Title
Blocksburg Family Farm, Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-10814-CUP
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 217-391-015
Blocksburg area
A Conditional Use Permit for a total of 11,910 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation and a 400-SF ancillary nursery. The outdoor cultivation area is comprised of two (2) full-term cultivation areas, CA 1 (6,010 SF) and CA 2 (3,900 SF), and one (1) light-deprivation greenhouse (2,000 SF). The source of water for irrigation is an onsite permitted surface water diversion (Registration No. D032806). Total estimated annual water use is 215,700 gallons (18.1 gallons/SF). Water is stored in one (1) 50,000-gallon hard plastic tank and one (1) 590,000-gallon rainwater catchment pond. Total water storage is 640,000 gallons. Drying would occur onsite in a 1,800-SF facility, and further processing would occur at a licensed third party facility offsite. Besides the owner/operators, there would be no additional employees for this project. Electrical power is provided by a solar array, with a Honda 3000w generator to recharge batteries as necessary.
Recommendation
Find that the Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Land Use Ordinance (CCMLUO), as described by Section §15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit; and approve the Blocksburg Family Farms, LLC Conditional Use Permit as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.