Title
Grindstone Ridge Gardens, LLC, A Zoning Clearance Certificate (ZCC) and Special Permit
Record Number PLN-12198-ZCC
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 221-051-007 and 221-061-017
Ettersburg area
A Zoning Clearance Certificate (ZCC) for 5,000 square feet of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, a Special Permit for use of a point of diversion for cannabis irrigation, a Special Permit for restoration activity within a Streamside Management Area, including the removal of legacy vehicles and tires within a stream channel, and a Special Permit for a reduced setback from public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Cannabis is cultivated outdoors in full sun. The water for the project is a point of diversion. Water will be stored in hard tanks and in a proposed pond. Existing and proposed tanks will have a combined 356,600 gallons of water storage capacity designated for cannabis irrigation. A second pond of 100,000 gallons is proposed for fire suppression. The applicant’s estimated annual water use is approximately 98,000 gallons. Power is provided by solar arrays and a generator is used in October and November to power the structure used for drying. Processing occurs offsite at a licensed third-party facility. The project is family-operated, and no employees work on site.
Recommendation
Find that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance pursuant to Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Zoning Clearance Certificate and Special Permit based on evidence in the staff report and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Grindstone Ridge Gardens project subject to the recommended conditions.