25-1081
Empress Farms, LLC Special Permits, Zoning Clearance Certificates, and Conditional Use Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers: 104-291-005 and 104-321-001 (one separate legal parcel) Record Numbers: PLN-2020-16224 and PLN-12698-ZCC Petrolia Area A Special Permit for 33,560 square feet of new outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation and 43,560 square feet of outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation under the Retirement, Remediation and Relocation program (PLN-12698-ZCC) for a proposed total addition of 77,120 square feet. The project parcel already contains 10,000 square feet of approved outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation under PLN-11418-ZCC. With approval of the Special Permit, the total cultivation would be 87,120 square feet. The project also includes a Conditional Use Permit for a 7,600 square foot commercial nursery, and non-flammable cannabis manufacturing located on a road that is not paved to Category 4 standards. The project site already contains an ancillary nursery that serves the previously approved onsite cultivation in addition to a nearby cultivation site operated by the same entity (PLN-12694-CUP on APN 104-311-019). With the approval of the Special Permit, an additional 8,712 square feet of ancillary nursery will be added, bringing the total ancillary nursery space to 14,068 square feet. Water use is projected to be 824,276 gallons per year. The irrigation source is an existing 1,097,350-gallon rainwater catchment pond. An on-site permitted well and spring may be used for the manufacturing activities. PGE provides electricity.
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Introduced
- August 29, 2025
- On agenda
- September 4, 2025