File #: 20-00200    Version: 1
Type: Departmental Agenda Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/6/2020 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 3/17/2020 Final action: 3/17/2020
Title: HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding two appeals filed by Busy Bee's Organics, Inc. (Case No. 19APL-00000-00030) and the SB County Coalition for Responsible Cannabis (Case No. 19APL-00000-00031) of the Planning Commission's November 7, 2019 approval of the Busy Bee's Organics Cannabis Cultivation Project (Case No. 18LUP-00000-00496), Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 3 HR.) a) Deny the appeals, Case Nos. 19APL-00000-00030 and 19APL-00000-00031; b) Make the required findings for approval of the Proposed Project including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; 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, affirming the decision of the Planning Commission, Case No. 18LUP-00000-...
Sponsors: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Attachment 1 - Findings, 3. Attachment 2A - Conditions of Approval (PC), 4. Attachment 2B - Conditions of Approval (Applicant), 5. Attachment 3 - CEQA 15168 CHECKLIST, 6. Attachment 4 - PC Staff Report dated September 18, 2019, 7. Attachment 5 - PC Memo dated October 29, 2019, 8. Attachment 6 - PC Memo dated November 5, 2020, 9. Attachment 7 -Action Letter Nov 7.2019, 10. Attachment 8 - Applicant Appeal Form and Letter, 11. Attachment 9 - Appellant Appeal Form and Letter, 12. Attachment 10 - PEIR_Executive_Summary, 13. Attachment 11 - Link to PEIR in PDF, 14. Attachment 12 - Ag Commr Working Group - Pesticide Drift Mitigation Considerations, 15. Attachment 13 -Busy Bee's Organics_Final Plan Set (Oct 2019) - Copy without Security Plan, 16. Attachment 14 - APAC minutes 1-11-19, 17. Attachment 15 -Merritt Withdrawal 2-17-20, 18. Attachment 16 - Comp Plan & LUDC Consistency - PC, 19. Attachment 17 - Comp Plan & LUDC Consistency - Applicant, 20. Public Comment - Group 1, 21. Public Comment - Brownstein Hyatt and Farber Schreck, 22. Public Comment - Scott Wolfe City of Buellton, 23. Public Comment - Group 2, 24. Public Comment - California Farm Bureau Federation, 25. Public Comment - Agriculture Advisory Committee, 26. Chytilo Final Submittal, 27. Chytilo Appeal Response Dated 3-13-20, 28. Appellant Final w Exhibits Dated 3-13-20, 29. Applicant Response to Appeal Dated 03-13-2020, 30. Applicant Response to Appeal Dated 03-13-2020 Exhibits 1 through 9, 31. Applicants documents of Evidence, 32. Public Comment - Group 3, 33. Public Comment Group 4, 34. Public Comment - Rodriguez, 35. Appellant Presentation - Chytilo dated 3-17-2020, 36. Appellant Presentation Dated 3-13-20, 37. Presentation - Applicant received 3-17-2020, 38. Public Comment - Group 5, 39. Public Comment - O'Neill Additional Comments, 40. Presentation, 41. 2020.03.17 - BOS Memo, 42. A - Revised Findings (002), 43. B- Conditions of Approval REVISED AT BOS HEARING, 44. C- CEQA 15168 CHECKLIST - REVISED, 45. Minute Order
Related files: 20-00148
Title
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding two appeals filed by Busy Bee's Organics, Inc. (Case No. 19APL-00000-00030) and the SB County Coalition for Responsible Cannabis (Case No. 19APL-00000-00031) of the Planning Commission's November 7, 2019 approval of the Busy Bee's Organics Cannabis Cultivation Project (Case No. 18LUP-00000-00496), Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 3 HR.)

a) Deny the appeals, Case Nos. 19APL-00000-00030 and 19APL-00000-00031;

b) Make the required findings for approval of the Proposed Project including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;

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, affirming the decision of the Planning Commission, Case No. 18LUP-00000-00496 subject to the conditions of approval; or

Alternatively, if your Board wishes to uphold the Busy Bee Organics, Inc. appeal (Case No. 19APL-00000-00030) and deny the SB County Coalition for Responsible Cannabis (Case No. 19APL-00000-00031), staff recommends that your Board take the following actions to approve the project as proposed by the Applicant:

a) Uphold the appeal by Busy Bee Organics, Inc. (Case No. 19APL-00000-00030);

b) Deny the appeal by SB County Coalition for Responsible Cannabis (Case No. 19APL-00000-00031);

c) Make the required findings for approval of the Proposed Project including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;

d) Determine that the previously certified Program EIR (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

e) Grant de novo approval of the Project, modifying the ...

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