Glass Castle LLC – LCA20-1555, LCA20-0001564, LCA20-0001565, LCA20-0001566, LCA20-0001567, LCA20-0001568, LCA20-0001569, LCA20-0001570, LCA20-0001571
Summary
SCH Number
2020090250
Public Agency
Department of Food and Agriculture
Document Title
Glass Castle LLC – LCA20-1555, LCA20-0001564, LCA20-0001565, LCA20-0001566, LCA20-0001567, LCA20-0001568, LCA20-0001569, LCA20-0001570, LCA20-0001571
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/11/2020
Document Description
Project Description:
The Department of Food and Agriculture, pursuant to authority granted under Business and Procession Code Division 10, Chapter 2, Section 26012, is seeking to approve a Cannabis Cultivation License submitted on June 6, 2020, by Benjamin Choi.
Project Activities:
The project includes approximately 332,280 square feet cultivation within three existing greenhouses, temporary placement of three, 8 by 40 foot cargo containers for track and trace functions, future use of approximately 3,214 square feet of an existing 9,250 square foot packing shed for drying, storage and track and trace functions, and recognition of a mobile home as a temporary agricultural caretakers quarters, previously approved in 1995. The project includes two phases: Phase One to include use of three, 8 by 40-foot cargo containers for track and trace functions; and Phase Two to include use of the existing packing shed for drying and track and trace functions, and removal of the Phase One Cargo Containers.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Montanus
Agency Name
Department of Food and Agriculture
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Santa Cruz
Cross Streets
275 Coward Road
Parcel #
051-731-06
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 Categorical Exemption Cal. Code Regs,. Title 14, §15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Department of Food and Agriculture 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.