Minutes for Special Meeting - Planning Commission

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	County of Yolo COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT	Leslie Lindbo DIRECTOR
	292 West Beamer Street woodland, CA 95695-2598 (530) 666-8775 FAX (530) 666-8156 www.yolocounty.org

YOLO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAIR: VICE-CHAIR: MEMBERS:	Troy Bird Brian Sala Trini Campbell, Elisabeth Dubin, Amon Muller, Patrick Reynolds

MINUTES

November 2, 2023

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA

8:30 a.m.

CALL TO ORDER

Vice Chair Sala called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

Present:

Trini Campbell Cline, Elisabeth Dubin, Brian Sala, Amon Muller, Patrick Reynolds

Absent:

Troy Bird

Staff Present:

Stephanie Cormier, Planning Manager
Jeff Anderson, Senior Planner
Eric May, Senior Deputy County Counsel
Evelyn Tamayo-Arias, Commission Clerk

ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

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The September 14, 2023, meeting minutes were approved as presented.

Motion: Muller Second: Campbell-Cline
Ayes: Campbell Cline, Dubin, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Bird

REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES

There was no request for continuance.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

The agenda was approved as presented.

Motion: Reynolds Second: Dubin
Ayes: Campbell Cline, Dubin, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Bird

PUBLIC COMMENT: Opportunity for members of the public to address the Planning Commission on subjects not otherwise on the agenda relating to Planning Commission business. The Planning Commission reserves the right to impose a reasonable limit on time afforded to any topic or to any individual speaker.

Marian Flanders addressed the Commission during public comment.

CORRESPONDENCE

There was no correspondence.

CLUO BRIEFING

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Stephanie Cormier, Planning Manager, provided the briefing to the Commission and along with Jeff Anderson, Senior Planner, and Nate Smith answered their questions.

TIME SET AGENDA

10.

ZF #2022-0078: Consider a request for a Cannabis Use Permit to allow issuance of cannabis cultivation licenses for up to two acres of canopy each for colocation of Woodland Roots Inc. and Yolo Family Farms Inc., for a total of four acres of cannabis canopy, issuance of a regional processing license and a regional distribution license, and determine the project falls within the scope of the previously certified Yolo County Cannabis Land Use Ordinance Environmental Impact Report and that no further environmental review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is located on a 41-acre agriculturally-zoned parcel at 15928 County Road 87, approximately 0.7-mile north of the town of Esparto (APN: 049-140-024). (Applicant: Michael Hicks/Owner: Schwenger Living Trust) (Planner: Jeff Anderson)

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Jeff Anderson, Senior Planner, provided the presentation and along with Nate Smith and Michael Hicks, applicant, answered the Commission's questions.

The following individual addressed the Commission during public comment:

Leo Romero

A motion was made to approve staff recommendations as presented with modification to Attachment C page 10 item # 2 should read as follows:
Maximum Number of Cannabis Land Uses By License Type: If approved, the proposed project would receive two of 49 available cultivation licenses and be eligible to receive one of 7 available processing licenses and one of 7 available distribution licenses.

Motion: Muller Second: Dubin
Ayes: Campbell Cline, Dubin, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Bird

11.

ZF #2022-0084: Consider a request for a Cannabis Use Permit to allow issuance of a cannabis cultivation license for up to two acres of canopy and the issuance of a self-distribution license for Conquest Marketing Group, and determine the project falls within the scope of the previously certified Yolo County Cannabis Land Use Ordinance Environmental Impact Report and that no further environmental review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is located on a 12.5-acre agriculturally-zoned parcel at 32484 County Road 24, approximately 1-mile west of Monument Hills and 3.25-mile southeast of the town of Madison (APN: 025-460-003). (Applicant: Tranell Sevier/Owner: TR Property Group, LLC) (Planner: Jeff Anderson)

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Jeff Anderson, Senior Planner, provided the presentation and along with the applicant, Rayna Peasron, answered the Commission's questions.

There was no public comment.

A motion was made to accept staff recommendations as presented with the update to the Site Plan.

Motion: Campbell Cline Second: Dubin
Ayes: Campbell Cline, Dubin, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Bird

REGULAR AGENDA

12.

DIRECTOR'S REPORT

A report by the Secretary of the Planning Commission on items from the recent Board of Supervisors meetings relevant to the Planning Commission and Department of Community Services activities for the month. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions. The commission or an individual commissioner can request that an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion.

Stephanie Cormier, Planning Manager, provided the Director's Report.

13.

COMMISSION REPORTS

Reports by commission members on information they have received and meetings they have attended which would be of interest to the commission or the public. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions.

The Commissioners provided thier reports.

14.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

The opportunity for commission members to request an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions.

The future agenda items were discussed during the Director's report.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 11:08 a.m.

Motion: Dubin Second: Campbell Cline
Ayes: Campbell Cline, Dubin, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Bird

Next meeting scheduled for: November 09, 2023-Cancelled, following meeting scheduled for December 14, 2023

The Regular Meeting of the Yolo County Planning Commission adjourned at 11:08 a.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Yolo County Planning Commission is December 14, 2023, in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers.

Any person who is dissatisfied with the decisions of this Planning Commission may appeal to the Board of Supervisors by filing with the Clerk of the Board within fifteen days from the date of the action. A written notice of appeal specifying the grounds and an appeal fee immediately payable to the Clerk of the Board must be submitted at the time of filing. The Board of Supervisors may sustain, modify, or overrule this decision.

Respectfully submitted by,

Stephanie Cormier, Secretary
Yolo County Department of Community Services