File #: 22-605    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/7/2022 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 6/23/2022 Final action:
Title: 9:20 a.m. Public Hearing on Consideration of Major Use Permit (UP 21-14) and that a determination has been made that this project required a Mitigated Negative Declaration to consider the adoption of an Initial Study (IS 21-15). The applicant, MONTE CRISTO VINEYARDS, LLC is requesting a major use permit for twenty-two (22) A-Type 3 “Medium Outdoor” licenses, with a combined outdoor canopy area of 958,320 square feet. The project is located at 11230 and 11250 Cerrito Drive; Clearlake Oaks, CA 95423; further described as APN’s: 006-007-17, 006-007-23, and 006-007-30.
Sponsors: Community Development
Attachments: 1. 01 - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo Vineyards - Property Management Plan, 2. 02 - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo Vineyards - Site Plans, 3. 03 - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo Vineyards - Conditions of Approval, 4. 04 - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo Vineyards - Initial Study, 5. 05 - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo Vineyards - Hydrology Report, 6. 06 - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo Vineyards - Biological Assessment, 7. 07 - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo Vineyards - Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program (MMRP), 8. 00 - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo Vineyards - Staff Report, 9. Public Comments (Monte Cristo) (Combined), 10. Proof of Publication UP 21-14 (Monte Cristo Vineyards LLC) PC 6-23-22, 11. Public Comment (Bjornson), 12. Public Comment (K Humphrey), 13. Public Comment Monte Cristo Petition Merged, 14. Public Comment (Swesey), 15. Public Comment (Wilk), 16. Public Comment (Pavon), 17. Public Comment (Winata), 18. Public Comment (Martin-Steele), 19. Notice of Intent (NOI) - UP 21-14 Monte Cristo, 20. Updated Drought Management Plan (UP 21-14), 21. Public Comment (Rivas-Duke & Mori), 22. Public Comment (Dharmapalan)
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Item #4
9:20 AM
June 23, 2022

STAFF REPORT

TO: Planning Commission

FROM: Mary Darby, Community Development Director Prepared by: LACO Associates
Assigned Planner: Andrew Amelung, Cannabis Program Manager

DATE: June 23, 2022

RE: Monte Cristo Vineyards, LLC
* Major Use Permit (UP 21-14)
* Initial Study (IS 21-15)

Supervisor District 3 - Eddie "EJ" Crandell
Planning Commission - Batsulwin Brown


ATTACHMENTS: 1. Property Management Plan
2. Proposed Site Plans
3. Conditions of Approval
4. Initial Study
5. Hydrology Report
6. Biological Assessment
7. Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program


I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The proposed cultivation project will take place on 452.5-acre parcels located at 11250 Cerrito Drive, Clearlake Oaks, California, further described as Assessor's Parcel Number 006-007-17, 23, & 30. The total proposed project premise includes approximately 970,680 square feet (sq. ft.) of cultivation area and 958,320 sq. ft. of cannabis canopy. The cannabis plants will be grown in the existing native soil and cultivated under direct sunlight. The proposed cultivation canopy area will be located within three fenced-in cultivation areas, and improvements with the cultivation area include an 120 sq. ft. security center/shed; a 6,000 sq. ft. processing and harvesting storage facility on a concrete slab; two (2) 3,000 sq. ft. immature plant area/greenhouses; two (2) 120 sq. ft. pesticides and agriculture chemical storage; five (5) existing groundwater wells; one (1) 20 acre off stream water storage reservoir; an irrigation system using water pumps, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) piping, black poly tubing and drip tape; an existing residence; and an existing metal barn.



Figure 1. Monte Cristo Proposed Conditions Site Plan

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