East Side Farms Expansion

East Side Farms Expansion

The Applicant, East Side Farms, Inc., is requesting discretionary approval from the County of Lake for a Major Use Permit, PL-25-243 I UP 24-20, for a proposed commercial cannabis cultivation operation with up to 50,560 sq. ft. of outdoor canopy and transport only self-distribution (Project). The Project site is located at 23071, 23083, 23119, 23131, 23143 and 23179 Jerusalem Grade, on Lake County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 013-015-36, 38, 39, 40, 43 & 57, approximately 7.5 miles northeast of Middletown, CA (Section 14, Township 11N, Range 6W, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the Jericho Valley USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle). The Project property is accessed via a shared private gravel access road from Jerusalem Grade. Locking metal gates control access to the Project site from the shared private gravel access road. The Applicant currently operates an A-Type 3 “Medium Outdoor” cultivation operation on the Project property under Major Use Permit UP 19-43 and Commercial Cannabis Cultivation License CCL20-0001616. The existing cultivation operation includes a 34,346 sq. ft. fenced outdoor cultivation area and a 34,800 sq. ft. fenced outdoor cultivation area. In addition to the two existing outdoor cultivation areas, the Project property has been improved with interior access roads I driveways, four groundwater wells, three residences, a wooden barn, a metal building, a 30,000-gallon metal fire water storage tank and hydrant, multiple small outbuildings, along with ground and roof-mounted solar arrays. The proposed cultivation operation includes the two existing outdoor cultivation areas, along with a proposed 50,000 sq. ft. fenced outdoor cultivation area, the existing 2,100 sq. ft. metal building for cannabis drying, the existing 1,120 sq. ft. wooden barn for harvest storage, a proposed 2,100 sq. ft. greenhouse for immature plant cultivation, and a 3,000 sq. ft. metal building for cannabis processing.

Unincorporated Middletown

Lake

Countywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Cannabis Program (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 3, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Commercial (Cannabis Structures )(Sq. Ft. 8320, Acres 35, Employees 4), Other (Cannabis: totaling 50,000 sq. ft. of outdoor cultivation)

Use Permit, Grading Permit

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Noise, Tribal Cultural Resources, Wildfire