Memorandum
Date: October 19, 2021
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mary Darby, Community Development Director
Katherine Schaefers, Assistant Planner
Subject: Discussion and Consideration of Appeal (AB 21-04) of the Planning Commission Approval of Major Use Permit (UP 21-10) and Adoption of Initial Study (IS/MND 21-10) for a Commercial Cannabis Cultivation License (Sourz HVR, Clearlake Oaks); APN's 006-004-07 (Project Location) and Contiguous Parcels 006-002-04, 006-004-06, 006-002-09, 006-004-24, 006-004-25 and 006-009-36
Exhibits:
A1 - Appeal
A2 - Staff Report (July 8, 2021), PC Minutes, Agency and Public Commentary
A3 - Staff Report (July 22, 2021), PC Minutes, Agency and Public Commentary
A4 - Vicinity Map
A5 - Site Plans
A6 - Property Management Plan
A7 - Biological Assessment
A8 - Conditions of Approval
A9 - Initial Study
A10 - Cultural Resources Memorandum
A11 - Traffic Memorandum
A12 - Original Water Analysis and Hydrology Memorandum
A13 - Brassfield Pipeline Encroachment Permit
A14 - Brassfield Pipeline Water Usage Site Map
A15 - Brassfield Pipeline Additional Materials
A16 - Lake County Water Inventory and Analysis 2006
A17 - Groundwater Definitions
A18 - Violations and Remediation
A19 - CDFW LSA
A20 - EA Conditions of Approval
Executive Summary:
I. BACKGROUND
The appellant is appealing the Planning Commission's July 22, 2021 unanimous approval of a Major Use Permit (UP 21-10) to permit a commercial cannabis cultivation use permit and mitigated negative declaration of the following uses located at 11650 High Valley Rd., Clearlake Oaks, CA 95423, APN 006-004-07:
* (80) A-Type 3 "outdoor" licenses totaling 3,484,800 sq. ft. (80 acres) of outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation
* (1) A-Type 4 "nursery" license for 217,800 sq. ft. (5 acres)
* (1) Type 11 "distribution" license to ...
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