Memorandum
ITEM #1
9:05 AM
MAY 12, 2022
STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Mary Darby, Community Development Director
Prepared by: LACO Associates
Planner: Andrew Amelung, Cannabis Program Manager
DATE OF REPORT PROVIDED TO CDD: May 6, 2022
RE: Auto Canna, LLC
* Major Use Permit (UP 19-44)
* Early Activation (EA 19-69 and EA 21-69)
* Complex Grading Permit (GR 20-13)
* Initial Study (IS 19-63)
District Supervisor Moke Simon
Planning Commissioner John Hess
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map
2. Property Management Plan
3. Site Plans
4. Conditions of Approval
5. Agency/Public Comments
6. Initial Study and Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program (MMRP)
7. Site Visit Photos
8. Hydrology Report and Drought Management Plan
9. Biological Assessment
10. Oak Tree Removal and Replacement Plan with Arborist Report
11. Geotechnical Report
12. Code Section 30-22 - Complex Grading
13. Grading Plans
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Auto Canna, LLC is requesting approval of a Major Use Permit and a Complex Grading 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 21258 Morgan Valley Road, Lower Lake, CA on Lake County APN 012-069-57. The applicant's proposal includes four (4) A-Type 3 "Outdoor" License, outdoor cultivation for adult-use cannabis without the use of light deprivation and/or artificial lighting in the 153,560 square feet canopy area within a 158,800 square feet cultivation area, and include the following proposed ancillary facilities:
* 5,000 square feet processing facility
* 120 square feet security building
* 120 square feet storage sheds for agriculture chemicals; fertilizers, pesticides, and petroleum products
* (7) 5,000 gallons water tanks for storage, irrigati...
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