How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lake County Planning Commission will meet this week to discuss a new cell tower, get a cannabis update and discuss a new county climate plan.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The agenda is here.
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At 9:05 a.m., the commission will hold a public hearing to consider a major use permit for a 150-foot-tall monopole wireless communication tower at 6720 Leslie Place in Lucerne.
The tower will be located within a 50-foot by 50-foot lease area that also will contain tower support equipment.
In an untimed item, the commission will receive an update from planning staff on cannabis regulation.
The staff report explains, “Since 2014, regulations concerning cannabis-related businesses have been established. The Board of Supervisors has periodically revised these regulations to reflect updates in state law and to incorporate insights gained from existing procedures. This update reflects a considerable amount of input from the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Cannabis Ordinance Task Force, relevant departments, and the public.
The report continues, “Staff recommends amending Article 27, Uses Generally Permitted in light of these contributions, while we concurrently work on establishing thresholds of significance through the CEQA process for issues associated with the revised Cannabis Ordinance, Article 73, which is in the Drafting process with the Planning Division.”
In another untimed item, the commission will receive a presentation and hold a discussion on the Lake County Climate Action Plan.
Staff reported that the county and the two cities are developing a Climate Adaptation Plan to address climate-related hazards and build community resilience countywide.
“This Climate Adaptation Plan will use the Pillars of Landscape Resilience framework developed by the Lake County's Office of Climate Resiliency in 2022 to map out adaptation strategies. The framework addresses resilience through ten interconnected pillars: air quality, water security, wetland integrity, biodiversity conservation, forest resilience, carbon sequestration, fire dynamics, fire-adapted communities, economic diversity, and social and cultural well-being,” the report explains.
“The Climate Adaptation Plan will aim to reduce climate risks for all residents with focused attention on populations with higher vulnerability, strengthen infrastructure systems to maintain essential services during hazard events, and enhance the social and cultural well-being of vulnerable populations and community support systems,” staff reported.
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