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Planning commission pauses decision on cannabis 'ambiguity determination' after hours of public comment
Summary
Staff sought a clarification on whether historical North Coast waterboard enrollments limit cultivation to listed APNs and canopy sizes in Trinity County opt‑out zones; commissioners continued the matter to July 10 and asked staff for additional data.
Trinity County staff asked the Planning Commission on June 26 to resolve an “ambiguity determination” in the county’s cannabis code that affects how historical waterboard enrollments and the ordinance’s legal‑parcel definition apply inside opt‑out areas.
Drew Plavani, the county’s cannabis division director, told the commission staff is seeking clarity on code section 17‑4‑3050(a)(7) — the limitations on cultivation locations — and whether the exception for sites enrolled in the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s 2015 program should be bound to the specific assessor parcel numbers (APNs) and canopy sizes listed in those historic enrollments. Plavani said the code’s definition of “legal parcel” creates uncertainty when owners of contiguous APNs change, merge, or…
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