Memorandum
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scott DeLeon, Community Development Director
Toccarra Thomas, Deputy Director
Prepared by: Sateur Ham, Assistant Planner
DATE: April 22, 2021
RE: Gustafson Farms, LLC
* Major Use Permit (UP 20-28)
* Initial Study (IS 20-33)
* Early Activation (EA 20-32)
Supervisor District Tina Scott
Planning Commissioner Christina Price
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Property Management Plan
3. Proposed Site Plans
4. Proposed Conditions of Approval
5. Initial Study
6. Agency Comments
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Gustafson Farms 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) at 4550 & 4460 George Road, Lakeport, CA on Lake County APN 008-031-60 and 008-032-44 which is recorded as one legal lot. The project is being proposed with 2 other contiguous parcels which are also recorded as one legal lot (APNS: 008-032-43 and 008-031-48) under "Parcel Map-123" (11 PM 47) to allow collocation/cluster of permits. The entire project site will only take place on one legal lot (008-031-60 and 008-032-44). However, the access to the project site will be through 4440 George Road into a private driveway to the cultivation site (008-031-48). The applicant's proposal includes two (2) A-Type 3 "medium outdoor", (1) A-Type 1C "outdoor specialty cottage", (1) A-Type 3B "mixed-light" with greenhouses using light deprivation, and up to 22,000 square feet of immature plants solely used for cloning and propagation used for selling and distribution. The total of 111,620 square feet of mature cannabis plants and up to 22,000 square feet of immature plants for nursery. The tot...
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