Planning commission continues appeal of cannabis license amid disputed well location and water tests

The Trinity County Planning Commission on March 13 continued to its April 24 meeting an appeal of a director's decision to issue a commercial cannabis cultivation license for project P‑24‑12 (CCL 803), after commissioners and staff identified unresolved questions about the water source and a civil dispute over whether a historic well lies on adjacent Sierra Pacific Industries land.

Drew Pilbani, Trinity County cannabis division director, said the application was approved on Aug. 16, 2024, after a 10‑day appeal period, and that an appeal had been filed before license issuance. Pilbani summarized the original six reasons listed in the appeal and staff responses, including staff’s position that several complaints raised by the Little Brown's Creek Road Improvement Association are civil matters outside the cannabis division’s jurisdiction. Pilbani said additional reasons for appeal were filed after the original 10‑day period and that staff had not responded to…