Memorandum
Date: May 3, 2022
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mary Darby, Community Development Director
Subject: 10:00 a.m. Public Hearing - Discussion and Consideration of Appeal (AB 21-05) of Planning Commission Approval of Major Use Permit 19-36 and IS/MND 19-56 "Lake Vista Farms, LLC", Clearlake. APN's 010-053-01 and 010-053-02.
Executive Summary:
EXHIBITS:
A1 - APPEAL
A2 - APPEAL RESPONSE: TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM FOR WATER USE
A3 - 11.18.2021 STAFF REPORT, PC MINUTES, AGENCY AND PUBLIC COMMENTARY
A4 - SITE PLANS
A5 - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN
A6 - HYDROLOGY REPORT
A7 - DROUGHT MANAGEMENT PLAN
A8 - CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
A9 - INITIAL STUDY
A10 - BIOLOGICAL REPORT
A11 - CITY OF CLEARLAKE LETTER OF SUPPORT
A12 - AGENCY COMMENTS
A13 - REMEDIATION
A14 - VIOLATIONS
A15 - EA CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
I. BACKGROUND
The appellant is appealing the Planning Commission's November 18, 2021 3-1 approval (four Planning Commissioners present) of a Major Use Permit (19-36) to permit a commercial cannabis cultivation major use permit and mitigated negative declaration of the following uses located at 2050 and 2122 Ogulin Canyon Road, Clearlake, CA 95423, APN's 010-053-01 and 010-053-02.
* Fifteen (15) A-Type 3 "outdoor" licenses totaling 816,750 sq. ft. cultivation (18.75 acres) and 653,400 sq. ft. of total canopy (15 acres) on five (5) sites:
o Site A. Northwestern Hops Field (with a cultivation area of 5.09 acres)
o Site B. Southwest Clearing (with a cultivation area of 6.56 acres)
o Site C. Northeast Hops Field (with a cultivation area of 1.45 acres)
o Site D. Central Hops Field (with a cultivation area of 3.72 acres)
o Site E. Chaparral Clearing (with a cultivation area of 1.92 acres)
* Sites A through D would include temporary 20' x 100' (2,000 square feet) hoop-houses that are of simple construction that will not require lighting. The hoop-houses are intended to provide protection for cannabis plants, and would be used on an as-nee...
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