Memorandum
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Community Development Department
Mary Darby, Community Development Director
Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner
DATE: October 28, 2021
RE: RESUBMITTAL - WeGrow LLC
* Major Use Permit Resubmittal (UP 20-22)
* Initial Study Addendum (IS 20-25)
Supervisor District 1
Location: 16750 Herrington Road, Hidden Valley Lake (cultivation site); 17610 Sandy Road and 19678 Stinson Road, Middletown (cluster sites)
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs): 013-060-40 (cultivation site); 013-014-03 and 11
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Property Management Plan - Revised
3. Agency Comments
4. Conditions of Approval
5. Current Site Plans
6. Initial Study Addendum (CEQA)
7. Biological Assessments
8. Tree Removal and Revegetation Plan
9. Water Availability Analysis; Hurvitz Env. Services, 8-10-2021
10. Public Comments
11. Traffic Analysis
12. Memo - Power Availability and Analysis
a. Attachment 12a - Letter from Applicant re: Power to Site
b. Attachment 12b - County Codes related to Power
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Background
The original application was sent to the Planning Commission at a public hearing that occurred on April 22, 2021. The hearing was a combination of 'in-person' and remote via Zoom due to Covid-19 protocol. There was significant testimony from concerned persons who attended. Ultimately the Planning Commission approved the project on a 4 to 1 vote.
A timely appeal was filed by a neighboring development. The appeal was heard by the Board of Supervisors on June 8, 2021. The Board realized that the site plan reviewed in the CEQA document that was uploaded to the State Clearinghouse was different than the Planning Commission-approved site plan, and denied the use permit without prejudice.
The applicant then re-applied for a use permit and prepared and submitted updated studies, a cumulative water availability analysis (Hurvitz, August 10, 2021), a Tree Removal and...
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