Title
Hog Trap Farms, LLC: Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-13336-CUP (filed 12/30/2016)
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 218-071-003 and 218-081-003
New Harris area
A Conditional Use Permit for an existing 33,634-square-foot (SF) cannabis cultivation operation consisting of 21,634 SF of outdoor and 12,000 SF of mixed-light on parcel 218-071-003. Drying and processing occur in a two-story 1,800-SF drying barn on the adjacent parcel 218-081-003 which is already permitted to cultivate 10,000 SF (PLN-13356-SP). The applicant seeks to reserve the right to continue to process onsite, process offsite at a licensed facility, or to harvest straight to extraction without processing in the future. Water for irrigation is sourced from a shared 2-million-gallon rainwater catchment pond on the adjacent parcel and two 25,000-gallon rainwater catchment tanks on the subject parcel which gravity feed an additional four 2,500 tanks. Total tank storage amounts to 65,000 gallons. Estimated annual water use on the subject parcel is 456,200 gallons whereas 114,050 gallons are used annually on 218-081-003. Power is provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Motion sensor lighting and security cameras are installed around cultivation facilities; fencing and guard dogs provide additional security.
Recommendation
1) Find that the Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) as described by Section 15164 of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; 2) make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit; 3) and approve the Hog Trap Farms, LLC, Conditional Use Permit as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.