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Zoning administrator approves retroactive permit for 10,000 sq ft canvas cannabis cultivation in timber zone
Summary
Mendocino County zoning administrator approved an administrative permit to legalize a 10,000-square-foot outdoor canvas cannabis cultivation on two parcels near Laytonville, imposing remediation and setback conditions tied to prior CDFW agreements and state water rules.
The Mendocino County Zoning Administrator on June 12 approved an administrative permit to legalize a 10,000-square-foot outdoor canvas cannabis cultivation operation on two parcels at 8000 Simerly Ranch Road near Laytonville, subject to conditions including remediation of an expired pond permit and setbacks from watercourses.
Staff planner Rob Fitzsimmons told the hearing the operation would occur in hoop houses and, because no artificial lighting is proposed, qualifies as outdoor cultivation under county code. He said the site has been developed with hoop houses, a man-made pond originally created as a stream-diversion reservoir to support cannabis…
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