Zoning administrator continues Estrada cannabis cultivation permit to date uncertain

The Mendocino County Zoning Administrator on Jan. 9, 2025 granted a continuance to a date uncertain for Administrative Permit AP 2024-0017, a proposed 5,000-square-foot mixed-light cannabis cultivation operation owned by Jose Luis Estrada.

The project requires the subject parcel to include a dwelling unit; the applicant told county planning staff that they need time to acquire a dwelling and asked for the item to be continued. "Date uncertain, yes," said Mark Klaizer, Mendocino County staff planner, when the request for a continuance was confirmed.

The continuance was granted at the applicant's request. The Zoning Administrator opened and closed the public hearing on the item after noting there were no members of the public present either in the hearing room or online, and stated that when the project returns it will be re-noticed. Staff noted that because the continuance was granted at the applicant's request, the applicant will be subject to re-noticing fees.

No formal vote record listing individual votes was recorded in the hearing transcript; the transcript shows the Zoning Administrator exercised the authority to grant the continuance and directed that the item be re-noticed when it is rescheduled.

The project remains continued. Additional information on the dwelling requirement, proposed site address or parcel number, and any revised submittal materials were not specified in the hearing record and will be provided when the item is re-noticed and heard again.