Use Permit Application No. PLN2015-0086 - Rumble Ag Service, Inc.

Use Permit Application No. PLN2015-0086 - Rumble Ag Service, Inc.

This is a request to establish a custom ripping and leveling agricultural services business, currently improved with a 10,000 sq. ft. shop, and a 1,000 sq. ft. office, and to allow for future expansion of an additional 10,000 sq. ft. shop and 1,000 sq. ft. office. The operation utilizes caterpillars, wheeled tractors, disks, and light trucks to provide the custom leveling and ripping service. Equipment is assembled, repaired and maintained on-site, and specialized parts are manufactured on-site as needed. The ripping and leveling activities occur off-site. The project proposes operating Monday through Friday 7 AM to 4 PM, with a maximum of 30 employees, 5 daily visitors, and 3 truck deliveries/loadings per day. Approx. 18 employees work on-site during the off season (fall and winter months) and report to specific job sites throughout the spring and summer harvesting season. The property is served by private well and septic systems. The entire parcel is enrolled in Williamson Act Contract No. 1961-0064. Approx. 36.5 acres, of the total 39.98 acre parcel, is planted in almonds and row crops. the proposed expansion will be located on the already developed 3.5 acre area which contains the current operation. The remaining acreage will remain planted in orchard trees and row crops.

Modesto

Stanislaus

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency

Other (Ag Services Establishment)

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