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Planner Ben Diamond told commissioners the 40-acre parcel, just east of Jeff Davis Reservoir and west of Railroad Flat, currently hosts a roughly 34,000-square-foot polycarbonate greenhouse and supporting buildings. The applicant seeks the rezoning so it can colocate an additional cultivation operation, including a proposed roughly 30,000-square-foot greenhouse and, when funding allows, an additional vegetation building. Diamond said the parcel already has two wells and two septic systems and that the project is tiered from the county’s cannabis program EIR; staff prepared an initial study and a mitigated negative declaration to address site-specific impacts. “The requested zoning is consistent with the county general plan, the zoning code, and is consistent with neighboring and adjacent land uses and zonings,” Diamond said.

Neighbors and nearby residents urged greater scrutiny. Eddie Nelson Quintanilla, who identified himself as an owner of adjacent property, said his parents’ home now shows the operation from their viewpoint and that noise, light and ongoing odors have reduced their quality of life; he told the commission their property has already gone through three well replacements in the past due to regional groundwater stress. “This is not what my parents and us moved into this area for,” Quintanilla said. Another nearby resident, Starlin Patrick, described the applicant as “a great neighbor” who had addressed litter concerns but said road damage from heavy trucks remains an outstanding concern.

The applicant’s representative, speaking for Shaman NorCal Properties, Inc., said the family lives on the parcel and operates the site, and offered to work with neighbors on mitigation. The representative told the commission the applicant would be willing to, for example, cover the neighbors’ windows if interior noise is an issue and to install vegetative screening to reduce visibility. “We’re reasonable people,” the applicant representative said.

Staff summarized outside agency comments gathered during a 30-day circulation of the initial study: Caltrans said no state right-of-way impacts were expected; the Air Pollution Control District raised no objections but warned that any emergency generator over 50 brake horsepower would require an authority-to-construct permit; on-site wastewater noted no objection so long as the applicant complete the county EMA checklist used for ministerial cannabis permits; the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Department of Cannabis Control submitted general comment letters. East Bay Municipal Utility District requested annual, monthly and peak water use data; staff responded that no new wells are proposed and the county does not track cultivation water use in the detail East Bay MUD requested, although cultivation sites with wells must provide well tests in years 1–5 and year 7 per existing permitting requirements.

Diamond said the neighbor letters received did not change the conclusions of the initial study or require a subsequent EIR, and that site-specific potentially significant impacts can be mitigated through the proposed mitigation monitoring and reporting program. Staff recommended adoption of the mitigated negative declaration, the mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and approval of the zoning amendment as consistent with the general plan.

After public comment and a brief discussion of oak woodland mitigation (staff clarified replacement measures apply for trees over five inches in diameter), the commission voted to recommend approval and forward the zoning amendment to the Board of Supervisors for a final decision. The action is advisory; the Board of Supervisors will take the final vote.

The planning commission’s package and the staff report note conditions and mitigation that would attach to future permits if the zoning change is approved: greenhouse enclosure and a 150-foot property-line setback for colocated cultivation; mitigation monitoring to address biological resources and oak woodlands; compliance with state licensing through the Department of Cannabis Control; and agency-specific permits if the applicant installs a large emergency generator.

The zoning amendment now moves to the Board of Supervisors for a final decision; staff and the applicant said they would continue to work with neighbors on screening, dust control and road maintenance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Calaveras County Planning Commission meeting of 3/27/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Calaveras County Planning Commission on March 27 recommended that the Board of Supervisors rezone 626 Outback Way from Residential Agriculture (RA) to General Agriculture (A1) so the property owner may apply for an additional cannabis cultivation permit.","taxTitle","Calaveras County, California","taxId",26728,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6100534,"Planning commission approves 4 Horse Ranch conditional use permit with manure, parking and trip limits",3166,4564140,7730250,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2813281-c7cf61e01648f87e234d37d4e785f42b&start=4564&end=7730","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2813281-c7cf61e01648f87e234d37d4e785f42b/thumbnail_4564140.jpg","/articles/6100534/Calaveras-County/California/Planning-commission-approves-4-Horse-Ranch-conditional-use-permit-with-manure-parking-and-trip-limits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6100534-b421224a88013c90689c3374bc6a4d4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1777173111&Signature=eS1gw9h~RS9u0qsTGEUrJtGPyV2hQC7iA7d8VofyVifU0e0UTW7xOj3x5nUipAGco1b99bJ6a7lbnCZd8qhLFjuHeC540vu8pEeCUoIEA~8LEqNSLQ7WSwCqRCnIm0Ly4Dr8I6kM7nNuPA9Q2rnnWFtYuXt1q~-NBP6wryea5KDI602ZWtrMO4QjeLwcPxoxrgYJnqj8GtEYRIsj7JcUSbhGOxrbXmn5PpJTEMNZF3COpQxKbiMR5n9fuyCPTTY5aOanwM1DAKMoZw6dYKzRfWbZO0JNDLg9ntSR0MXfG5wtNhWPIsdTyDnEwz3syJqGTDyHj1zxRDI4Cd18c10Dow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Calaveras County Planning Commission voted March 27 to approve a conditional use permit (CUP 2024-013) for Jeremy and Lynette Covey Smith to operate a private equestrian facility (4 Horse Ranch) at 2911 Patriot Way in Burson. Staff recommended adoption of a mitigated negative declaration, a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and the CUP with amended conditions. The commission approved the resolution as amended and adopted the mitigation measures.

The application would allow up to 30 equines on the rural residential parcel; commissioners and staff said the number was chosen to keep operations enforceable and to limit impacts to neighbors. The commission and applicant discussed the site’s manure and waste management plan in detail. Staff presented a draft final waste management plan as a mitigation measure and clarified that technical reference documents from UC Davis and other publications were included by reference; environmental management staff advised the plan was adequate once clarified.

Key waste-management clarifications and conditions adopted by the commission include:
- Stalls and confined paddocks: manure and soiled bedding must be removed from confined areas (stalls, paddocks and turnout areas) regularly; stalls should be kept clean and dry and paddocks kept clean and well drained to avoid prolonged standing water.
- Compost and land application: composted material (not un-composted raw manure) may be spread on pasture areas at limited depth (staff recommended using compost terminology and capped application depths); the commission adopted language limiting land application to processed/composted material and suggested a maximum of about 1 inch where used to amend soils.
- Storage and runoff: manure storage/composting areas must be sited and managed to prevent runoff onto adjacent properties and to retain or dissipate water on-site; storage setbacks of roughly 100 feet from neighbors and sensitive features were discussed and included as conditions where site-specific layout required it.
- Off-site movement: finished compost may be delivered off-site or given away, subject to conditions limiting traffic impacts and ensuring proper handling and transport to prevent nuisance or runoff issues.

Commissioners also required the applicant’s final waste-management plan to provide practical operating details (how manure is handled daily, composting procedure, containment for rainy periods and runoff controls) and for planning to enforce the plan as part of the mitigation monitoring program. Staff and the applicant agreed the draft plan would be finalized and recorded as a condition of approval.

The commission discussed vehicle trips and parking: staff pointed to the project description and conditions that limit patrons, employees and volunteers to levels equivalent to a single-family residence (intended to avoid triggering a traffic study). Commissioners asked staff to add an explicit monitoring condition tying allowable average daily trips to the project description; the adopted resolution conditions limit on-site employees and patrons and thereby restrict vehicle trips, and the commission asked staff to clarify the parking area in the site plan for enforcement.

Applicants Jeremy and Lynette Covey Smith testified about onsite operations and their intent to follow best practices. The applicants discussed how published guidance about housing capacity can be read two ways (housing vs. pasture carrying capacity); the commission settled on a 30-equine cap in the CUP, with an explicit path for the applicant to return later if they seek an amendment.

Staff recommended and the commission approved Planning Commission Resolution 2025-4 (as amended) adopting the mitigated negative declaration and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and approving the CUP with the listed conditions. The motion carried on a roll call recorded as 4–0 with one commissioner absent. The commission’s decision is final unless appealed to the Board of Supervisors within 15 calendar days.","The commission approved a conditional use permit allowing a private equestrian facility for up to 30 horses at 2911 Patriot Way (Burson), adopting a mitigated negative declaration and a waste-management plan with conditions on manure handling, setbacks and vehicle trips.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6100539,"Planning commission continues appeal of administrative use permit for Glanville to April 10",62,2650455,2712485,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2813281-c7cf61e01648f87e234d37d4e785f42b&start=2650&end=2712","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2813281-c7cf61e01648f87e234d37d4e785f42b/thumbnail_2650455.jpg","/articles/6100539/Calaveras-County/California/Planning-commission-continues-appeal-of-administrative-use-permit-for-Glanville-to-April-10","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6100539-dbf2a79a9d3b18f78c75ea9404aee3d5/orig.mp4?Expires=1777173111&Signature=Cf1yqJYCLqJt5HlV4XbaqVf4HgOrGM6kpogmmDRKQ6ys4-eSlzylo4TvYY0-vmpvM8z8plo6p-2zksjIEPeRC071rJmLtsArfLHpffmTpd3uEGVBduGkhEeuuPZbxYMWgT54cgFsNprg8rFiVae0LY0Kk1INUtQ9g1DTAE8BuFY3zVVN8NoSNf-paUnFFsZ0Vha74qL4LzqbXBWfm2VccsAZrJOUkhGGK8NILS4ztKHbC3fpE0vIiRCKRSL~IO7WDwL6afsgIGR6lXF7bRvIZOXBjljFSJ-6j6A~f4i6L4OT85O8em4l~5oduK3RFsG8QQbliKzKLQ9TPBv1mzOOdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission during its March 27 meeting granted a continuance for the appeal of Administrative Use Permit AUP 2024082, filed by an appellant identified in the record as Ralph Niven and relating to a permit for Noah and Amber Glanville. Staff told the commission the appellant requested a continuance to April 10; the commission voted to continue the item to that date to avoid re-noticing. The continuance was made on the record and no substantive testimony or evidentiary hearing occurred during the March 27 meeting.

The continuance preserves the parties’ right to be heard at a full hearing with additional commissioners present; staff noted the continuance will be to a date certain so the public is on notice that the matter will not be heard at the next hearing. No motion text or roll-call vote with named members is recorded in the transcript.","An appeal of an administrative use permit for Noah and Amber Glanville (AUP 2024082) was continued at the request of the appellant to the commission’s April 10 meeting so the item would not need to be re‑noticed.","actionData","errors"]

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