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Planning Commission hears proposal to create special‑treatment area allowing outdoor cannabis cultivation in Central Salinas Valley; no decision
Summary
County staff presented a request to add a special‑treatment area allowing outdoor cannabis cultivation on a King City parcel; the commission asked for more analysis and Agricultural Advisory Committee input and took no action, with staff expected to return in February.
Monterey County planning staff presented a proposal to create a special‑treatment area in the Central Salinas Valley area plan that would allow limited outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation on a specific parcel owned by the applicant, during the Planning Commission meeting.
HCD planner Fiona Jensen said the draft policy would designate the Cummings Ranch as a special‑treatment area allowing up to 20,000 square feet of outdoor cultivation, and that the applicant's proposal would involve 378 plants with a total canopy of just over 18,000 square feet. Jensen told commissioners the operation would be required to obtain County cannabis business permits and comply with pilot‑program requirements except for location, and that staff had prepared the item for the…
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