Planning Commission — Thursday, December 13, 2018

..Title ..Body MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director Prepared by: Byron Turner, Principal Planner DATE: November 29, 2018 SUBJECT: Request for General Plan Conformity Report for Cobb Area Water District GPC 18-08, Initial Study 18-65 Supervisorial District 5 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Initial Study EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Cobb Area Water District requests a General Plan Conformity Report to upgrade the Cobb Area Water System. The project consists of distribution system upgrades and replacements in the Summit Area of the Cobb Water District located solely within existing County road right of way. The project replaces approximately 15,000 feet of water mains that were destroyed during post fire cleanup as a result of the Valley Fire. Staff recommends the Planning Commission report that the improvements is in conformance with the Lake County General Plan. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Sample Motions: Mitigated Negative Declaration I move that the Planning Commission find on the basis of the Initial Study No. 18-65 prepared by the Cobb Area Water District for the County of Lake and the mitigation measures which have been added to the project, that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore a mitigated negative declaration shall be issued with the findings listed in the staff report dated November 29, 2018. General Plan of Conformity I move that the Planning Commission report that the system upgrades for the Cobb Area Water District is in conformity with the Lake County General Plan with the findings listed in the staff report dated November 29, 2018.

..Title ..Body MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director Prepared by: Byron Turner, Principal Planner DATE: November 29, 2018 SUBJECT: Request for General Plan Conformity Report for Cobb Area Water District GPC 18-07, Initial Study 18-64 Supervisorial District 5 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Initial Study EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Cobb Area Water District requests a General Plan Conformity Report to consolidate the Hill 9 & 10 and Branding Iron water companies in the Cobb Area Water System. The project includes a physical connection of the two water system consisting of piping location in private and County right of way, treatment and storage improvements in the Branding Iron water system on two parcels owned by Branding Iron, and well site, distribution and storage improvements in private right of way in Hill 9 & 10. Staff recommends the Planning Commission report that the improvements is in conformance with the Lake County General Plan. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Sample Motions: Mitigated Negative Declaration I move that the Planning Commission find on the basis of the Initial Study No. 18-64 prepared by the Cobb Area Water District for the County of Lake and the mitigation measures which have been added to the project, that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore a mitigated negative declaration shall be issued with the findings listed in the staff report dated November 29, 2018. General Plan of Conformity I move that the Planning Commission report that the consolidation of Hill 9 & 10 and Branding Iron water companies by the Cobb Area Water District is in conformity with the Lake County General Plan with the findings listed in the staff report dated November 29, 2018.

..Title ..Body MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director Mark Roberts, Associate Planner DATE: November 28, 2018 SUBJECT: Benmore Valley Ranch, LLC. - Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Minor Use Permit Application, MUP 18-16 Early Activation, EA 18-06 Categorical Exemption, CE 18-83. Supervisor District 4 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map 2. Existing and Proposed Plans 3. Property Management Plan (available upon request) 4. Agency Comments 5. Clarification Letter from Applicant dated June 14, 2018 6. Early Activation Conditions, EA 18-06 7. Proposed Use Permit Conditions of Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting approval of a Minor Use Permit for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation (which includes the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming, and/or any combination of those activities, including processing) M-Type 3 Outdoor License without the use of light deprivation and/or artificial lighting (Cannabis Outdoor Cultivation is the cultivation of cannabis without the use of light deprivation and/or artificial lighting in the canopy area. Supplemental low intensity lighting is permissible only to maintain immature plants as a source of propagation. For the purpose of this section, cultivation within a greenhouse without supplemental light is considered outdoor cultivation) within a previously graded, and/or disturbed area once used for commercial agricultural crops (vineyard/cattle). According to the applicant the project parcel, including surrounding parcels within the Benmore Valley has been used continuously for cattle and/or vineyards since the early 1950's. The agriculture use still continues today on a much smaller scale. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Sample Motions: Categorical Exemption I move that the Planning Commission find that the Minor Use Permit, MUP 18-16 applied by Sandra Stouvenot on property located at 2976 Benmore Valley Road, Lakeport, CA 95453 further described as APN: 007-001-35 is exempt from CEQA because it falls within Categorical Exemption Class 4 set forth in the Staff Report dated November 28, 2018. Minor Use Permit I move that the Planning Commission find that the Minor Use Permit, MUP 18-16 applied by Sandra Stouvenot on property located at 2976 Benmore Valley Road, Lakeport, CA further described as APN: 007-001-35 does meet the requirements of Section 50.4 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance and grant the Minor Use Permit subject to the conditions and with the findings listed in the Staff Report dated November 28, 2018. NOTE: The applicant or any interested person is reminded that the Zoning Ordinance provides for a seven (7) calendar day appeal period. If there is a disagreement with the Planning Commission, an appeal to the Board of Supervisors may be filed. The appropriate forms and applicable fee must be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m. on or before the seventh calendar day following the Commission's final determination.

\..Title ..Body MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director Mark Roberts, Associate Planner DATE: November 28, 2018 SUBJECT: Aster Farms Collective, INC. Major Use Permit, UP 18-13 Early Activation, EA 18-07 Initial Study, IS 18-17 Supervisor District 3 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map 2. Aster Farms Site Plans 3. Property Management Plan (available upon request) 4. Agency Comments 5. Initial Study, IS 18-17 6. Early Activation, EA 18-07 Conditions 7. Proposed Use Permit Conditions of Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The project parcel is located in a rural area of the County (near the Lake & Mendocino County line) and is approximately 35 acres in size. The project parcel is protected by the natural steep topography of the surrounding landscape and is accessible through an existing eighteen (18) foot wide graveled access easement off of Old State Highway 20. The applicant is requesting approval of a Major Use Permit for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation (which includes the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming, and/or any combination of those activities, including processing) for one (1) A - Type 3 Cultivation License for approximately 31,000 square feet of canopy area (cannabis cultivation site in square feet) of outdoor cultivation for adult use cannabis without the use of light deprivation and/or artificial lighting and two (2) Type 1C Specialty Cottage (Mixed Light) Licenses for the cultivation of medicinal or adult use cannabis of 2,500 square feet each (5,000 square feet in total) or less of total canopy size for mixed-light cultivation using light deprivation and/or artificial lighting below a rate of 25 watts per square foot, up to 25 mature plants for outdoor cultivation without the use of light deprivation and/or artificial lighting in the canopy area at any point in time, or 500 square feet or less of total canopy size for indoor cultivation within a permanent structure using exclusively artificial light or within any type of structure using artificial light at a rate above twenty-five watts per square foot on one premise. The applicant is also proposing a processing facility approximately 1,800 square feet in size and a storage shed of 180 square feet in size. The combined Cannabis Cultivation Area is approximately 37,920 square feet (Cannabis Cultivation Area, which is the designated area(s) at a licensed premises, except nurseries, that will contain mature plants at any point in time, as follows: Canopy shall be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all area(s) that will contain mature plants at any point in time, including all of the space(s) within the boundaries; Canopy may be noncontiguous but each unique area included in the total canopy calculation shall be separated by an identifiable boundary that includes, but is not limited to, interior walls, shelves, greenhouse walls, garden benches, hedgerows, fencing, garden beds, or garden plots and of mature plants are being cultivated using a shelving system, the surface area of each level shall be included in the total canopy calculation). RECOMMENDED ACTION: Sample Motions: Mitigated Negative Declaration I move that the Planning Commission find on the basis of the Initial Study No. 18-17 prepared by the Planning Division and the mitigation measures which have been added to the project, that the Major Use Permit, UP 18-13 as applied for by Aster Farms Collective, Inc. (Noah Cornell) will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore a mitigated negative declaration shall be issued with the findings listed in the staff report dated November 28, 2018. Major Use Permit I move that the Planning Commission find that the Major Use Permit, UP 18-13 applied by Aster Farms Collective, Inc. (Noah Cornell) on property located at 6776 Old State Highway 20; Upper Lake, CA, further described as APN: 002-019-06 does meet the requirements of Section 51.4 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance and grant the Major Use Permit subject to the conditions and with the findings listed in the Staff Report dated November 28, 2018. NOTE: The applicant or any interested person is reminded that the Zoning Ordinance provides for a seven (7) calendar day appeal period. If there is a disagreement with the Planning Commission, an appeal to the Board of Supervisors may be filed. The appropriate forms and applicable fee must be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m. on or before the seventh calendar day following the Commission's final determination

..Title ..Body MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner DATE: November 30, 2018 SUBJECT: WEST COAST 009 ECOLAND INC.; Joshua Alter; Major Use Permit (UP 18-14); Early Activation (EA 18-10); Initial Study (IS 18-19) Supervisor District 5 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map 2. Existing and Proposed Site Plans 3. Property Management Plan (available upon request) 4. Agency Comments 5. Early Activation (EA 18-10) Conditions of Approval 6. Proposed Conditions of Approval 7. Initial Study (IS 18-19) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This cannabis cultivation operation is located on a 20.1-acre parcel "Parcel" (APN 115-006-12) at 9185 Gray Road, in Kelseyville, California. The Project Area is the sum of all the areas used for cultivation, including gardens, soil staging and material storage areas, ancillary buildings, irrigation system, and access roads. General rules for cannabis grows include: * Canopy shall be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all area(s) that will contain mature plants at any point in time, including all of the space(s) within the boundaries. * Canopy may be noncontiguous but each unique area included in the total canopy calculation shall be separated by an identifiable boundary that includes, but is not limited to, interior walls, shelves, greenhouse walls, garden benches, hedgerows, fencing, garden beds, or garden plots and of mature plants are being cultivated using a shelving system, the surface area of each level shall be included in the total canopy calculation. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Sample Motions: Mitigated Negative Declaration I move that the Planning Commission find on the basis of the Initial Study (IS 18-19) prepared by the Planning Division and applied for by Joshua Alter representing WEST COAST 009 ECOLAND INC. on property located at 9185 Gray Road, Kelseyville, and further described as APN: 115-006-12, that the use permit as applied for by Joshua Alter will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore a mitigated negative declaration shall be approved with the findings listed in the staff report dated November 30, 2018. Use Permit I move that the Planning Commission find that the Use Permit (UP 18-14) applied for by Joshua Alter representing WEST COAST 009 ECOLAND INC. on property located at 9185 Gray Road, Kelseyville, and further described as APN: 115-006-12 does meet the requirements of Section 51.4 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance and the Use Permit be granted subject to the conditions and with the findings listed in the staff report dated November 30, 2018. NOTE: The applicant or any interested person is reminded that the Zoning Ordinance provides for a seven (7) calendar day appeal period. If there is a disagreement with the Planning Commission, an appeal to the Board of Supervisors may be filed. The appropriate forms and applicable fee must be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m. on or before the seventh calendar day following the Commission's final determination.

..Title ..Body MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director Prepared by: Eric Porter, Associate Planner DATE: December 3, 2018 SUBJECT: Red Hills Organics - Jonathan Wertenteil; Major Use Permit (UP 18-15); Commercial Cannabis Cultivation - Early Activation (EA 18-11); Initial Study (IS 18-20) Supervisor District 5 ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map 2. Existing and Proposed Site Plans 3. Property Management Plan (available upon request) 4. Agency Comments 5. Early Activation (EA 18-11) Conditions of Approval 6. Proposed Conditions of Approval 7. Initial Study IS 18-20 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is an A-Type 3 outdoor cannabis cultivation proposal within a 37,600+ s.f. cultivation area. The site is located on a 37.23 acre parcel "Parcel" (APN 115-006-03) at 11275 Diener Drive, Kelseyville. The applicant is proposing two distinct areas for cultivation; 'Area A' (existing) is 11,100+ square feet of canopy within 12,000 square feet of enclosed cultivation area. 'Area B' (proposed) will be 26,500+ square feet of cultivation area and an undefined canopy size that will be equal to or less than 26,500 square feet and located within the Area B enclosure. General rules for cannabis cultivation areas include: * Canopy shall be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all area(s) that will contain mature plants at any point in time, including all of the space(s) within the boundaries. * Canopy may be noncontiguous but each unique area included in the total canopy calculation shall be separated by an identifiable boundary that includes, but is not limited to, interior walls, shelves, greenhouse walls, garden benches, hedgerows, fencing, garden beds, or garden plots and of mature plants are being cultivated using a shelving system, the surface area of each level shall be included in the total canopy calculation. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Sample Motions: Mitigated Negative Declaration I move that the Planning Commission find on the basis of the Initial Study (IS 18-20) prepared by the Planning Division and applied for by Jonathan Wertenteil representing Red Hills Organics on a property located at 11275 Diener Drive, Kelseyville further described as APN: 115-006-03, that the use permit as applied for by Jonathan Wertenteil will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore a mitigated negative declaration shall be approved with the findings listed in the staff report dated December 3, 2018. Use Permit I move that the Planning Commission find that the Use Permit (UP 18-15) applied for by Jonathan Wertenteil representing Red Hills Organics on property located at 11275 Diener Drive, Kelseyville further described as APN: 115-006-03 does meet the requirements of Section 51.4 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance and the Use Permit be granted subject to the conditions and with the findings listed in the staff report dated December 3, 2018. NOTE: The applicant or any interested person is reminded that the Zoning Ordinance provides for a seven (7) calendar day appeal period. If there is a disagreement with the Planning Commission, an appeal to the Board of Supervisors may be filed. The appropriate forms and applicable fee must be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m. on or before the seventh calendar day following the Commission's final determination.