Agenda Item
6b. 26-06739:20 A.M. - Consideration of proposed Major Use Permit PL-25-155 (UP 20-58), Lake Coco Farms/ Juan Gamino, and Mitigated Negative Declaration PL-25-155 (IS 20-72), for the approval of no more than 205,800 square feet (sf) of commercial cannabis cultivation and a Type 13 Distribution, self-transport license located at 3417 and 3547 Hendricks Road, Lakeport (APNs 005-006-07 and 005-013-01). (Continued from April 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 Planning Commission meetings).
Dear Chair Zoller and Planning Commissioners,
The public appreciates the Planning Commission’s attention to road safety when reviewing discretionary use permits. Please consider the following as you review Lake Coco Farms’ Major Use Permit application.
The project has not provided documentation of a recorded easement[1] allowing use by delivery trucks; this is a requirement for the permit the applicant seeks. Without a recorded easement, the project cannot be granted a permit as requested.
Without the permission of a neighbor east of the project, the project will not be able to improve the access road to meet minimum firesafe road requirements (Public Resource Code PRC 4290). The neighbor east of the project has not been contacted as of 10 June 2026 11:00 PT.
Cal-Fire, in its response the project’s Request for Sufficiency said, “All private property roads / access used for this project shall meet minimum Fire Safe standards for emergency vehicle ingress and egress.” Cal-Fire advises, “If the AHJ [Authority Having Jurisdiction] chooses to not enforce minimum fire safe standards during the permit process that is required by the State Fire Safe Regulations (Title 14, PRC 4290 et'al), they are accepting all responsibility for not requiring the applicant to follow minimum State Fire Safe Regulations required in the SRA.” Community Development Dept. (CDD) places tremendous responsibility on the County if CDD disregards minimum State Fire Safe Regulations required in the SRA.
For detail on these points, please see the attachments. Among the attachments are a CEQA Technical Advisory on Transportation Impacts and a table on Lake Coco Farms Access Road Widths.
Thank you for your consideration.
Note: This public comment was originally submitted on 11 June 2026 before the Lake Coco Farms hearing but was not included among public comments for the project's hearing scheduled for 25 June 2026.
Respectfully,
Margaux Kambara
Lake County Resident
Planning Commission Clerk Yolanda Claybon,
Would you please add my public comment to the public record and make it available as a green sheet at this morning’s Planning Commission meeting? I originally sent this public comment on 11 June 2026 before the Planning Commission hearing.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Margaux Kambara
[1] “(p) Access Standards (1) Any site where a cannabis related activity is permitted shall have access to a public road or a recorded easement that allows for, but not limited to, delivery trucks, emergency vehicles, sheriff and other law enforcement officers, and government employees who are responsible for inspection or enforcement actions. Driveway encroachments onto County-maintained roadways shall be constructed to current County standards and shall be constructed with an encroachment permit obtained from the Department of Public Works.” Lake County Article 27 Uses Generally Permitted, p. 27-118, p. 27-119.