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Planning commission approves 84,800-square-foot multi-tenant cannabis facility near Cactus and Beaver
Summary
The Adelanto Planning Commission adopted a mitigated negative declaration and approved a location/development plan and conditional use permit for a four-unit, 84,800-square-foot cannabis manufacturing site near Cactus and Beaver Roads; the developer pledged to pursue the city’s local-hiring requirement.
The Adelanto Planning Commission on May 12 adopted a mitigated negative declaration and approved a location and development plan (LDP 24-05) and Conditional Use Permit 24-04 to allow a four-unit cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and distribution facility on a roughly 4.32-acre site north of Cactus Road and east of Beaver Road.
Planner Christian Espinosa told commissioners staff had prepared an initial study and recommended adopting the mitigated negative declaration and approving the LDP and CUP based on the findings and conditions of approval. "For this project, a location development plan is required for the development of the 84,800 square foot building and 4.32 acre site," Espinosa said, noting the site is zoned manufacturing-industrial and meets applicable development standards.
The applicant described each of the four units as about 20,000 square feet and said the units would be leased independently, with each tenant securing its own state cannabis licenses. The applicant said the developer expects a longer lease-up period but emphasized local hiring commitments: "we will be looking at upwards of the 50% required hiring of Adelanto residents," the applicant said.
Project supporters and staff said the site is immediately adjacent to other industrial uses, and the applicant said the cannabis project would follow a larger nearby tire-recycling facility as part of a broader industrial build-out. Espinosa told the commission that the initial study was circulated for 30 days and that the mitigation measures set in the proposed mitigated negative declaration addressed the environmental review requirements.
Chair Wagner moved the resolution (Planning Commission Resolution P25-12) adopting the mitigated negative declaration and approving CUP 24-04 and LDP 24-05; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The approval is subject to the findings and conditions of approval presented by staff. The record on file lists the project APN as 3129551-09 (as stated in the record). There were no public speakers at the Item 1 hearing.
