To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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CannaDreams, LLC - Special Permits
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 108-026-006
Record No.: PLN-12088-SP
Ettersburg area
A Special Permit for the continued operation of an existing cannabis cultivation site consisting of 9,500 square feet of outdoor cannabis cultivation in greenhouses and 950 square feet of ancillary nursery space, a Special Permit to reduce the setback to BLM public land, and a Special Permit for reduction of the Streamside Management Area setback to allow for a hydroelectric facility on the onsite stream and for the point of diversion. Irrigation water is sourced from a point of diversion and is subject to forbearance. There will be 171,000 gallons of water storage on the parcel designated for cannabis irrigation and 6,500 gallons reserved for fire suppression. The applicant's estimated annual water use is approximately 88,700 gallons. Drying will occur onsite and other processing will occur offsite at a licensed third-party facility. Power is provided by a solar array with a generator used to supply supplemental power. There will be two employees on site at peak.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution, (Attachments 1) which does the following:
a. Finds the CannaDreams, LLC project statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15270 (Projects which are Disapproved) of the CEQA Guidelines.
b. Finds the required findings for approval cannot be made.
c. Denies the CannaDreams, LLC Special Permits.
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is located in the Ettersburg area, on the west side of Kings Peak Road, approximately 2.4 miles south from the intersection of Wilder Ridge Road and Kings Peak Road, on the property known as 8700 Kings Peak Road.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation:
Residential Agriculture (RA), 2017 Ge...
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