Title
The Vista 36, LLC: Special Permit
Record Number: PLN-2019-16038 (filed 12/11/2019)
Assessor's Parcel Numbers: (APN) 316-313-003 & 316-312-008
Blue Lake Area
A Special Permit for 27,000 square feet (SF) of new and existing mixed light cultivation, 5,588 SF of outdoor cultivation, and 3,200 SF of nursery space. The total cultivation area will be 32,588 SF. The project also includes relocation and remediation of a previously existing cultivation area which was approximately 6,000 square feet on another portion of the legal parcel. The applicant hopes to achieve three (3) harvest cycles annually. Water will be sourced from two (2) wells which were determined to be groundwater wells and from a rooftop rainwater catchment system. Four (4) 50,000 gallon water tanks and five (5) 5,000 gallon water tanks are proposed onsite, totaling 225,000 gallons of water storage. An additional 5,000 gallon water tank is designated for emergency fire suppression. The estimated water needed annually for irrigation is approximately 515,468 gallons (14.4 gal/sf/yr on average, including the nursery space usage). Drying, trimming, and processing will occur offsite on a neighboring parcel, which has a project from the same applicant, or at a licensed third-party facility. Operations will utilize up to two (2) full time employees and up to two (2) seasonal employees, totaling a maximum of four (4) employees on site. Portable restrooms will be available onsite for employees. Power will be sourced by PG&E and there is a Honda 2200-Watt Super Quiet Inverter generator available for emergency use only.
Recommendation
1) Find that the Planning Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Environmental Impact Report for the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO) as described by Section ?15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines; 2) make all of the required findings for approval of the Special Permit; 3) adopt the Resolution and approve The Vista 36, LLC Special Permit as reco...
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