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Clearlake council denies appeal of cannabis permit after residents cite drying wells; development agreement given first reading
Summary
After hours of testimony from Burns Valley residents reporting domestic wells going dry, Clearlake City Council unanimously denied an appeal challenging a commercial cannabis conditional-use permit for 2185 Oglund Canyon Road and gave first reading to a development-agreement ordinance. Residents and the applicant offered contrasting hydrology evidence and the council called for continued monitoring.
Clearlake — The Clearlake City Council on Jan. 6 denied an appeal of a Planning Commission approval for a commercial cannabis operation at 2185 Oglund Canyon Road and upheld the commission’s mitigated negative declaration, after lengthy public comment about groundwater impacts.
Councilwoman David Overton moved to adopt resolution CC2022-03 denying appeal AP2021-04; Councilman Kelson Claffey seconded, and the clerk announced the motion passed unanimously. The council then gave first reading to ordinance 258-2022, approving a development agreement (DA2021-04) for Oglund Canyon Holdings LLC; that vote was unanimous on first reading.
Why it matters: Neighbors urged the council to delay approval, saying local domestic wells have been losing yield and sometimes run dry, and they asked for broader monitoring and cumulative analysis. Proponents — the applicant’s project team and the hydrologist retained for the permit — argued the site-specific studies show the project would use a small fraction of the basin’s water storage and that mitigation…
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