USE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. PLN2025-0116 – MARCHY DORSETT

USE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. PLN2025-0116 – MARCHY DORSETT

This is a request to expand a legal non-conforming almond hulling operation located on an 18.27± acre parcel and establish an almond stockpiling ground on an adjacent 67.57± acre parcel in four phases in the General Agriculture (A-2-40) zoning district. The existing huller facility is located on the parcel currently identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 019-007-020 which is developed with a building containing the huller, two barns used for storage of almond bins and hulling equipment, a storage building associated with the dwellings on-site, a mechanic/fabrication shop associated with the huller, two offices, a truck scale, a truck staging area, a solar array, and a single-family dwelling. The adjacent 67.57± acre parcel, assessed under two APNs (APNs 019-007-018 and -019), is currently planted in 60.33± acres of almond trees, and is proposed to be utilized for stockpiling almonds. Phase 1 will include removal of nine acres of almond trees for stockpiling ground on the northeast portion of APN 019-007-018. Phase 2 will include removal of up to 19± acres of almond trees for an additional area for almond hull and shell stockpiling on a portion of APN 019-007-018. It will also include the removal of the two barns and an extension of a roof-only portion of the existing huller building on APN 019-007-020 to cover new proposed pre-cleaning equipment. Phase 3 will include the removal of 19.5± acres of almond trees for stockpiling ground on the eastern portion of APN 019-007-019; however, ten rows of almond trees adjacent to the frontage of both John Fox and Swanson Roads will be retained for noise attenuation and dust control purposes. Phase 3 will also include the installation of two additional hull auger lines on APN 019-007-019 and construction of a roof structure over all auger lines. Phase 4 will include a renovation and expansion of the huller, a new baghouse, electrical service upgrades, installation of additional hulling equipment within the huller and a new shop building for general storage use associated with the huller located to the north of the existing solar array on APN 019-007-020. If approved, Phase 1 is anticipated to be implemented within one year of project approval, Phase 2 within two years, Phase 3 within five years, and Phase 4 within ten years. The almond huller currently operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week during harvest season (August through November), and from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, during the off-season (December through July). No change in the hours of operation are proposed under this request. There are a total of three full-time employees and 11 part-time employees for the hulling operation; no additional employees are proposed under this request. A total of 30 round trip truck trips are conducted per-day by three truck drivers. The existing throughput is 12,000,000 almond meat pounds which will remain the same through proposed Phase 1. The parcel improved with the existing huller is served by a private well and a septic system (APN 019-007-020). Both parcels receive irrigation water from Turlock Irrigation District which is stored on-site via an existing pond and irrigation pump. The parcel developed with the existing hulling operation (APN 019-007-020) has access to County-maintained John Fox Road via an asphalt driveway. The adjacent parcel proposed for stockpiling takes access from Swanson Road via a dirt driveway.

Hughson, Waterford

Stanislaus

Citywide, Countywide

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Conservation (DOC)

California Department of Conservation (DOC)

Other (Agriculture )

Use Permit

Not Applicable