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: May 13, 2021
RE: VP Estates; Major Use Permit (UP 20-49) and Initial Study (IS 20-60)
Supervisor District 5
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Site Plans
3. Property Management Plan
4. Agency Comments
5. Proposed Conditions of Approval
6. Initial Study IS 20-60
7. Public Comments
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The applicant is requesting a major use permit for:
* Two (2) A - Type 3B "medium mixed light" licenses for a 52,000 sq. ft. cultivation area contained within a 6' tall fenced enclosure. Cultivation to occur inside 15 greenhouses.
* One (1) A-Type 13 Self Distribution License.
* The proposed cultivation areas will be surrounded by a 6-foot tall wire fence, with privacy mesh to screen the cultivation areas from any view
* Fourteen 27.5' x 118' greenhouses (proposed)
* One 27.5' x 130' greenhouse
* Ten (10) 5,000 gallon water storage tanks (proposed)
* One (1) 12' x 20' shed (existing)
* Two (2) eight foot by forty foot shipping containers (existing)
* Two (2) Agriculture wells (existing)
* One (1) 1200+ square foot manufactured dwelling (existing)
* On-grid power (existing)
Staff is recommending Approval with Conditions of UP 20-49.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission:
A. Adopt mitigated negative declaration (IS 20-60) for Use Permit (UP 20-49) with the following findings:
1. Potential impacts related to aesthetics can be mitigated to less than significant levels with the inclusion of mitigation measures AES-1 and AES-2.
2. 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, AQ-7 and AQ-8.
3. Potential environmental impacts related to Biological Resources can be mitigated to less than s...
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