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File #: 23-747    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 5/25/2023 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 6/1/2023 Final action:
Title: Briceland Farm LLC Special Permit Assessor Parcel Number 220-091-011 Record No.: PLN-2019-16109 Briceland area A Special Permit for 6,000 square feet of existing mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation supported by a 600 square foot ancillary nursery. Water is sourced exclusively from rainwater catchment. The annual estimated water budget is 51,300 gallons is supported by 40,000 gallons of tank storage. Processing will occur onsite once the existing 1,178 square foot barn is upgraded to commercial occupancy. Power is provided by solar panels with a 25kW generator utilized for backup. The applicant also proposes reconnection to PGE power.
Sponsors: Planning and Building, Laura McClenagan
Attachments: 1. 16109 Briceland Farm Staff Report 06.01.2023, 2. Attachment 1 - Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Cultivation Operations Plan, 5. Attachment 1C - Site Plan, 6. Attachment 2 - Location Maps, 7. Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum, 8. Attachment 4 - Applicant's Evidence in Support of Findings, 9. Attachment 4A - 16109 Timber Conversion Report, 10. Attachment 4B - 16109 Biological Report, 11. Attachment 4C - 16109 Botanical Survey, 12. Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
Briceland Farm LLC Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Number 220-091-011
Record No.: PLN-2019-16109
Briceland area

A Special Permit for 6,000 square feet of existing mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation supported by a 600 square foot ancillary nursery. Water is sourced exclusively from rainwater catchment. The annual estimated water budget is 51,300 gallons is supported by 40,000 gallons of tank storage. Processing will occur onsite once the existing 1,178 square foot barn is upgraded to commercial occupancy. Power is provided by solar panels with a 25kW generator utilized for backup. The applicant also proposes reconnection to PGE power.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Environmental Impact Report previously adopted for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance as well as the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report that was prepared for the Briceland Farm LLC project pursuant to Section 15164 of the CEQA guidelines; and
b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Special Permit subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachment 1A)

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
This project is located in the Ettersburg area, on the north side of Briceland-Thorne Road, approximately 2,400 feet west from the intersection of Briceland-Thorne Road and Marion Lane, on the property known as 10325 Briceland-Thorne Road.

Present General Plan Land Use Designation:
Residential Agriculture: 40 acres (RA40), Density: 40 acres per unit, 2017 General Plan, Slope Stability: Moderate Instability (2).

Present Zoning:
Unclassified (U)

Environmental Review:
An Addendum to a previously adopted Environmental I...

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