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File #: 26-34    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Public Hearing
File created: 1/5/2026 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 1/15/2026 Final action:
Title: Natura Blue, Inc. Conditional Use Permit Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 210-062-007; 210-054-008; 210-071-001 Record Numbers: PLN-12003-CUP Larabee Valley Area A Conditional Use Permit for 36,256 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation supported by a 3,600 square foot ancillary nursery. Estimated annual water usage is 364,900 gallons. Irrigation water is sourced from a rainwater catchment pond and a permitted well. Water storage consists of a 1,343,000-gallon pond and 42,600 gallons in hard tanks. Processing, including trimming is proposed to occur onsite. Power is provided by generators with a proposal to transition to solar with generators reserved for emergency use only.
Attachments: 1. 12003 Staff Report 1.15.26, 2. Attachment 1 - 12003 Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - 12003 Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 2 - 12003 Location Map, 5. Attachment 3 - ISMND, 6. Attachment 3a - Mitigation Monitoring Report, 7. Attachment 3b - Appendix 1 - Site Plans, 8. Attachment 3c - Appendix 2 - Operations Plans, 9. Attachment 3d - Appendix 3 - Wetland Delineation September 2018, 10. Attachment 3e - Appendix 4 - Aquatic Resources Delineation Report June 2019, 11. Attachment 3f - Appendix 5 - Well Analyses, 12. Attachment 3g - Appendix 6 - Rainfall Catchment Analyses, 13. Attachment 3h - Appendix 7 - Noise Assessment, 14. Attachment 3i - Appendix 8 - Less Than Three Acre Conversion Mitigation Plan for APN 210-054-008, 15. Attachment 3j - Appendix 9 - Relocation and Restoration Plan for APN 210-054-008, 16. Attachment 3k - Appendix 10 - Biological Assessment, 17. Attachment 3l - Appendix 11 - Botanical Survey, 18. Attachment 3m - Appendix 12 - Raptor Survey, 19. Attachment 3n - Appendix 13 - Northern Spotted Owl Survey, 20. Attachment 4 - 12003 Applicant's Evidence in Support of Findings, 21. Attachment 4A - 12003 Water Right Certificate, 22. Attachment 4B - 12003 Notice of Applicability, 23. Attachment 4C - 12003 Site Management Plan, 24. Attachment 4D - 12003 LSAA, 25. Attachment 4E - 12003 Bullfrog Management Plan, 26. Attachment 4F - 12003 Invasive Plant Management, 27. Attachment 5A to 5C - 12003 Referral Agency Comments
To: Planning Commission

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

SUBJECT:
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Natura Blue, Inc. Conditional Use Permit
Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 210-062-007; 210-054-008; 210-071-001
Record Numbers: PLN-12003-CUP
Larabee Valley Area

A Conditional Use Permit for 36,256 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation supported by a 3,600 square foot ancillary nursery. Estimated annual water usage is 364,900 gallons. Irrigation water is sourced from a rainwater catchment pond and a permitted well. Water storage consists of a 1,343,000-gallon pond and 42,600 gallons in hard tanks. Processing, including trimming is proposed to occur onsite. Power is provided by generators with a proposal to transition to solar with generators reserved for emergency use only.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1) which does the following:

a. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Natura Blue, Inc. project pursuant to section 15074 of the State CEQA guidelines; and

b. Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and

c. Approves the Natura Blue, Inc. Conditional Use Permit subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A); and

d. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: This project is in the Larabee Valley area on the south side of State Highway 36, approximately 1.56 miles west from the intersection of China Mine Road and State Highway 36 and further described as Assessor's Parcel Numbers 210-071-001, 210-062-007, and 210-054-008 on the properties known to be in Sections 23, 26 and 27, Township 01 North, Range 04 East.

Present General Plan Land Use Designation: Agricultural Grazing (AG), Timberland (T), 2017 General Plan, Density: 40-160 acres per unit, Slope Stability: High Instability (3).

Present Zoning: Agricultural Exclusive (AE), T...

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