A new proposal for cannabis cultivation is making its way through Santa Barbara County’s planning and development pipeline. The 13.66 acre property located at 3861 Foothill Road is owned by Rene Van Wingerden and leased to Cresco California. In addition to being the landlord, Van Wingerden is also a partner and board member for Cresco’s Carpinteria Valley operation.
Cresco is based in Chicago and acquired a majority stake in SLO Cultivation, the existing cannabis cultivation facility on Wingerden’s property, in June 2018. Cresco’s current cannabis cultivation in Carpinteria operates with a temporary permit from the county for legal-nonconforming use.
In the new proposal, Cresco is requesting coastal development and minor conditional use permits to develop and operate a cannabis cultivation facility. The project includes the demolition of three existing greenhouses, built in the 1950s, which are 40,700 sq ft each and were most recently used for growing cut flowers.
Cresco proposes to replace the existing greenhouses with a purpose-built processing building and a state-of-the-art greenhouse addition. The new greenhouse space will be just under 58,400 sq ft and the new packing, processing and support facility will be around 25,000 sq ft.
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