To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Whipsawasons, LLC Special Permit
Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APN): 217-391-012
Record Numbers: PLN-2023-18695
Blocksburg Area; east of Miranda
A Special Permit to add 8,400 Square Feet (SF) of cannabis cultivation to an approved Conditional Use Permit (PLN-12216-CUP) for 12,000 SF, for a total cultivation area of 20,400 SF of cultivation. The proposed expansion would add (12) 10' x 70' light deprivation hoop houses to a preexisting graded flat on the parcel. The expansion would also include 840 SF of additional ancillary nursery space for a total of 2,000 SF of nursery. Water is sourced from a preexisting 550,000-gallon rain catchment pond and 30,000-gallons of hard tank storage. Domestic water is supplied from a ground water well. Cannabis is dried on site; further processing occurs off site at a licensed facility. Power is sourced from a preexisting solar system with a backup generator
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt resolutions (Resolution 24-__) (Attachments 1) which does the following:
a. Finds the Zoning Administrator has considered the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and the Addendum that was prepared for the Whipsawasons, LLC project (Attachment 3); and
b. Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Whipsawasons, LLC Special Permit subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachments 1A).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is in the Blocksburg area, east of Miranda, approximately 500 ft from Sunset Ridge Rd.
General Plan Land Use Designation: Residential Agriculture (RA); 2017 General Plan; Density: 20-160 acres per unit; Slope Stability: High Instability (3).
Present Zoning:
Forestry Recreation (FR); Special Building Site (B-5(40)).
Environmental Review:
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