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County outlines drone rules for code enforcement; supervisors seek stricter limits, reporting
Summary
Community Development staff presented a draft drone-operations policy for code enforcement focused on detecting unpermitted cannabis cultivation and other land-use violations. Supervisors and residents urged explicit prohibitions on facial recognition and requested regular reporting back to the board.
Lake County Community Development staff on Tuesday described a newly drafted policy and training plan to use drones as an investigatory tool in code-enforcement work, including cases of suspected unpermitted cannabis cultivation.
Community Development Director Mireya Turner and Code Enforcement Manager Marcus Beltramo said the county secured funding and trained staff pilots through a cannabis enforcement grant funded under Proposition 64 cohort funding. The department has licensed four staff as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone pilots and said the tools will be used to gather evidence and seek inspection warrants when required.
“We’re not going to randomly fly over people’s properties,” Beltramo told the board. “We’re…
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