Application submitted to convert Woodlake orange packing house
April 18,2018-
An abandoned citrus packing house on the edge of Woodlake would be revamped into a large pot growing facility according to an application filed with the City of Woodlake.
The project’s owner, 7Points Development plans to improve an existing citrus packing facility – the old Sun Pacific packing house closed for some 6 years, to accommodate a 116,320 square foot cannabis cultivation and distribution facility. A second phase would increase growing space another 55,000sf.
7Points CEO Wayne Bishop says they hope to be in operation growing cannabis as soon as August.The company would employ 15 to 20. “We have an experienced team of veterans in the greenhouse industry” he adds.
7Points refers to the cannabis leaves.
The pot operation would be the largest indoor growing square footage to date in Tulare County, about the size of a Costco warehouse.
The development would require annexation of the 8-acre parcel into the city limits. Located on Ave 344 near SR 216, surrounded by a sea of citrus trees, the commercial cannabis growing enterprise is one of a half dozen in the works or under construction in this foothill town better known for sweet oranges and rodeos.
Unlike some communities Woodlake has opened the door for commercial cultivation for both the medical and adult-use markets.