Memorandum
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Mary Darby, Community Development Director
Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner
DATE: October 14, 2021
RE: Coastal Oak Inc.; Amendment (MMU 21-07) to an approved Major Use Permit (UP 19-25); Commercial Cannabis Cultivation; Categorical Exemption
Supervisor District 5
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Existing and Proposed Site Plan
3. Agency Comments
4. Amended Conditions of Approval for MMU 21-07
5. Original Conditions of Approval for UP 19-25
6. Initial Study IS 18-62
7. Hydrology Analysis; prepared by Caitlin Gilmore, P.E., Aug. 25, 2021
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This is an amendment to an approved A-Type 3B commercial cannabis cultivation decision that would, if approved, allow the conversion of 14,090 square feet (sq. ft.) of "mixed-light" (greenhouse) commercial cannabis canopy area to 15,000 sq. ft. of outdoor cannabis canopy area within the same footprint of the already-approved greenhouse cultivation area. The applicant is proposes to convert from a mixed-light facility to an outdoor facility in order to save on overhead costs associated with the greenhouse purchases. The cultivation site is located on one of three contiguous parcels that are a total of 80 acres in size. Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 007-029-12 (cultivation site) and 02 and 10 (clustering sites). The project is located at 7560 State Highway 29, Kelseyville.
Article 60 - Expiration, Revocation, or Modification of Permits and Reapplication
Subsection 60.33 Reapplication for amendment of permits describes the process of amending an approved major use permit. Article 60 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance allows for changes to previously approved use permits, as is the case here. The change proposed is a cost-saving measure. The site is not within a mapped Farmland Protection Area, and greenhouses are not required for cannabis cultivation on this property. The detailed analysis of compliance is later in this ...
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