Big Budz Farm - LCA25-0000110
Summary
SCH Number
2026051153
Public Agency
California Department of Cannabis Control
(DCC)
Document Title
Big Budz Farm - LCA25-0000110
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/28/2026
Document Description
The Department of Cannabis Control, pursuant to authority granted under Business and Profession Code, Section 26012, approved a Small Outdoor commercial cannabis license submitted on 02/22/2026, by 5MIL Logistics, LLC. The project consists of 9,016 square feet of Small Outdoor cannabis cultivation. The property is approximately 10 acres in size, zoned RR10, which allows cannabis cultivation. The water source is a permitted well. The estimated water use per season is estimated to be 100,000 gallons per year. No construction or modifications to existing buildings are proposed as the buildings to be used for cultivation are already in place.
Contact Information
Name
Peter Buchman
Agency Name
Department of Cannabis Control
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Covelo
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Road 337D
Zip
95469
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.
County Clerk
Mendocino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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