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Commission approves J Grade Organics cannabis permit after staff finds impacts mitigable

Lake County Planning Commission · November 18, 2025
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Summary

The commission adopted IS20-38 and approved Major Use Permit UP20-32 for J Grade Organics at Jerusalem Grade Road (Middletown) after staff concluded identified impacts (aesthetics, hydrology, biological resources, noise and wildfire) could be mitigated; commissioners confirmed canopy and acreage calculations fit ordinance requirements.

On Jan. 26 the Lake County Planning Commission adopted the mitigated negative declaration (IS20-38) and granted a Major Use Permit (UP20-32) to J Grade Organics (applicant Anthony Herrera) for commercial cannabis cultivation at 22052 and 22066 Jerusalem Grade Road outside Middletown.

Staff reported the project proposes 50,972 square feet of…

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