Title
Emerald Triangle Medicinal, Inc Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Record Number PLN-12060-CUP
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 108-033-018
Ettersberg area
A Conditional Use Permit for 13,660 square foot (SF) of existing cannabis cultivation consisting of 13,000 (SF) outdoor and 660 (SF) mixed-light. Irrigation water is sourced from a point of diversion. Existing available water storage for irrigation is 118,000 gallons with an additional 42,000 gallons of storage proposed to assure the full forbearance total of 160,000 gallons. Estimated annual water usage is 100,000 gallons. A two-story 1,800 (SF) floorspace processing building is proposed. Power is provided by propane and electric generators and two solar panels. Four additional solar panels are planned to allow more limited generator use in the near term. The applicant will commit to converting to solar power as a primary power source with generator and/or Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) backup as a condition of approval. A Special Permit is required to allow setback reduction for diversion maintenance and restoration activities associated with two diversions and to reduce the setback distance to public lands managed by King Range National Conservation Area 420-feet to the south, across North Fork Bear Creek.
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution to: 1) Find that the Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) as described by Section 15164 of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, 2) make all required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and 3) approve the Emerald Triangle Medicinal, Inc. Conditional Use Permit and Special Permits (2) as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.