14 Hayfork Holdings LLC
Summary
SCH Number
2025090265
Public Agency
California Department of Cannabis Control
(DCC)
Document Title
14 Hayfork Holdings LLC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/8/2025
Document Description
The Department of Cannabis Control, pursuant to authority granted under Business and Profession Code, Division 10, Chapter 2, Section 26012, approved a Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 commercial cannabis license. The proposed cultivation project described herein (Project) is the continuation of existing cultivation activities located in Trinity County on Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 014-360-015-00. The applicant previously held a Provisional Adult Use – Small Mixed-Light Cannabis Cultivation License from the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) (CCL21-0005517) and is applying for a cannabis cultivation license from the Trinity County Planning Department (CCL-744) to cultivate up to 10,000 square feet (sf) of mature mixed-light canopy. See below for additional project information. The existing cultivation currently includes four (4) 30’ x 100’ greenhouses (12,000 sqft total) with four (4) 6.25’x 91’ canopy areas in each; 9,100sqft total for mature plant cultivation and a 30’ x 100’ (3,000 sqft) for immature plant cultivation. Other structures used to support cultivation include a 49’ x 31’ (1,519 sqft) barn for agricultural and pesticides storage, processing and harvest storage; a 25’ x 34’ (850 sqft) cannabis waste composting area; a 11’ x 15’ (165 sqft) shed for administrative hold; water storage tanks of various sized: two (2) 5,000-gallon and four (4) 1,000-gallon water storage tanks; and a 550-gallon nutrient mixing tank. Water for the operations is provided by a municipal water connection to Trinity County Waterworks; power is supplied from Trinity Public Utilities District; and an onsite septic system would serve as the project’s wastewater needs. Future plans to install a 48-kW propane generator to be used in the event of power outages.
Contact Information
Name
Michael J Montanus
Agency Name
Department of Cannabis Control
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Hayfork
Counties
Trinity
Regions
Statewide
Zip
96041
Parcel #
014-360-015-00
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CCR, Sec. 15183
Reasons for Exemption
The Department of Cannabis Control has determined that the project is consistent with the local jurisdiction community plan and/or zoning designations. CEQA mandates that the project is consistent with the development density established by existing zoning, community plan, or general plan policies for which an EIR was certified and shall not require additional environmental review, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site. The project activity fits within the parameters included in CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 and the activity does not require additional CEQA analysis.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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