Title
Lazy S Ranch, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Case Number CUP 17-018
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 033-130-002 and 033-130-007
2557 Blue Rock Road, Benbow Area
A Conditional Use Permit for 37,010 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. Water for irrigation is sourced from a rainwater catchment system that captures rainwater from nearby existing and future structures. Water is stored in a series of four ponds with a total storage capacity of approximately 1,137,000 gallons, and nine hard tanks with a total capacity of 18,900 gallons. Projected water use is 241,000 gallons per growing season. Processing, drying, and curing of cannabis takes place in a 3,200-square-foot barn. The cannabis cultivation operation currently employs four full-time workers and four part-time workers. Solar panels (16 panels, 250 watts each) supply the power source for cultivation and processing activities.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301and 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 Lazy S Ranch, LLC project subject to the recommended conditions and the Commission’s determination of prior cultivation area based on examination of the available documentation.