Title
Eubanks Farm, LLC, Special Permit
Record Number PLN-12444-SP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 220-171-002
Briceland area
A Special Permit for 8,612 square feet of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and a Special Permit for ongoing use and maintenance of a point-of-diversion for cannabis irrigation. Cultivation occurs in five greenhouses using light deprivation. Water is sourced from two existing groundwater wells and is supplemented by rain catchment and by a surface diversion from a spring that flows to an unnamed tributary to Eubank Creek. Water is delivered to the cannabis plants via a drip irrigation system. The current total storage capacity for cultivation is 66,000 gallons, contained in twelve (12) 5,000-gallon plastic tanks and two (2) 3,000-gallon water storage tanks. The applicant’s estimated annual water use is 129,180 gallons. Drying will occur in an existing structure onsite and processing will occur offsite at a licensed third-party processing facility. A maximum of one full-time employee and up to three full-time seasonal employees will work on the site. Power is provided by an existing 4,500-watt solar array and supplemented by a 12KW propane generator.
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 Special Permits based on evidence in the staff report and any public testimony, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Eubank Farm project subject to the recommended conditions.