Title
Calisun Farms Conditional Use Permit
Case Numbers CUP 16-286
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 208-321-007
Bridgeville Area
A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is sought for 24,100 square feet (sf) of existing cannabis cultivation with on-site processing on an approximately 63-acre parcel. Of the total cultivation area, 10,100 sf is in greenhouses, and 14,000 sf is in full sun. Drying and trimming occurs in an existing building onsite. The Applicant is proposing to convert an existing agricultural building to a processing facility where employees will be lodged, have access to a restroom, and a wash station. The Applicant will hire a maximum of seven employees throughout the year. Water for cultivation is currently obtained from a surface diversion on a neighboring property. A well is proposed (permit number 16/17 0409) as an on-site water source to replace the current off-site surface water diversion. The well is scheduled to be installed between August 21 and 25, 2017. Existing water storage capacity totals 83,650 gallons in hard tanks and bladders. Total projected water needs for the cultivation is 75,000 gallons per year. The Applicant is seeking separate permitting for the existing second residence on the property and this residence would be used as housing for 1-2 collective members who would be working on-site during the growing season. Those collective members resident on the site during the growing season would make approximately 25 vehicle trips per season/year to and from the site. A septic system for the residence was installed on July 17, 2017 (permit application number 43988). No artificial light is used in cultivation; electricity for the residence and processing facility is from a generator. The activity is enrolled with the North Coast Reginal Water Quality Control Board as a Tier II discharger.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the...
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