An appeal of a land use permit for a cannabis cultivation project off Highway 246 west of Buellton was rejected Wednesday in a unanimous decision of the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission.
After several hours of presentations and public testimony, commissioners voted 5-0 to reject the appeal of a permit granted to Castlerock Family Farms II, to be located on the Williams Ranch, even though several said the project will still end up before the Board of Supervisors.
“I’m not concerned about my decision today because it’s going to get appealed,” said 5th District Commissioner Dan Blough.
As approved, Castlerock Family Farms plans to cultivate just under 23 acres of cannabis under hoop houses in three areas of a 278-acre portion of a nearly 677-acre ranch more than 2 miles west of Buellton, about 1,800 feet from Santa Rosa Road and 1,700 feet from Highway 246.
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