File #: 21-319    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/16/2021 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 4/22/2021 Final action:
Title: 9:35 a.m. Public Hearing to take place on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:35 a.m. in the Lake County Courthouse. Applicant/Owner: WeGrow LLC / Zarina Otchkova. Proposed Project: Fifteen (15) A-Type 3B mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation licenses; one (1) A-Type 1C ‘specialty cottage’ (greenhouse) license, and one A-Type 13 ‘Self Distribution’ license. The applicant is proposing thirty (30) 90’ x 125’ greenhouses; one (1) 90’ x 112’ greenhouse; four (4) 90’ x 125’ nursery greenhouses; four (4) 50’ x 100’ drying buildings; one (1) 200 sq. ft. shed; four (4) 2,500 gallon water tanks; one (1) 6-foot tall galvanized woven wire fence covered with privacy mesh to screen the greenhouses from public view. Total proposed cultivation area is 400,405 sq. ft. (roughly 9 acres). Location: 16750 Herrington Road, Middletown, CA (cultivation site); 17610 Sandy Road, Middletown, and 19678 Stinson Road, Middletown consisting of 309+ acres. APNs: 013-060-40 (cultivation site); 013-014-03 and 013-...
Sponsors: Community Development
Attachments: 1. UP 20-22 Staff Rept FINAL, 2. Attachment 1 vicinity map, 3. Attachment 2 PMP, 4. Attachment 3 Agency Comments, 5. Attachment 4 conditions_1, 6. Attachment 5 site plans, 7. Attachment 6 IS, 8. Attachment 7 Bio Report, 9. Attachment 9a public comments, 10. Attachment 9b public comments, 11. Attachment 9c letters 1, 12. Attachment 9d public comments
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Memorandum



STAFF REPORT

TO: Planning Commission

FROM: Scott DeLeon, Community Development Director
Toccarra Thomas, Community Development Deputy Director

Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner

DATE: April 22, 2021

RE: WeGrow LLC
* Major Use Permit (UP 20-22)
* Initial Study (IS 20-25)
* Early Activation (EA 20-26)

Supervisor District 1

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Property Management Plan
3. Agency Comments
4. Conditions of Approval
5. Site Plans
6. Initial Study (CEQA)
7. Biological Assessment
8. Vacant
9. Public Comments

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The applicant is requesting approval of a Major Use Permit for commercial cannabis cultivation to allow fifteen (15) A-Type 3B (medium mixed light) commercial cannabis cultivation licenses and one (1) A-Type 1C (specialty cottage) license that would include 400,405 sq. ft. of mixed light cultivation area inside of greenhouses on a property located at 16750 Herrington Road, Hidden Valley Lake, California, APNs 013-060-40, 013-014-03 and 11. The project includes one (1) A-Type 13 'Self Distribution' license to enable legal transportation of cannabis to and from the property.

The applicant's specific project proposal includes the following:

Fifteen (15): A - Type 3B: "Medium Mixed Light" Licenses: Greenhouse cultivation for adult use cannabis using light deprivation and/or artificial lighting in the canopy area of 22,000 square feet of total canopy size on one premises per license.
* The total proposed cultivation canopy is approximately 400,405 square feet. (roughly 9 acres) and will be cultivated in greenhouses.

One (1): A-Type 1C: "Specialty Cottage" license: Greenhouse cultivation for adult use cannabis using light deprivation and/or artificial lighting and consisting of up to 2,500 sq. ft. of canopy; and,

One (1): A - Type 13 "Self Distribution License"

Project Details: The applicant is proposing the construction of the following:
1. Thirty (30...

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