Planning Commission — Thursday, April 9, 2026

One of the topics the Planning Commission has asked to receive further information on is the status of many County-maintained roads. In response to this request, the Public Works Department will provide an overview of the County Road Program as an informational item. No action by the Planning Commission is requested.

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Staff is recommending the Planning Commission adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and approve Major Use Permit PL-25-354 Osprey Farm for a maximum of 89,620 square feet of outdoor commercial cannabis canopy and a Type 13 Distribution, Self-transport license at 7255 Boggs Lane & 7314 Adobe Creek Road, Kelseyville (APNs 007-021-21 & 007-021-16) applicant: Alfred "Al" Fontana, IV. Project Overview: The applicant proposes up to 89,620 square feet (sf) / 2.06 acres of outdoor commercial cannabis canopy on a 46.5-acre Agricultural "A" parcel in the Kelseyville Planning Area. The project consists of outdoor cultivation in raised beds or containers within an existing vineyard footprint, ancillary immature plant propagation greenhouses, drying and processing facilities, and associated infrastructure. Historic uses of the property include a walnut orchard, a 12-acre wine grape vineyard in 1999/2000, and 21.6-acre grape vineyard in 2016/2017. The applicant is proposing diversification of agricultural uses on agricultural land.

A. Planning Commission find that potential impacts associated with this project applied for by Alfred Fontana, IV can be mitigated to 'less than significant' through the implementation of the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the property located at 7255 Boggs Lane & 7314 Adobe Creek Road, Kelseyville (APNs 007-021-21 & 007-021-16) will not have a significant effect on the environment, and that the Planning Commission adopt Initial Study PL-25-354 with the findings listed in the Staff Report dated April 9, 2026. B. Planning Commission find that the Major Use Permit PL-25-354 applied for by Alfred Fontana, IV for the property located at 7255 Boggs Lane & 7314 Adobe Creek Road, Kelseyville (APNs 007-021-21 & 007-021-16) does meet the requirements of Section 51.4 and Article 27 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance and that the Major Use Permit be granted based on the findings and subject to the conditions included in the Staff Report dated April 9, 2026.

Staff is recommending the Planning Commission adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and approve Major Use Permit PL-25-492 (UP 23-10). This approval is for no more than 653,400 sf of outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation and a Type 13, Distribution, self-transport license at 2050 and 2122 Ogulin Canyon Road, Clearlake (APNs 010-053-01 and 010-053-02). Project Overview: The applicant proposes no more than 653,400 sf of commercial cannabis canopy within five fenced outdoor cultivation areas totaling approximately 15 acres on a combined + 302.45-acres of land zoned "RL-WW" Rural Lands - Waterway Combining District'. Site infrastructure includes 2,800 sf drying and curing structure (existing), security fencing around the perimeter of the cultivation areas, 46 - 5,000-gallon water storage tanks, up to five portable restrooms, eight Connex containers for chemical storage, five existing groundwater wells, a total of 15,000 gallons of fire suppression water storage tanks. . An imported organic soil mixture in above ground nursery pots will be used in the three proposed immature plant greenhouses. The growing medium of the proposed canopy areas will be organic soil in above ground garden beds or container. No tree removal is proposed.

A. Planning Commission find that potential impacts associated with this project applied for by Clearpath Canyon LLC/ Brian Pensack and Garrett Burdick can be mitigated to 'less than significant' through the implementation of the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the property located at 2050 and 2122 Ogulin Canyon Road, Clearlake (APNs: 010-053-01 and 010-053-02) will not have a significant effect on the environment, and that the Planning Commission adopt Initial Study PL-25-492 (IS 23-21) with the findings listed in the Staff Report dated April 9, 2026. B. Planning Commission find that the Major Use Permit PL-25-492 (UP 23-10) applied for by Clearpath Canyon LLC/ Brian Pensack and Garrett Burdick for the property located at 2050 and 2122 Ogulin Canyon Road, Clearlake (APNs: 010-053-01 and 010-053-02) does, meet the requirements of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance Article 27 and Article 51.4 and that the Major Use Permit be granted based on the findings listed in the Staff Report and subject to Conditions of Approval dated April 9, 2026.