Memorandum
LAKE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
March 25, 2021
Commission Members Staff Members
P John Hess, District I A Scott DeLeon, CDD Director
P Everardo Chavez, District II P Toccarra Thomas, Deputy Director
P Batsulwin Brown, District III P Eric Porter, Associate Planner
P Christina Price, District IV P Nicole Johnson, Deputy City Counsel
P Lance Williams, District V P Kerrian Marriott, Office Assistant III
P Trish Turner, Office Assistant
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REGULAR MEETING
9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER
Pledge of Allegiance lead by Comm. Brown
9:01 a.m. ACTION ON MINUTES
Comm. Price motioned to approve the minutes from the March 11, 2021 PC Hearing seconded by Comm. Williams.
5 Ayes, 0 Nays, - Motion Carried
9: 02 a.m. CITIZEN’S INPUT - NONE
Any person may speak for three minutes about any subject of concern, provided that it is within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission, and is not already on today’s agenda or scheduled for a future public hearing. Total time allotted for Citizen’s Input shall be fifteen minutes. Speakers are requested to complete a simple form (giving name, address and subject) available in the Community Development Department office, prior to 9:00.
Agendas of public meetings and supporting documents are available for public inspection in the Lake County Courthouse, Community Development Department, Third Floor, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, California
Request for Disability-Related Modification or Accommodation: A request for a disability-related modification or accommodation necessary to participate in the Planning Commission meetings should be made in writing to the Planning Commission Assistant at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
9:06 a.m. Public hearing to Consider a Major Use Permit (UP 19-11) to consider approval of a commercial cannabis cultivation project on a 99+ acre property, and consideration of adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 19-22). Applicant / Owner: Jinchun Agriculture LLC. Proposed Project: Four (4) A-Type 3 medium outdoor cannabis cultivation licenses requesting 260,000 sq. ft. of cannabis cultivation area and one (1) A-Type 13 self-distribution license. Location: 16740 Daly Place, Middletown, CA; APN: 013-013-51.
9:23 a.m. Public Hearing to Consider MAJOR USE PERMIT (UP 19-43) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 19-62). . Applicant / Owner: Cunningham Farms. Proposed Project: (1) A Type 3 (medium outdoor) commercial cannabis cultivation license, and (1) A-Type 13 ‘self-distribution’ license. Location: 23131 Jerusalem Grade Road, Middletown; APNs: 013-015-39, 43 and 57 (formerly lots 34 and 35 recently merged).
9:34 a.m. PUBLIC HEARING to Discuss and Consider Zoning Text
Amendment (AM 20-02) to Article 27 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the Cultivation of Commercial Cannabis. The applicant is the COUNTY OF LAKE. Carried over from February 25th, 2021 PC Hearing.
10:02 a.m. PUBLIC HEARING to Discuss and Consider Approval of Text Amendments to Article 27SEC. 21-27 USES GENERALLY PERMITTED Commercial Cannabis Cultivation with a Resolution of Intention submitted to the Board of Supervisors: Proposed Amendments to Zoning Ordinance (AM 21-01) Categorical Exemption (CE 20-16). Carried over from February 25th, 2021 PC Hearing.