Title
Maple Creek Ranch Corp., Conditional Use Permits and Zoning Clearance Certificate
Record Numbers: PLN-12154-CUP and PLN-2018-15197
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 313-145-006.
Korbel area
Four Conditional Use Permits for new outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation under the CMMLUO, totaling 4-acres (174,240 square feet) of cultivation on a 420-acre legal parcel in the Korbel area. Water will be sourced from a groundwater well and from rainwater catchment. The total existing and proposed water storage capacity on the parcel will be 250,000 gallons. Water will be delivered to the cannabis plants using a pump-driven drip irrigation system with adjustable emitters and in-line meters. The applicant's estimated annual water use is 800,000 gallons. The power sources for the project are a proposed solar system and 25 kw whisper watt diesel generators. The project includes a proposed ancillary nursery of 6,600 square feet and a proposed ancillary support facility of 4,800 square feet to be used for onsite drying and processing. Four full time and a maximum of 10 seasonal employees will work on the site. Additionally, a Zoning Clearance Certificate under the CCLUO is sought for the relocation of 27,000 square feet of outdoor cannabis from APN 315-011-009.
Recommendation
The Planning Commission will consider the adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Maple Creek Ranch project pursuant to Section §15074 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permits and Zoning Clearance Certificate; and approve the Maple Creek Ranch Conditional Use Permit and Zoning Clearance Certificate as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.