Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation: File No.UPC19-0011
Summary
SCH Number
2021060657
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation: File No.UPC19-0011
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/29/2021
Document Description
Request for a five-year limited-term Use Permit for outdoor cannabis cultivation, totaling 43,560 square feet (1 acre) of cultivation area, located on a 316 acre parcel. Phase 1 (year 1) includes 20,000 square feet of cultivation area, Phase 2 (year 2) will complete the 43,560 square feet of cultivation area. There will be no onsite processing. Proposed hours of operation are 24 hours per day, seven days per week, as needed. Deliveries would be limited to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. The cannabis operation would employ up to 3 full-time positions and a maximum of 5 full-time positions during harvest season. No public access or retail sales are permitted.
Contact Information
Name
Marina Herrera
Agency Name
Sonoma County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Occidental
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Bohemian Highway, Joy Road
Zip
95465
Total Acres
316
Parcel #
073-150-004
Waterways
Nolan Creek & Salmon Creek
Township
06N
Range
10W
Section
10
Other Location Info
Land Use: Resources and Rural Development (60 acre residential density); Zoning: Resources and Rural Development (RRD), Accessory Dwelling Unit Exclusion (Z) and Riparian Corridor (RC, 100 ft structural setback and 50 ft agricultural setback)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304 Minor Land Alterations
Reasons for Exemption
Categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under, Section 15304 (Minor Land Alterations), because the project involves seasonal cultivation of an area constituting less than one percent of the project site. The use does not require additional grading, vegetation removal, construction of new structures or placement of impervious surfaces. The proposed activity is also exempt under the common sense exemption, Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question could have a significant impact on the environment. No exceptions listed under CEQA Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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