HomeMy WebLinkAboutPSR-25-0003 Hemp StorageFrom:Michelena, Mark
To:"sam hij"
Subject:RE: 13290 contractors lane
Date:Thursday, October 30, 2025 3:21:47 PM
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Good afternoon Sammy,
Thank you for allowing Butte County Development Services Planning Division the opportunity to
review your proposed use at 13290 Contractors Lane (APN 016-220-077). The parcel is zoned
General Industrial, which allows Warehousing, Wholesaling, and Distribution as a permitted use.
Warehousing, Wholesaling, and Distribution is defined as:
An establishment used primarily for the storage, selling or distributing of goods to retailers,
contractors, commercial purchasers or other wholesalers, or to the branch or local offices of a
company or organization. Examples of Warehousing, Wholesaling, and Distribution uses includes
vehicle storage, moving services, general delivery services, minor waste tire storage facilities, fuel
yards and house boat storage yards where no maintenance of house boats occurs. The storage of
flammables, explosives, or materials that create dust, odors, or fumes is excluded from this definition.
Based on the description of your use, storing and naturally drying the product (hemp) is not
considered agricultural processing. Since you are not doing agricultural processing and will just be
doing storage, your use is considered a permitted use and you don’t need a conditional use permit.
But as a reminder, one of the restrictions under the Warehousing, Wholesaling, and Distribution is
not create odors.
Respectfully,
Mark MichelenaPrincipal Planner
Department of Development Services
7 County Center, Oroville CA 95965 (see Notice below)
(530) 552-3683 (Direct) | (530) 552-3701 (Planner Desk)
mmichelena@buttecounty.net | DSPlanning@buttecounty.net (Planner Desk)
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From: sam hij <shijazi001@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2025 2:12 PM
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To: Michelena, Mark <MMichelena@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Re: 13290 contractors lane
Hi mark,
Industrial hemp has an odor as does every other agricultural crop in butte county. The state of
California recognizes industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity and as far as I know butte county
is a right to farm county. The crop has a more intense smell for the drying but once put away for
storage the smell will dissipate.
Thank you,
Sammy
On Oct 30, 2025, at 1:57 PM, Michelena, Mark <MMichelena@buttecounty.net>
wrote:
Sammy,
What about an odor?
Regards.
Mark MichelenaPrincipal Planner
Department of Development Services
7 County Center, Oroville CA 95965 (see Notice below)
(530) 552-3683 (Direct) | (530) 552-3701 (Planner Desk)
mmichelena@buttecounty.net | DSPlanning@buttecounty.net (Planner Desk)
Helpful Links: No Cost Plans |FAQs |Forms |STRs| Zoning | Code | Accela Citizen
Access | Butte Fire Safe | Be Ready
Notice: Beginning September 15, 2025, the Department of Development Services will
be temporarily moving out of our office at 7 County Center Drive, Oroville, while the
office is under repair for the next couple of months. The office will be moving to 205
Mira Loma Drive, Suite 20, Oroville. Staff will remain available by phone, email, virtual
meeting, and in person at the new location during regular business hours.
From: sam hij <shijazi001@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2025 1:40 PM
To: Michelena, Mark <MMichelena@buttecounty.net>
.ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment
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Subject: Re: 13290 contractors lane
Hey mark,
I will just be using the warehouse for storage and drying not processing. The product
will be stored in airtight bags within a box.
Thank you,
Sammy
On Oct 30, 2025, at 1:34 PM, Michelena, Mark
<MMichelena@buttecounty.net> wrote:
Hello Sammy,
Thank you for the information. I want to confirm what we discussed and
what you wrote below. For the property on Contractors Lane, are you just
storing and drying? Processing would be to change it from the original
plant into a value added product for human use or consumption. Would
you actually be doing processing? I’m asking because I want to make sure
if your use would be Ag Processing or Warehousing, Storage and
Distribution.
Also, under Warehousing, Storage and Distribution, the product stored
can’t create an odor. What kind of odor, if any, does the
storing/processing of the product create?
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Mark Michelena
Principal Planner<image001.png>
Department of Development Services
7 County Center, Oroville CA 95965 (see Notice below)
(530) 552-3683 (Direct) | (530) 552-3701 (Planner Desk)
mmichelena@buttecounty.net | DSPlanning@buttecounty.net (Planner
Desk)
Helpful Links: No Cost Plans |FAQs |Forms |STRs| Zoning | Code | Accela
Citizen Access | Butte Fire Safe | Be Ready
Notice: Beginning September 15, 2025, the Department of Development
Services will be temporarily moving out of our office at 7 County Center
Drive, Oroville, while the office is under repair for the next couple of
months. The office will be moving to 205 Mira Loma Drive, Suite 20,
Oroville. Staff will remain available by phone, email, virtual meeting, and
in person at the new location during regular business hours.
From: sam hij <shijazi001@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2025 1:26 PM
To: Michelena, Mark <MMichelena@buttecounty.net>
Subject: 13290 contractors lane
.ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please
exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on links, or
replying..
Good afternoon Mark,
The building I leased on contractors drive will be used for drying,
processing, and storing my hemp product. The facility will not be open to
the public. The facility hours will be from 8am-7pm Monday thru Sunday.
Also I attached a site plan I am looking to purchase and want to make sure
that it will be suitable for you guys? I have also attached the sheet with
the warehouse on my license.
Thank you,
Sammy
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