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Board of Supervisors denies appeal of Nina Star Farms cannabis permit amid water concerns
Summary
Lake County supervisors voted 4-1 on April 1 to deny an appeal filed by Nina Star Farms and leave in place the Planning Commission’s denial of a major use permit for commercial cannabis cultivation, citing unresolved questions about water supply and related environmental impacts.
Lake County supervisors on April 1 denied an appeal by Nina Star Farms LLC of the Planning Commission’s December 2024 denial of a major use permit for commercial cannabis cultivation at 23180 Shady Grove Road in Middletown.
The vote, 4-1, leaves the Planning Commission decision intact and followed extended public comment and questions from supervisors about groundwater availability, downstream creek impacts and the site’s visibility from State Highway 29. County staff had recommended the board grant the appeal, saying the project met county zoning and state regulatory requirements.
The project as applied sought two mixed-light cultivation licenses with 37,446 square feet of canopy within a 48,529-square-foot cultivation area and a self-distribution license. Senior planner Mary Clabaughn told the…
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