Planning Commission Staff Report
Report Prepared by: Jonnie Lan, AICP, Principal Planner, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Commercial Cannabis Business Permits #24-01 and #24-02, initiated by Oktay Senvardarli, on behalf of Moak, Inc., property owner. This application is to permit the manufacturing and distribution of cannabis on a 43,045 square-foot-vacant lot at 847 Beechcraft Ave. The property is zoned Light Industrial (I-L), with a General Plan designation of Manufacturing Industrial (IND). **PUBLIC HEARING**
ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify
1) Environmental Review #24-06 (Categorical Exemption)
2) Commercial Cannabis Business Permits #24-01 (Manufacturing)
3) Commercial Cannabis Business Permits #24-02 (Distribution)
SUMMARY
This application is for two permits to utilize the property at 847 Beechcraft Avenue, for cannabis-related business activities. The permits seek to allow Moak, Inc. to operate a manufacturing and distribution facility for cannabis-related products. The project proposes to construct a new facility on an existing vacant lot. Staff is recommending approval with conditions.
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Environmental Review #24-06 (Categorical Exemption), and Commercial Cannabis Business Permits (CCBP) #24-01 and #24-02, per the Draft Resolution at Attachment A and subject to the conditions in Exhibit A and the findings/considerations in Exhibit B.
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DISCUSSION
Moak, Inc. seeks to construct and operate their cannabis-related business on an existing vacant lot at 847 Beechcraft Avenue.
Project Description
The proposed project will be a cannabis manufacturing facility with the ability to distribute and transport their products. They are proposing to extract oil in addition to producing, packaging and labelling a variety of edible products.
The facility is planned to be approximately 26,000-square-foot 1.5-story concrete tilt-up building. The first floor is planned ...
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