To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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707 Cultivation Company, LLC, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Assessor's Parcel Number: 522-023-001
Record Number: PLN-11607-CUP
Willow Creek area
A request for a Conditional Use Permit for 43,560 square feet of existing outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation. Propagation occurs in an approximately 1,620 square foot nursery. Water for irrigation is sourced from a 200-foot deep well and two springs registered with the State Water Resources Control Board to be used as back up water sources. Annual water use is estimated at 700,000 gallons. Water is stored in hard tanks and bladders for a total of 124,550 gallons of available storage. Drying of mature plants occurs onsite in existing outbuildings. All other processing occurs offsite at a licensed third-party facility. Electricity is sourced from generator power. Four full time employees are used and six additional part time employees are utilized during harvest activities. A Special Permit is also requested for development within the Streamside Management Area (SMA) for the continued use and maintenance of the points of diversion infrastructure and for relocation of water tanks and other infrastructure located within the SMA areas. Staff is recommending denial of the application due to the lack of available water to support cultivation activities.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that there is no evidence of sufficient water to support the proposed cultivation and therefore the findings for approval cannot be made;
b. Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15270 of the CEQA Guidelines;
c. Denies the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit application for 707 Cultivation Company, LLC.
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DISCUSSION:
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