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REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
To: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission
From: Justin Kirk, Assistant Community Development Director
Date: August 18, 2020
Subject: Planning Application 2018-36 (Cannabis Kingdom): A request by Cannabis
Kingdom, LLC to modify a previously approved Conditional Use Permit to establish an
8,099 SF cannabis facility with ancillary functions located within an existing building
(Project).
Applicants: Cannabis Kingdom
Recommendation
ADOPT, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT NO. 2018-04 TO INCREASE THE TOTAL AREA FROM 5,602 SF TO AN
APPROXIMATELY 8,099 SQUARE FOOT CANNABIS FACILITY WITHIN AN EXISTING
BUILDING LOCATED AT 31875 CORYDON UNIT 120 AND 31881 CORYDON UNIT 160
(APN:370-051-008 AND 031); AND,
ADOPT, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVAL OF MODIFICATIONS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO.
2018-05 TO INCREASE THE TOTAL AREA FROM 5,602 SF TO AN APPROXIMATELY 8,099
SQUARE FOOT CANNABIS FACILITY WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING LOCATED AT 31875
CORYDON UNIT 120 AND 31881 CORYDON UNIT 160 (APN:370-051-008 AND 031)
Discussion
The proposed project would modify an existing Development and Conditional Use Permit
approved to establish a 5,602 SF cannabis facility within 31875 Corydon Suite 120 by adding an
additional 2,497 SF of space in 31881 Corydon Suite 160. Both suites are located within an
existing building (Project) and the combined area of the two suite’s is 8,099 proposed and uses
consists of:
Office/Administrative: 541sf
Shipping/Receiving: 328sf
Dispensary: 1,506sf
Other (Please Describe)
Manufacturing Rooms: 1, 793sf
Distribution: 570sf
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Electrical/ Storage Closets/ Hallways/ Restrooms/ Entry Room: 3,066sf.
Secure Storage.
o Retail: 63sf
o Manufacturing: 134sf
o Distribution: 98sf
The Project is generally located at the northeast corner of the intersection Cereal and Corydon
and more specifically referred to as 31875 Corydon Suite 120 and 31881 Corydon 160 (APN:370-
051-008 and 031). The subject site is zoned M1.
Analysis
General Plan Consistency
The subject site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Limited Industrial (LI) and is in the
Business District. The focus of the Business District is to support its position as the industrial and
commercial hub of the City. Specific Goals of the Business District applicable to this project
include:
To encourage its position as the industrial and commercial hub of the City and to ensure
that new growth respects the environmental sensitivity of the natural wetlands, floodway
and floodplain.
Support a vibrant commercial and industrial hub with high quality developments that have
a strong orientation towards major corridors.
Provide a safe and comprehensive roadway network for vehicular, truck, bicycle, and
pedestrian traffic throughout the Business District.
The LI designation provides for industrial parks, warehouses, manufacturing, research and
development, public and quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses. The subject use
includes a variety of manufacturing, distribution and warehousing uses to produce cannabis
products. The proposed facility is wholly located within existing buildings and do not propose or
can have exterior operations. The proposed cannabis facility help to further the goals of the
Business district by reinforcing the viability of the industrial hubs and help to create vibrant
industrial hubs by introducing additional business in existing developments that would create high
paying jobs, reduced vacancy rates, and increased investment in the existing industrial parks.
Overall, the proposed cannabis facility introduces new land uses to an existing mix of industrial
and quasi-commercial uses. The proposed facility has been previously identified as furthering the
goals of the Business District and not creating new unmitigated significant impacts, because of
this they are found to be consistent with the General Plan.
Municipal Code Consistency
The subject projects have a base zoning designation M-1 Limited Manufacturing District. The
proposed cannabis facility is located wholly within existing an industrial park, which has been
previously analyzed for consistency with the base district development standards and other
criteria and were found to be consistent with the applicable base zoning designations. A review
of the current operational characteristics did not find any code violations and the building are
following the base district regulations as well. With respect to Cannabis related land uses, Chapter
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17.156 Cannabis Uses, of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, specifically regulate these uses.
The proposed cannabis facility has been analyzed for the consistency with these operational
requirements and the proposed facility have been found to meet these requirements. In addition
to the code requirements, additional detail information was specified in the application materials
these include the following:
Fire protection plan
Closure plan, i.e., a plan to fully restore the occupied space to the condition that existed
before the establishment of a cannabis related facility and the posting of a bond so that
the City could authorize the work without incurring financial liability
Information related to project proponents
Project specific details as to the operational characteristics identifying the number of
employees, production quantities and values, and other pertinent information.
These additional details were required to ensure that the proposed facility operated in a safe
manner and would not create unintended impacts during the construction, operation and closure
of these facility. Staff has reviewed these additional details and have found that the materials
submitted demonstrate that the proposed cannabis facility would operate in a manner that would
not adversely impact the adjacent business in operation.
Because the proposed cannabis facility meets the minimum code requirements and do not
propose any adverse impacts on adjacent businesses, they have been found consistent with the
Municipal Code. In addition, Conditions of Approval have been prepared that require the
Environmental Determination
The proposed Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res.
Code §§21000 et seq.: “CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines (14 C.C.R. §§ 15000 et seq.) pursuant
to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facility) (a) Interior or exterior alterations
involving such things as interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical conveyances:
The project is located within an existing building.
The proposed project does not propose an intensification of use that would require the
preparation of a Traffic Impact Analysis since the proposed use generates less than 100
trips.
The proposed project does not create an expansion or intensification of use beyond what
was previously analyzed as a part of the original project’s environmental assessment.
Exhibits
A – PA 2019-36 DA Resolution
B – PA 2019-36 CUP Resolution
C – PA 2019-36 Conditions of Approval
D – PA 2019-36 Vicinity Map
E – PA 2019-36 Aerial Map
F – PA 2019-36 Development Agreement
G – PA 2019-36 Project Plans