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Mendocino County zoning administrator approves Sundial Ranch distillery permit
Summary
On April 10, 2025, the Mendocino County Zoning Administrator approved Administrative Permit U2024-0006 allowing Sundial Ranch LLC to install distilling equipment in an existing building to produce brandy and whiskey, finding the project categorically exempt from CEQA and imposing conditions of approval.
The Mendocino County Zoning Administrator on April 10 approved Administrative Permit U2024-0006, allowing Sundial Ranch LLC to install distillery equipment in an existing warehouse to produce brandy and whiskey at a parcel identified as APN 0480-0-04 in Mendocino County.
Keith Groendijk, a planner with Mendocino County, told the zoning administrator that the proposal would locate the distillation operation inside an existing 7,480-square-foot warehouse on a 96-acre parcel and would not require new wells, grading, vegetation removal, or new roads. Groendijk said the applicant anticipates producing…
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