Use Permit Application No. PLN2017-0059-Ag-Air Inc.

Document Description: This is a request to establish an agricultural aerial application (crop dusting) business and private heliport on a 49.97 acre parcel in the A-2-40 zoning district. A max of two helicopters are proposed to be stored in an existing 6434 sf ag storage building. A 5,445 sf landing helipad is attached to the west side of the ag storage building. The property also includes a 2,400 sf covered parking structure. Pesticides are delivered to each jobsite or will be delivered to the site in sealed containers and will be located onto nurse trucks and delivered to job sites. Equipment associated with the business, stored on-site, includes two helicopters, two nurse trucks (California "C" 2000 gallon water tender mix trucks, classified as agricultural support vehicles), a small 400 gallon mix trailer, a pick-up truck, and two forklifts. General maintenance and minor repairs on equipment associated with the business will be conducted in the ag storage building. The operation includes a total of two pilots and one seasonal loader. The operation serves farms in Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Sacramento Counties. On average the business operates 100-150 days per year.

Contact Information: Kristin Doud
Stanislaus County
1010 10th Street, Suite 3400
Modesto, CA 95354
(209) 525-6330

Review Period Start: 6/7/2017
Review Period End: 6/26/2017
Development Type: Other (helipad for ag spraying)
Local Action: Use Permit
Reviewing Agencies: Native American Heritage Commission California Department of Parks and Recreation Caltrans, District 10 Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics Central Valley Flood Protection Board Delta Protection Commission Delta Stewardship Council Department of Conservation Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4 Department of Water Resources Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 5 (Sacramento) Resources Agency State Lands Commission