Memorandum
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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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