Title
Amaranth Farms Conditional Use Permit
Application Number: N/A
Case Number: PLN-10659-CUP
Assessor's Parcel Number: 221-161-040
6191 Doodyville Road, Ettersburg area
A Conditional Use Permit to allow 43,560 square feet of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and a Special Permit to reduce the 600-foot setback to adjacent public lands. There are six cultivation areas that the applicant is proposing to consolidate into one primary location and three greenhouses on the subject parcel. The proposed processing facility is 165 feet to the southwest of an undeveloped parcel owned by the State Lands Commission and the relocation area is approximately 400 feet to the southwest of the adjacent parcel. A 1,000-square-foot nursery greenhouse will utilize mixed light to augment natural light for 4 hours per day from March to June. The proposed project operations occur year round with cultivation activities occurring from March to October. The applicant is proposing 1 harvest annually. Approximately 1.4213 acre-feet (or 463,132 gallons) of water is required annually to meet operational needs. Water for domestic and irrigation use is sourced from two unnamed springs, proposed 500,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond, and a proposed well. Currently, water storage totals 8,500 gallons in hard-sided tanks for all uses. Processing, including drying and trimming, is completed in an existing on-site barn. The applicant is proposing a 1,800-square-foot metal building for processing activities. A maximum of 5 employees are required during peak operations. Electricity is provided by a propane generator and a solar system.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15301, 15303, 15304 and 15333 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Application Assistance based on evidence in the staff report and any public testimony, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed A...
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