Higher Elevation Farm LLC

Higher Elevation Farm LLC is proposing to continue operating a 4,956 square foot outdoor specialty cannabis cultivation site on a legacy medical cultivation parcel located in the unincorporated area of Douglas City within Trinity County, California. The property, zoned as Unclassified with a General Plan Designation of Resource, requires no new construction and relies entirely on existing infrastructure including mature canopy beds, four water storage tanks with a combined capacity of up to 5,100 gallons, and a groundwater well for irrigation. Access to the site is via a gravel driveway connecting to Mule Gulch Road, which includes a bridge and culvert to cross two Class I and Class II watercourses that run north-south through the property. The project is governed by Trinity County Ordinance No. 315-849 and is exempt from additional environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines CCR §§15301 and 15183, based on the prior certification of the Trinity County Programmatic EIR in Resolution No. 2020-103. The California Department of Cannabis Control serves as the regulatory authority, with environmental compliance overseen by its Environmental Evaluation Office. No financial terms, pricing, contract value, payment instructions, invoicing methods, accounting codes, or federal contract clauses are included in the documentation, as the submission functions as an environmental licensing and permitting application rather than a traditional procurement contract. The applicant is not required to provide a Unique Entity ID, socioeconomic certifications, or comply with federal acquisition regulations such as FAR clauses, and no key personnel, security clearances, contract options, or organizational conflict of interest provisions are mandated. All compliance obligations are tied to maintaining operations within the existing licensed framework, adhering to local zoning, and preserving the CEQA categorical exemption status for this existing facility.