SCH Number 2025120236

Project Info

Title

USE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. PLN2025-0049 - MADRIGAL

Description

Request to permit an existing firewood cutting operation, on a 4.52± acre parcel, in the General Agriculture (A-2-40) zoning district. Firewood cutting occurs seven days a week, as needed but not continuously, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The parcel is currently developed with an existing single-family dwelling, detached garage, barn, and residential swimming pool. Woodcutting takes place in the open area at the southern end of the parcel, along California Avenue. Three to five family members of the property owner chop firewood on-site. Wood is brought on-site once a week via a personal pickup truck. Wood brought to the site consists of green and dry wood sourced from orchards in Stanislaus and neighboring counties. No green waste is brought to the site for processing. Firewood is not stored long-term on-site and is taken to a family-owned property in Ripon shortly after cutting via a personal pickup truck. Access is proposed to be taken off County-maintained Pauline Avenue via an existing driveway and County-maintained California Avenue via a new driveway, with vehicles entering from Pauline Avenue and exiting from California Avenue. Wood is cut on-site using manual tools including firewood splitters and hand-held axes. No firewood sales will occur on-site. Bathrooms within the existing dwelling will be available for those participating in the woodcutting. The project site is served by an existing well and septic system. The subject application was initiated as a result of a Code Enforcement case (No. CE22-0563) due to operation of the proposed land use without having obtained the necessary land use entitlements.

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