Merce Essence Farms LLC
Summary
SCH Number
2026040117
Public Agency
California Department of Cannabis Control
(DCC)
Document Title
Merce Essence Farms LLC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/2/2026
Document Description
The Project will consist of 8,001 SF of canopy on a parcel with land use designation rural residential 2.5 acre. Supporting infrastructure include an existing 24.5'x40' shop for immature, processing and harvest storage; proposed 10'x1 0'compost area, proposed 20'x40' immature canopy area, two (2) 8.5'x8.5' sheds for ag chemical storage and fuel storage; a permitted onsite groundwater well, two (2) 2,500-gallon water storage tanks and proposed two (2) 2,500-gallon water storage tanks.
Contact Information
Name
Liana Huang
Agency Name
California Department of Cannabis Control
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Hayfork
Counties
Trinity
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
017-350-058-000
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.
Trinity County Resolution No. 2020-103 certifying the EIR can be found here: https://www.trinitycounty.org/sites/default/files/Planning/CANNABIS/Programmatic_EIR/FEIR/BOS%20Cannabis%20EIR%20Resolution%202020-103.pdf.
Trinity County Ordinance No. 315-823 approving commercial cannabis regulations can be found here: https://www.trinitycounty.org/sites/default/files/Planning/CANNABIS/Programmatic_EIR/FEIR/Amended%20Cannabis%20Program%20Ordinance%20315-849.pdf.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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