Apogee Farms, Inc. (Apogee Farms) filed applications for a Mono County (Lead Agency) General Plan Amendment and a Cannabis Facility Project (project). The project requires a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of two parcels from Rural Residential to Specific Plan, and a Conditional Use Permit to allow for commercial cannabis operations. The project is located approximately 2.5 miles south of Benton and west of United States Route 6 (US 6 or Highway 6).
A Notice of Preparation (NOP) was prepared for the project and was issued May 14, 2021.
A Public Scoping meeting for the proposed Focused Environmental Impact Report took place on June 1, 2021 from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm. Due to concerns of COVID-19, this meeting was held digital. All members of the public were welcome to attend the meeting.
On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Mono County Planning Commission approved Resolutions R22-01, a resolution of the Mono County Planning Commission recommending certification of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, including adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and adoption of General Plan Amendment 22-01 changing the land use designation from Rural Residential-40 to Specific Plan, and the Apogee Farm Specific Plan, and make Use Permit findings to allow cannabis operations and overhead utility lines.
Supporting Documents
Board Of Supervisors Staff Report 01.16.2024 [1] (1 MB) Resolution Ordinance 24-01 Board Of Supervisors [2] (237 KB) Apogee Farms Public Hearing Notice [3] (160 KB) Planning Commission Staff Report 10.03.22 [4] (726 KB) Apogee Farm Specific Plan September 2022 [6] (1 MB) Resolution 22-01 [8] (239 KB) Notice of Preparation [9] (1 MB) Appendix A, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan [10] (212 KB) Appendix B, Air Quality and Green House Gas report [11] (20 MB) Appendix C, Rare Plant Survey report [12] (7 MB) Appendix D, Tribal Noticing [13] (4 MB) Appendix E- Responses to Public Comments [14] (16 MB) 