LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Planning Commission will continue its consideration this week of a large Clearlake Oaks cannabis project, and also will take up another cannabis project in Kelseyville and a property split in Middletown.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 22, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The agenda is here.
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At 9:15 a.m., in an item continued from the July 8 meeting, the commission will hold a public hearing to consider approving a use permit for Sourz HVR, Inc./Aviona LLC for a major cannabis operation at High Valley Ranch, located at 11650 High Valley Road in Clearlake Oaks.
The cultivation and related activities are proposed to take place on a 649-acre portion of the 1,640-acre ranch.
Combined canopy area is estimated at 3,485,000 square feet and 11 buildings totaling 110,000 square feet for storage and drying of cannabis. The existing 13,000 square foot conference center will be used for packing, distribution (shipping and receiving), and other ancillary uses such as office space.
The commission held the matter over from July 8 in order to get more information from the applicant on water, as Lake County News has reported.
The staff report includes an updated water report that explains that the project will use 353 acre feet, or 115 million gallons of water per year.
Other items on the agenda include a 9:05 a.m. public hearing for a major use permit for Pasta Farms LLC, located on 235 acres located at 10750 and 10417 Seigler Springs North Road and 10833 Diener Drive, Kelseyville. The applicant is Peter Simon, with DiCesare Vineyards owning the property.
The property currently includes a vineyard, a house, a well and septic system. Approximately 20 acres of vineyard would be removed as well as approximately 100 walnut trees to make room for the project.
The applicant also is proposing to add one 27,201 square foot nursery area, four 22,000 square foot greenhouses and 113 hoop houses. The project is to be phased over four years.
The available staff report does not give an estimated annual water usage.
Pasta Farms anticipates using what it claims is a shared well as a water source. However, planning documents include a letter from a nearby property owner stating that the water source identified for the project isn’t owned by Pasta Farms or located on the property, and that litigation is starting.
In other business, at 9:10 a.m. the commission will hold a public hearing to consider a parcel map to divide a 406.69 acre property to create three new parcels.
The property, located at 21700 and 22000 Butts Canyon Road in Middletown, is owned by Langtry Farms LP.
The property currently contains a vineyard, one single family dwelling, several small sheds, a well for potable water and several internal driveway, according to the staff report.
“No plans for development are proposed by the applicant, and the site has been significantly disturbed over the past several decades by the use of the property as a vineyard,” the staff report explains.
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Lake County Planning Commission to continue consideration of High Valley Ranch cannabis project
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