Memorandum
April 22, 2021
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scott DeLeon, Interim Community Development Director
Toccarra Nicole Thomas, Community Development Deputy Director
Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner
DATE: April 22, 2021
RE: Golden State Herb / Crystal Keesey; Major Use Permit (UP 19-08) and Initial Study (IS 19-14)
Supervisor District 4; Planning Commissioner Christina Price
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Property Management Plan
3. Agency Comments
4. Proposed Conditions of Approval
5. Site Plans
6. Initial Study IS 19-14
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission:
A. Adopt mitigated negative declaration (IS 19-14) for Use Permit (UP 19-08) with the following findings:
1. Potential environmental impacts related to air quality can be mitigated to less than significant levels with the inclusion of mitigation measures AQ-1, AQ-2, AQ-3, AQ-4, AQ-5, AQ-6 and AQ-7.
2. Potential environmental impacts related to Biological Resources can be mitigated to less than significant impacts with the inclusion of mitigation measures BIO-1, BIO-2 and BIO-3.
3. As mitigated through specific conditions of approval, this project will result in less than significant environmental impacts.
4. Any changes to the project will require either an amended Use Permit and/or a new Use Permit unless the Community Development Director determines that any changes have no potential increased environmental impacts.
B. Approve Use Permit UP 19-08 with the following findings:
1. That the establishment, maintenance, or operation of the use applied for will not under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, morals, comfort and general welfare of the persons residing or working in the neighborhood of such proposed use, or be detrimental to property and improvements in the neighborhood or the general welfare of the County.
2. The site is adequate in size, shape, loca...
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