LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Planning Commission will discuss several three cannabis projects this week, including one which is facing major opposition from neighbors.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 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 9:20 a.m., the commission will hold a public hearing on a major use permit for Monte Cristo Vineyards LLC.
The project, located at 11230 and 11250 Cerrito Drive in Clearlake Oaks, proposes an outdoor canopy area of 958,320 square feet, or 22 acres.
Numerous letters against the project, which would be located next to a small neighborhood, have been submitted to the county, citing a wide range of concerns, including adequate water supply, public safety, traffic impacts, wildfire hazards and lack of outreach from the project owner, among other issues.
Neighbors also have submitted a petition to the county asking that the project’s major use permit not be approved.
A request for a continuance has been submitted for another project, Bottle Rock Farms, located at 900 and 10030 Bottle Rock Road, Kelseyville.
The full agenda follows.
AGENDA
Consideration of the adoption of Assembly Bill 361 findings authorizing teleconference meetings during a state of emergency.
Approval of minutes from the May 12, 2022, and May 26, 2022, Planning Commission meetings.
9:05 a.m.: Continued from April 28, 2022, request for continuance to July 14, 2022: Public hearing on consideration of major use permit (UP 19-42) and a mitigated negative declaration (19-61).: The applicant, Bottle Rock Farms FJA Trust is proposing two acres of medicinal commercial cannabis canopy area and two acres of adult-use commercial cannabis canopy, for a total of four acres of outdoor canopy area. The project includes one 4,750 square foot processing building and a 1,000 square foot immature plant area. The project is located at 9900 and 10030 Bottle Rock Road, Kelseyville, CA; and further described as APNs: 011-057-22 and 011-057-23.
9:10 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of major use permit (UP 20-47) and that a determination has been made that this project required a mitigated negative declaration to consider the adoption of an Initial Study IS 20-59. The applicant, Emerald Mountain Farms Inc. (Norman Grimm) is proposing two A-Type 3 outdoor cultivation licenses with a total canopy area of 68,562 square feet, and A-Type 13 distributor transport only, self-distribution. The proposed project is located at 1850 Ogulin Canyon Road, Clearlake, CA 95422; further described as APN’s: 010-053-03 and 010-011-01.
9:15 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of major use permit (UP 21-06) and that a determination has been made that this project required a mitigated negative declaration to consider the adoption of an and to adoption of an initial study (IS 21-06). The applicant, Akwaaba LLC is proposing a major use permit two A-Type 3 “medium outdoor” licenses with a total combined outdoor canopy area of 73,560 square feet, and an A-Type 2B “small mixed-light” license with a total combined mixed-light canopy area of 9,720 square feet. The project is located at 11795 North Drive, Clearlake Park, CA; further described as APN’s: 010-019-15 and 010-019-10.
9:20 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of major use permit (UP 21-14) and that a determination has been made that this project required a mitigated negative declaration to consider the adoption of an initial study (IS 21-15). The applicant, Monte Cristo Vineyards LLC is requesting a major use permit for 22 A-Type 3 “medium outdoor” licenses, with a combined outdoor canopy area of 958,320 square feet. The project is located at 11230 and 11250 Cerrito Drive; Clearlake Oaks, CA 95423; further described as APN’s: 006-007-17, 006-007-23, and 006-007-30.
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Lake County Planning Commission to discuss cannabis projects June 23
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