File #: 23-984    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Zoning Item Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 6/29/2023 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 7/6/2023 Final action:
Title: Cali's Finest Gardens, LLC Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 210-072-009 Record No.: PLN-12468-CUP Bridgeville area A Conditional Use Permit for 30,000 square feet (sf) of pre-existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, with 4,110 sf of ancillary propagation. Planning staff is recommending that only 3,000 sf of ancillary propagation be permitted. Cultivation will utilize light-deprivation techniques in greenhouses without the use of supplemental lights. Water is sourced by an existing 345,000-gallon rain catchment pond, and an additional 70,000-gallon rain catchment pond is proposed. Annual water usage is estimated at 200,000 gallons (11 gal/sf/yr). Power is sourced from an existing solar array and three 7kW Honda generators will be on-site for emergency backup purposes. A full processing facility is proposed with ADA bathroom and septic. A total of five employees are used for operations on-site. One residence will be used for on-site employee housing.
Sponsors: Planning and Building, Laura McClenagan
Attachments: 1. 12468 Staff Report 7.6.23, 2. Attachement 1 - Resolution, 3. Attachement 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachement 1B - 12468 Cultivation & Operations Plan 1.10.2022, 5. Attachement 1C - 12468 Addendum to Cultivation & Operations Plan 2.24.2023, 6. Attachement 1D - 12468 Site Plan 1.10.2022, 7. Attachement 2 - 12468 MapSet, 8. Attachement 3 - CEQA Addendum, 9. Attachement 4 - Applicant's Evidence in Support of Required Findings, 10. Attachement 4A - 12468 NOA, 11. Attachement 4B - 12468 Site Management Plan 04.27.2020, 12. Attachement 4C - 12468 LSAA 1.10.2022, 13. Attachement 4D - 12468 Timber Conversion Report & Restocking Plan 04.27.2020, 14. Attachement 4E - 12468 Oak Restoration Plan, 15. Attachement 4F - 12468 Biological Assessment 04.27.2020, 16. Attachement 4G - 12468 Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan_, 17. Attachement 4H - 12468 Property Cleanup Plan & Progress Report, 18. Attachement 4I - 12468 Road Evaluation 04.27.2020, 19. Attachement 5 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations, 20. Attachement 5A - 12468_ref_DEH, 21. Attachement 5B - 12468_ref_Public Works, 22. Attachement 5C - 12468_ref_CDFW, 23. Attachement 5D - 12468_ref_CalTrans, 24. Attachement 6A - 12468 CAV Old, 25. Attachement 6B - 12468 Revised CAV measurements, 26. Attachement 7 - 12468 CDFW NOV 5.23.2023, 27. Attachement 8 - 12468 Watershed map
To: Planning Commission

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
Cali's Finest Gardens, LLC
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 210-072-009
Record No.: PLN-12468-CUP
Bridgeville area

A Conditional Use Permit for 30,000 square feet (sf) of pre-existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, with 4,110 sf of ancillary propagation. Planning staff is recommending that only 3,000 sf of ancillary propagation be permitted. Cultivation will utilize light-deprivation techniques in greenhouses without the use of supplemental lights. Water is sourced by an existing 345,000-gallon rain catchment pond, and an additional 70,000-gallon rain catchment pond is proposed. Annual water usage is estimated at 200,000 gallons (11 gal/sf/yr). Power is sourced from an existing solar array and three 7kW Honda generators will be on-site for emergency backup purposes. A full processing facility is proposed with ADA bathroom and septic. A total of five employees are used for operations on-site. One residence will be used for on-site employee housing.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Survey the audience for any person who would like to discuss the application.
2. If no one requests discussion, make the following motion to approve the as part of the Consent Agenda; and
3. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the Planning Commission has considered the Mitigative Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance and the Addendum that was prepared for the Cali's Finest Gardens, LLC project); and
b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Conditional Use Permit subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachment 1A)

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in the Bridgeville area, on the south side of HWY36, approximately 20 feet sou...

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