One of the most contentious projects in the Carpinteria Valley — a proposed 25,400-square-foot processing building for a cannabis greenhouse operation that has generated hundreds of foul-odor complaints — has been delayed again, this time during design review.
The building is proposed by Graham Farrar, a co-owner of G&K Produce and K&G Flowers, eight acres of cannabis greenhouses at 3561 Foothill Road. Back in 2019, these were the first commercial cannabis operations to be granted a zoning permit in the valley.
Over the years, individual members of Concerned Carpinterians, a citizens' group that favors tougher regulation of the cannabis industry, filed five appeals to try to overturn the permits for Farrar's greenhouse operation and processing building. They took their cause all the way up to the state Coastal Commission, and they lost every step of the way.
On February 5, the county Planning Commission heard a sixth appeal by a member of the group. Jill Stassinos, a teacher and 34-year resident of Carpinteria, asked the planners to overturn the county Board of Architectural Review's preliminary approval of the height, color, design, and landscaping of Farrar's proposed processing building. On a 3-2 vote, the commission continued the matter to March 5 for further review.
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