Memorandum
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scott DeLeon, Community Development Director
Toccarra Nicole Thomas, Community Development Deputy Director
Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner
DATE: May 13, 2021
SUBJECT: Noble Farms / Patty Lanier REVISED
Minor Use Permit Application (MUP 18-28) for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation, and Initial Study (IS 18-33). APN: 012-048-11
Supervisor District 1
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Revised Site Plans
1. Property Management Plan
2. Agency Comments
3. Proposed Conditions of Approval
4. Revised Initial Study IS 18-63 and Mitigated Negative Declaration
5. Public Comments
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting approval of a Minor Use Permit to allow the following commercial cannabis cultivation licenses: two (2) A-Type 2 outdoor licenses and one (1) Type 13 Self Distribution license. The applicant proposes a phased development; the time-frames by phase listed below. Together these licenses allow 15,000 square feet of cultivation area and 10,000 square feet of canopy area.
The 40+ acre subject site is located at 18211 Ponderosa Trail, Lower Lake, and is known as APN 012-048-11. The subject site contains a previously approved medical cannabis cultivation area, a dwelling, an on-site septic system and a domestic well, which will also be used for cannabis irrigation. The site is served by a private road (Ponderosa Trail) that connects with Noble Ranch Road. The topography of the parcel is a saddle between two broad hills; the eastern portion of the site is flat, while the western portion of the site has slopes in excess of 30% with undeveloped forest land. The 15,000 sq. ft. cultivation area is located as shown on the site plan below and slopes to the northwest toward Little High Valley. There are no wetlands or creeks on the property.
Background. In Spring, 2020, the applicant changed the scope of her project and proposed six phases of development including 10 greenhouses,...
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