MIT Farms

Summary

SCH Number
2025020076
Lead Agency
Lake County
Document Title
MIT Farms
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Rural Lands/ Rural Lands
Document Description
The proposed cannabis cultivation operation includes up to 42,066 sq. ft. (0.97 acres) of cannabis canopy within three cultivation areas, two (2) 120 sq. ft. wooden storage sheds, two (2) existing on site permitted groundwater wells, four (4) employee parking spaces, including one (1) ADA space, one (1) 5,000-gallon water storage tank made of steel or fiberglass dedicated to fire suppression, and three (3) 5,000-gallon water storage tanks. The proposed outdoor cultivation area would be enclosed with 6-foot tall chain link fences, covered with privacy screen/mesh where necessary to screen the cultivation area from public view. The growing medium of the proposed outdoor cultivation area will an imported organic soil mixture in above ground beds. All water for the proposed cultivation operation would come from the existing on-site groundwater wells, and drip irrigation systems will be used to deliver irrigation water and to conserve water resources. Grading and vegetation removal will be required to create terraces on which the proposed canopy areas will be located. Living trees with a diameter of six (6) inches or greater at breast height (6-inch DBA) will not be removed.

Contact Information

Name
Trish Turner
Agency Name
Lake County Community Development Department, Planning Division
Job Title
Assistant Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Unincorporated Lower Lake
Counties
Lake
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Jerusalem Grade and Spruce Grove Road
Zip
95457
Total Acres
37.27
Jobs
5
Parcel #
136-071-02 and 136-071-03
State Highways
none
Railways
none
Airports
none
Schools
none
Waterways
Soda Creek

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), 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 Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, 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 Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, 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, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Commercial (Sq. Ft. 42066, Acres .97, Employees 5)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Tribal Cultural Resources, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End

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