Title
Coyote Ridge Farm, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Case Number CUP 16-613
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 210-250-010
Coyote Ridge Road, Dinsmore Area
A Conditional Use Permit for 10,450 square feet (sf) of existing mixed-light and 16,952 sf of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation. Two harvests of mixed-light occur annually. Irrigation water is sourced from two wells and rainwater catchment ponds. Water is stored in hard tanks (28,200 gallons) and two ponds (330,000 gallons), for a total of 358,200 gallons of available water storage. Annual water use is approximately 315,000 gallons. Processing, including drying and trimming, occurs in an existing on-site processing facility. Electricity is provided by solar panels and backup generators. The number of employees typically on-site is three, and the peak number of employees is five. Wastewater disposal is managed through an existing on-site septic system.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301 and Section 15333 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit based on evidence in the staff report and any public testimony, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Coyote Ridge Farms, LLC. project subject to the recommended conditions.