Title
Otto Farms, LLC, Special Permit
Record Number PLN-12768-SP
Assessor’s Parcel Number’s (APN) 317-033-006
Shower’s Mountain/Pilot Ridge Area
A Special Permit for 7,620 square feet (sq. ft.) of pre-existing mixed-light cannabis cultivation with 800 sq. ft. of ancillary propagation. Irrigation water will be provided by a point of diversion from an unnamed creek under Water Right Certificate H100066, and the applicant is requesting a Special Permit to allow the continued use of the stream diversion. Estimated annual water needed for irrigation is 66,400 gallons, and 54,600 gallons of water storage is designated for irrigation and one (1) 2,500-gallon water tank is designated for fire suppression needs. An additional 15,000 gallons of water storage is proposed within three (3) 5,000-gallon tanks, which will bring the total water storage for irrigation on-site to 69,600 gallons. Drying will occur on-site, and trimming will be done off-site at a licensed processing facility. Electricity will be provided by a Honda EU2000i generator on-site.
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution to take the following actions: 1) Find that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) as described by Section §15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, 2) make all of the required findings for approval of the Special Permits and 3) approve the Otto Farms, LLC Special Permits subject to the recommended conditions.