Conditional Use Permit No. CUP25-005- Nitricity Delhi, LLC
Summary
SCH Number
2025071062
Public Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Conditional Use Permit No. CUP25-005- Nitricity Delhi, LLC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/25/2025
Document Description
A request to establish and operate a fertilizer production facility to produce plant-based organic fertilizers. The facility would operate within existing structures, which made up a former agricultural processing facility. Structures involved in the operation include a 12,000-sqaure foot processing and storage building, a 12,000-square foot warehouse, a loading dock and covered canopy and office. The proposed project would upgrade and equip these structures to accommodate fertilizer production. Interior improvements include a storage for almond shells and installation of grinding and sieving stations and exterior Improvements, which include the Installation of mechanical equipment such as interconnected extraction tanks, an air purification system, a dedicated mixing and packaging area, and other utility upgrades.
Contact Information
Name
Yaniri Piza
Agency Name
Merced County
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Brad Brech
Agency Name
Nitricity Delhi, LLC
Job Title
VP of Operations
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area Delhi
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Pinewood Street and Collier Road
Zip
95315
Total Acres
7.78
Parcel #
046-220-032 & 046-220-034
State Highways
State Route 99
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
none
Schools
Delhi Unified School District
Waterways
Highline Canal
Township
6S
Range
11E
Section
15
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 (“Existing Facilities”) and Section 15303 (“New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures”)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project involves establishing a plant-based organic fertilizer production facility specializing in Ash Tea fertilizer. The facility would operate entirely within the existing structures of a former agricultural processing facility, which includes a 12,000-square-foot processing and storage building, a 12,000-square-foot warehouse, a loading dock with a covered canopy, and an office. The project would not construct any new buildings but would repair, retrofit, and upgrade the existing structures and associated utilities.
The existing buildings and structures would be improved and equipped to accommodate fertilizer production. Upgrades to the site and utilities would include the installation of processing equipment and supporting infrastructure, both on the interior and exterior of the buildings, to enable the storage and industrial processing of the final product. Improvements would include the construction of dry storage for almond shells, grinding and sieving stations, interconnected extraction tanks, an air purification system, and a dedicated mixing and packaging area. All improvements would remain within the existing facility footprint.
The proposed project would utilize and upgrade existing site utilities necessary to support fertilizer production, including electrical and water systems. Electrical infrastructure upgrades would be coordinated with Turlock Irrigation District (TID), and the facility would participate in TID’s BGreen Energy program to ensure its power demand is met through renewable energy sources. Water usage would be significantly reduced compared to the previous agricultural processing operation.
The project would not result in a substantial change, expansion, or intensification of the property’s use compared to the prior agricultural processing facility. Operations would remain agricultural industrial in character and confined to the existing facility footprint, with limited truck trips (fewer than two per day on average) and no increase in the building footprint or parking demand.
County Clerk
Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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