Title
Ecofarm Locations, LLC, Special Permit
Record Number PLN-2019-15698
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 210-191-013,
Dinsmore area
A Special Permit for 43,560 square feet (one acre) of new cannabis cultivation consisting of 36,352 square feet of outdoor and 7,208 square feet of mixed light. The mixed light cultivation will have up to three harvest cycles per year. A Special Permit for non-flammable extraction manufacturing in a proposed 3,200 square foot commercial building. A Zoning Clearance Certificate for a Cottage Industry for infusion manufacturing within a commercial. Support Facilities include three ancillary nurseries totaling 3,942 SF and processing including trimming. The water source is a groundwater well and rainwater catchment tanks. Water storage for irrigation consists of 23 hard tanks (19 existing and 4 proposed) totaling 52,500 gallons. Water usage is 500,000 gallons a year (approximately 11.48 gallons per square foot). Electricity will be provided by PG&E with a backup generator for emergencies only. There will be up to 20 employees during peak operations. A Special Permit is also being requested for an encroachment within a Streamside Management Area for a point of diversion for domestic use.
Recommendation
Find that the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance pursuant to Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Special Permit based on evidence in the staff report, and adopt the Resolution approving the proposed Ecofarm Locations, LLC project subject to the recommended conditions.