LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Planning Commission will meet this week to hold public hearings on four projects.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 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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On the agenda at 9 a.m. is a public hearing for a major use permit and addendum for a mitigated negative declaration sought by Mike Mitzel and Jed Morris for a property at 9475 Bottle Rock Road, Kelseyville.
They are asking to expand the existing use to legitimize an 8100 square foot building that was built without land use approval or building permits by a prior property owner, according to the county staff report. The building, which was meant to be used for cannabis drying, was red-tagged by the county in May 2020.
The staff report explains that the Planning Commission continued this item from Jan. 27 to this week’s meeting to allow time to explore if the building could be allowed under current codes.
The commission will need to decide whether to allow the building, which doesn’t comply with height and size requirements,
Staff is recommending the commission not adopt the mitigated negative declaration and deny the requested modification.
The commission also will hold hearings on cannabis projects proposed by Walnut Ranch/Omar Malfavon at 12182 White Rock Canyon Road and 12206 Elk Mountain Road in Upper Lake; Red Hills, RHRP1/Crystal Keesey located at 8210, 8300 and 8500 State Highway 175, Kelseyville; and High Valley Oaks, LLC/Kim Gardner and Cody William Leck, located at 9850 High Valley Road, Clear Lake Oaks; and further described as APN: 006-004-19.
The full agenda follows.
AGENDA
9 a.m.: Continued from Jan. 27, public hearing on consideration of amendment (MMU 20-11) to Major Use Permit (UP 18-25) and an addendum to Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 18-110), to grant the expansion of the existing use to legitimize an 8100 square foot building that was built without land use approval or building permits, and is associated with the previously approved Major Use Permit (UP 18-25). The applicant is KLS-RBS LLC/ Mike Mitzel and Jed Morris and the project is located at 9475 Bottle Rock Road, Kelseyville; and further described as APN 011-004-60.
9:05 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of a Major Use Permit (UP 20-24) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 20-27). The project applicant: Walnut Ranch/Omar Malfavon is proposing one A-Type 3B Medium Mixed-light Commercial Cannabis License, three A-Type 1C Specialty Cottage Licenses, and a "Type 13 Self Distribution" License that would allow legal transportation of cannabis to and from the site.
9:10 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of Major Use Permit (UP 20-81) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 20-97). The applicant: Red Hills, RHRP1/ Crystal Keesey, is proposing 25 A-Type 3 Medium Outdoor Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Licenses consisting of 35 acres of cultivation area and 25 acres of canopy area, and one A-Type 13 ‘Self Distribution’ license. Also proposed are two 120 square foot. sheds; one 64 square foot cannabis waste storage and compost area; one 312 square foot portable office building; one 312 sq. ft. portable building for use as an employee break room; three 60,000 gallon water storage tanks; portable restrooms, and a 6’ tall security and privacy fence.
9:15 a.m.: Public hearing on consideration of Major Use Permit (UP 20-21) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS 20-24). The applicant: High Valley Oaks, LLC/Kim Gardner and Cody William Leck is proposing four A-Type 3: “Outdoor” licenses: Outdoor cultivation for adult use cannabis without the use of light deprivation and/or artificial lighting in the canopy area at any point in time from 10,001 square feet to one acre, inclusive, of total canopy size on one premises; and a Type 13 “Distributor Transport Only, Self-Transport Distribution” license. The project is located at 9850 High Valley Road, Clear Lake Oaks; and further described as APN: 006-004-19.
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Lake County Planning Commission to consider projects March 10
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