Applicants and Licensees can sign on to the Citizen Access Portal through Accela and create their account. 

The Accela Citizen Access Portal houses all existing Cannabis Cultivation Business Licenses ("CCBL") and is where one will apply for any new CCBLs with the county.  The portal is also where applicants and licensees will upload all required documents. 

Use Accela to:

• Apply for a new CCBL
• Renew an existing CCBL
• Apply for a modification on an existing CCBL
• Upload requested/required documents
• Pay fees online
• Check the status of your CCBL

Sign on to the Accela Citizen Access Portal:

https://aca-prod.accela.com/MENDOCINO/Default.aspx

Please note, for licensees with the State who already have an Accela account, you will need to make a NEW account for Mendocino's Accela portal.  At this time there is not a system in place for linking your county license with your state license. 

Know Your Zone Before Applying

Check your zone by following the steps on this guide:  How to Find your Zone:

https://etrakit.mendocinocounty.org/eTRAKiT3/

If your site is in one of the following zones, you CANNOT cultivate cannabis.
No cultivation in:
- RL: Rangeland
- FL: Forest Land
- TP: Timber Production

Should your site address not populate, or your zoning code not be listed, please call the Assessor’s office to retrieve your zoning code.  Mendocino County Assessor’s Office: (707) 234-6800

How-Tos:

How to Create an Accela Account

How to File for Notice of Non-Cultivation

How to Log In to Your Accela Account

How to Submit a New Cannabis Cultivation Business License Application

How to Locate and Review Your Existing Application or Business License

How to Make a Payment for your Cannabis Cultivation Application

How to Upload Files to your Cannabis Cultivation Business License

How to Locate and Download Files from your Cannabis Cultivation Business License

How to View Your Conditions of Approval

For agents trying to link with their clients' accounts

Agents and clients will both need to create accounts.  A client will need to list their agent on their newly created account, along with the agent's email.  The agent's email should match the email used in the creation of the agent's Accela account.  The matching emails should automatically link client accounts to agent accounts.  Please contact our office if this automation is failing at (707) 234-6680.