Godinho Dairy Expansion Project - Conditional Use Permit No. 25-009
Summary
SCH Number
2026100267
Lead Agency
County of Merced, Department of Community and Economic Development
Document Title
Godinho Dairy Expansion Project - Conditional Use Permit No. 25-009
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
General Plan: Agricultural. Zoning: A-1 & A-2 (General Agricultural)
Document Description
Project sponsor seeks a CUP25-009 to combine the existing dairy and heifer facilities and expand them from 5,171 mature cows (4,000 milking and 1,171 dry) and 3,030 support stock to 7,000 mature cows (6,000 milking and 1,000 dry) and 7,000 support stock. The project proposes the addition of five (5) barns for animal housing totaling 428,080 square feet; a commodity barn of 20,100 square feet; a feed storage area of 219,170 square feet (concrete pad no building); and a new wastewater retention pond.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Hamilton
Agency Name
County of Merced
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
James Alcorn
Agency Name
ICF - Environmental Consultant
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner/Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
David Godinho
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Property Owner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Banos
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide, Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Wilson Road/Henry Miller Avenue/Johnson Road
Zip
93635
Total Acres
282
Parcel #
070-180-044, 070-180-045, 070-180-050, 078-180-028, 081-020-025, 081-020-026
State Highways
165
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Lorena Falasco Elementary
Waterways
Santa Fe Canal
Township
10 S
Range
10 E
Section
3
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
Additional APNs: 081-020-027, 081-020-028
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), 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 Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 11, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (Dairy and heifer ranch expansion)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Archeological/Historical,
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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