COUNTY OF LAKE - File #: 21-484

• File #: 21-484
• Version: 1
• Type: Action Item
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/21/2021
• In control: Planning Commission
• On agenda: 5/27/2021
• Title: 9:20 a.m. Continuation from Planning Commissioner Hearing 4/22/2021. public hearing to consider MAJOR USE PERMIT (UP 20-28) on Thursday, April 22, 2021, 9:20 a.m., in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, 255 N. Forbes Street, Lakeport, California. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, meetings of the Lake County Planning Commission will be available for participation virtually via Zoom and in the Board Chambers subject to social distancing requirements. Applicant: Gustafson Farms, LLC (Joseph Gustafson) Owner: Walter Stryker. Proposed Project: Applicant is applying for a total of 111,620 square feet canopy (89,620 square feet outdoor and 22,000 square feet mixed-light) area within a total of 237,220 square feet of cultivation area and facilities including 50,000 square feet processing facility, 24,000 square feet of greenhouse for nursery, 50,000 square feet for drying facility, (3) storage sheds, and 23,000 square feet of greenhouse structures for mixed-light canopy. Location: 4440, 4460, 4520,...
• Sponsors: Community Development

Memorandum


STAFF REPORT (Amended)

TO: Planning Commission

FROM: Scott DeLeon, Community Development Director
Toccarra Thomas, Deputy Director
Prepared by: Sateur Ham, Assistant Planner

DATE: May 21, 2021

RE: Gustafson Farms, LLC
* Major Use Permit (UP 20-28)
* Initial Study (IS 20-33)

Supervisor District Tina Scott
Planning Commissioner Christina Price

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map Memorandum
2. Property Management Plan
3. Proposed Site Plans
4. Proposed Conditions of Approval
5. Initial Study
6. Agency Comments State Permits/License & Comments
7. Amended Project Description and Site Plan


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", two (2) A-Type 3A "Indoor", one (1) A-Type 1C "mixed-light 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 ...