LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Planning Commission this week will hold a public hearing on a resort and residential project near Middletown.

The hearing, for the purposes of an informational presentation and to receive public comment on the draft environmental impact report for the Guenoc Valley Mixed-Use Planned Development Project, will take place beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

The draft EIR is available online here.

Lotusland Investment Holdings Inc. has applied for approvals to develop the project, which is comprised of 49 assessor parcels totaling approximately 16,000 acres – or 25 square miles – at 22000 Butts Canyon Road in Middletown.

If approved, the project would allow for the development of up to 400 hotel rooms, 450 resort residential units, 1,400 residential estates and 500 workforce co-housing units within the zoning district.

The 45-day public comment period ends at 5 p.m. April 7. Written comments can be sent to Principal Planner Mark Roberts, County of Lake, 255 N. Forbes Street, Lakeport, CA 95453, or emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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