CONNECTED MERCED LLC
Summary
SCH Number
2026010015
Public Agency
California Department of Cannabis Control
(DCC)
Document Title
CONNECTED MERCED LLC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/2/2026
Document Description
The Department of Cannabis Control, pursuant to authority granted under Business and Procession Code Division 10, Chapter 2, Section 26012, approved a Cannabis Distribution License submitted on 02/26/2025 by Caleb Counts. The Project will consist of a cannabis distribution practice located at 1987 W OLIVE AVE, MERCED, CA 95348. The APN is 058-030-036. It will operate out of an existing 35,860 SF building on a lot area of 9.71 acres. There will also be cannabis volatile and non-volatile manufacturing, as well as 22,000 SF of cultivation on site.
Contact Information
Name
CALVIN YEE
Agency Name
DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL
Job Title
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Merced
Counties
Merced
Regions
Southern California
Parcel #
058-030-036
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption: [Class 1 Categorical Exemption Cal. Code Regs,. Title 14, §15301]
Reasons for Exemption
The Department of Cannabis Control has determined that the project is a Class 1 Categorical Exemption Project.
Class 1 Categorical Exemptions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alterations to existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. The Project involves the use of an existing industrial building with no proposal for building expansion. The design, location, size, and operating characteristics of the Project are compatible with the existing and future land uses within the vicinity as it is zoned light industrial zoned. None of the exceptions to the exemption defined in Section 15300.2 apply to the Project.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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