Title
Green Flash Farms, LLC, Conditional Use and Special Permits
Record Number PLN-12366-CUP (filed 12/23/2016)
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 221-131-001 and 221-121-007
Miranda area
Conditional Use and Special Permits (2) for 19,780-square-foot (SF) of existing cannabis cultivation on one legal 80-acre parcel. Cultivation would include a total of 6,000 SF of mixed-light and 13,780 SF of outdoor cultivation. The applicant proposes relocation of 10,900 SF of historic “guerilla-grow” cultivation to environmentally superior cultivation locations. Irrigation water is sourced from a 300,000-gallon lined rainwater catchment pond and a spring/small pond, which supports domestic, and cultivation uses during non-forbearance periods. There is 108,500 gallons of water storage tanks. Water is diverted from the spring/small pond only during the non-forbearance period under Small Irrigation Use Registration H503697. Annual estimated water usage is estimated at 261,000 gallons. The applicant is proposing to use a new structure on APN 221-121-007 (once permitted) for drying, processing, and storage. Power for the operation is provided by 10 solar panels and 2 generators for backup. A Special Permit is required for a setback reduction to approximately 50 feet for one of the proposed outdoor cultivation areas on an existing road flat, from public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the west. A second Special Permit is needed for the ongoing use and maintenance of the diversion.
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution to find the Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Land Use Ordinance (CCMLUO) pursuant to Section§15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permits and approve the Green Flash Farms, LLC, project subject to the recommended conditions.