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Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting

Date: December 13, 2018

Time: 1:00 - 11:59 p.m.

Address:
Board of Supervisors Chambers
575 Administration Drive
Room 102A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Registration Required: No

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Agenda

Roll Call
Dick Fogg
Larry Reed
Paula Cook
Ariel Kelley
John Lowry, Chair

Staff Members
Jennifer Barrett
Crystal Acker
Arielle Kohn, Secretary
Leslie A. Thomsen, Deputy County Counsel

Board of Zoning Adjustments Regular Calendar

Item Number: 1
Time: 1:05 PM
File Number: UPC17-0099
Staff: Crystal Acker
Applicant: Jamie Munley
Owner: Mark and Stacy Ciddo
Continued from: N/A
Env Doc:

Categorically exempt per Section 15301(a) (Existing Facilities), Section 15303(e) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), and Section 15304(b) (Minor Alterations to Land) as an existing industrial facility converting one use to another but involving negligible expansion of use and only minor construction, including interior tenant improvements, gates, fences, and landscaping.

Proposal:

Request for a five year limited-term Minor Use Permit for 13,440 square feet of indoor cannabis cultivation, 320 square feet of indoor wholesale nursery cultivation (total canopy area 13,760 square feet), and 3,440 square feet of propagation in an 8,780 square foot space (utilizing tiered racking systems); 932 square feet of on-site processing; and 1,123 square feet of distribution/ transportation within an existing 16,000 square foot industrial building on a 6.78-acre industrially zoned property.

Location:

3660 Copperhill Lane, Santa Rosa

APN:

059-250-004

District: 4
Zoning:

Heavy Industrial (M2), 40000 Square Foot Average, Valley Oak Habitat (VOH)

Action:
Appeal Deadline:
Resolution No:

Vote:
Commissioner Fogg
Commissioner Reed
Commissioner Cook
Commissioner Kelley
Commissioner Lowry

Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:

Meeting Documentation

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The Board of Zoning Adjustments also invites interested persons to submit written comments and presentation, which will be entered into the permanent record. Written comments and presentations may be submitted prior to the meeting by mail addressed to: Permit Sonoma, 2550 Ventura Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. You may also hand-deliver comments and presentations to the above address. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Board of Zoning Adjustments after distribution of the Agenda packet are available for public inspection at the above address. Office hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Monday and Tuesday, 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM on Wednesday, and 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Thursday and Friday.

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