Z-Best Composting Facility Modifications
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2018102041
Lead Agency
Santa Clara County
Document Title
Z-Best Composting Facility Modifications
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
11/13/2024
Document Description
A major modification of a Use Permit and an Architectural Site Approval for an existing composting facility at 980 State Route 25. The proposed modification would allow an upgrade of the facility’s existing municipal solid waste (MSW) composting process from the current windrow method to an aerated static pile process and associated modifications to existing operations and site conditions to accommodate the new processing technology. The purpose of the proposed project is to enable faster and more efficient composting of MSW.
The proposed technology and operations modifications would enable Z-Best to increase its current permitted composting capacity from a total of 1,500 tons per day (tpd) with up to 15 days per year at 2,500 tpd, to 2,750 tpd with up to 20 days per year at 3,500 tpd. The additional capacity is consistent with state mandates and the State of California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) goals to increase waste diversion from landfills. The proposed increase in intake volume would come from increased MSW. No modification of existing green waste processes or increase in green waste intake volume is proposed as part of the proposed project.
The new MSW composting technology would be installed within the existing MSW composting area of the site - no expansion of facility boundaries is proposed. Additional site modifications include raising the MSW composting pad above the base flood elevation, modifying existing Detention Basin #1 to increase capacity and increase berm height, relocating the existing driveway to become the fourth leg of the SR-25/Bolsa Road intersection, and associated improvements within the SR-25 right-of-way. The use permit modification would also include approval of previously constructed but un-permitted site features.
The County of Santa Clara Planning Commission approved the above described project on June 27, 2024, which approval became final on November 4, 2024.
Contact Information
Name
Valerie Negrete
Agency Name
County of Santa Clara - Department of Planning and Development
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
John Doyle
Agency Name
Zanker Recycling / Z-Best
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Gilroy, Unincorporated Area
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
State Route 25 and Bolsa Road
Zip
95020
Total Acres
157
Jobs
30
Parcel #
841-37-028, 841-37-029
State Highways
SR-25; US-101
Railways
UPRR Coast Line; Gilroy-Holliste
Airports
None
Schools
None
Waterways
Pajaro River
Township
11S
Range
6E
Section
23
Base
MtDiablo
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
County of Santa Clara
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Final Environmental Document Available at
Planning Desk at County Government Center, East Wing, 7th Floor, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95103. Or online at: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dpd/Development/Current/Pages/Current.aspx
(Gilroy>File 6498 - Z-Best Composting Use Permit).
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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