East Side Farms Expansion (PL-25-243)
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026050478
Lead Agency
Lake County
Document Title
East Side Farms Expansion (PL-25-243)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/23/2026
Document Description
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.
Contact Information
Name
Pablo Guerrero
Agency Name
County of Lake, Community Development Department, Planning Division
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Ross Cunningham
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Name
Trey Sherrell
Agency Name
CalCannabisConsultants
Job Title
Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Consultant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Middletown
Counties
Lake
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Jerusalem Grade and West Jerusalem Grade Road
Zip
95461
Total Acres
Approximately 35
Jobs
4
Parcel #
013-015-36, 013-015-38, 013-015-39, 013-015-40, 013-015-43 & 013-015-57
State Highways
None
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Middletown Unified School District
Waterways
Soda Creek, Gunther Creek, Putah Creek & Unnamed Water Courses
Township
11N
Range
6W
Section
14
Base
MD Mer
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
County of Lake
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Lake
Final Environmental Document Available at
255 N. Forbes Street, Lakeport, CA. 95453
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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