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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the appeal (Case No. 19APL-00000-00036), filed by Scott Rudolf (applicant/appellant), of the County Planning Commission’s December 4, 2019, denial of the Santa Barbara West Coast Farms Cannabis Cultivation project (Case No. 19LUP-00000-00064), Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 3 HR.)
a) Deny the Appeal, Case No. 19APL-00000-00036;
b) Make the required findings, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings, for denial of the project, Case No. 19LUP 00000-00064;
c) Determine that denial of the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(5) and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(4) and 15270(a); and
d) Deny de novo the project, Case No. 19LUP-00000-00064; or
Alternatively, if your Board wishes to uphold the appeal and approve the project, staff recommends that you take the following actions:
a) Uphold the appeal, Case No. 19APL-00000-00036;
b) Make the required findings for approval of the project, Case No. 19LUP-00000-00064;
c) Determine that the previously certified Program Environmental Impact Report (17EIR-00000-00003) constitutes adequate environmental review and no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15168(c)(2); and
d) Grant de novo approval of the project, Case No. 19LUP-00000-00064, subject to the conditions of approval.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE TO 4/21/2020