LJCC, LLC
Summary
SCH Number
2026010105
Public Agency
California Department of Cannabis Control
(DCC)
Document Title
LJCC, LLC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/7/2026
Document Description
The Department of Cannabis Control, pursuant to authority granted under Business and Professions Code, Section 26012, approved a Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 commercial cannabis license submitted on 10/1/2025, by LJCC, LLC. The Project will consist of an existing cannabis cultivation facility housed within a 39,600sqft, single story building that includes eight (8) 3,610sqft greenhouse grow areas and 10,720sqft of ancillary uses on a 6.51- acre property. The project will have water needs met by retail water provider Desert Water Agency and electricity needs will be met by Southern California Edison. There will be no expansion or modification to the existing facility.
Contact Information
Name
Michael J Montanus
Agency Name
Department of Cannabis Control
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Cathedral City
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Statewide
Parcel #
687-510-029
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 Categorical Exemption, CCR §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. None of the exceptions to this exemption defined in Section 15300.2 apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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