to meet the new compliance requirements of the Farmland Protection Zone if:
1. Applicants are deemed complete as of December 15, 2020
2. CEQA has been reviewed and completed its process
Recommendation 1: Those who can transition:
a) Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Permit Applications for projects located within the Farmland Protection Zone which were deemed complete but have not received a Use Permit before or on December 15, 2020 be excluded from the provisions of the Farmland Protection Zones for up to three years.
b) The Planning Commission of the County of Lake recommends that the language be expanded to include applications that were not deemed completed before December 15, 2020, as well as applications for projects located on parcels with Farmland Importance Designation. As of March 25, 2021, approximately 25 applications are within the Farmland Protection Zone with approximately 5 that are deemed complete based on the proposed language.
c) The Planning Commission recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt language that provides guidance for applications that were not deemed complete by December 15, 2020; meaning that these projects would h...
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