Parcel Map & Exception Application No. PLN2024-0105– Mesa Ranches
Summary
SCH Number
2025010437
Lead Agency
Stanislaus County
Document Title
Parcel Map & Exception Application No. PLN2024-0105– Mesa Ranches
Document Type
CON - Early Consultation
Received
Present Land Use
Almond orchards and irrigation easements and well pump equipment / General Agriculture (A-2-3) / Agriculture
Document Description
Request to subdivide a 25.9± acre parcel into four parcels and a remainder, ranging in size from 3± to 6.66± acres in size, in the General Agriculture (A-2-3) zoning district.
Request to subdivide a 25.9± acre parcel into four parcels and a remainder, ranging in size from 3± to 6.66± acres in size, in the General Agriculture (A-2-3) zoning district. The current parcel is planted in almonds. If approved, Proposed Parcels 1-2 will continue to be planted in almonds; Proposed Parcel 3 will be planted in almonds and have a 20-foot-wide irrigation easement, a 30-foot-wide irrigation easement, and a 10-foot-wide gas line easement across the parcel. Proposed Parcel 4 will be planted in almonds and have a 20-foot-wide private drainage easement and a 10-foot-wide private drainage easement across the parcel. The remainder will be planted in almonds and remain improved with an existing irrigation well pump and will have a 30- foot-wide irrigation easement and a 20-foot-wide private access easement across the parcel.
Parcels 1-4 as well as the remainder could be developed with one single-family dwelling and one accessory dwelling unit per parcel if approved in addition to accessory structures associated with the single-family dwellings or use of the property in accordance with Stanislaus County Zoning Ordinance Section 21.28.020(B). Section 20.52.170 Lots – Access of the Stanislaus County Subdivision Ordinance requires that all parcels front with access on a county road if less than 20 gross acres in size. Proposed Parcels 1 and 4 will have direct access from County-maintained Mesa Drive; however, proposed Parcels 2-3 will not have direct access to a County-maintained Road and will require an exception to the Subdivision Ordinance. Access for proposed Parcels 2-3 will be via the 20-foot-wide private access easement from Richardson Road across the remainder parcel for the benefit of Parcels 2-3.
Contact Information
Name
Emily DeAnda
Agency Name
Stanislaus County
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Michael Scott Barry
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Ryan Andersen
Agency Name
Odell Engineering a Westwood Company
Job Title
Engineer
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Cities
Riverbank
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
State Route 108 and Mesa Drive
Zip
95361
Total Acres
25.9±
Parcel #
062-013-018
State Highways
State Route 108
Railways
Burlington Northern/Santa Fe
Airports
N/A
Schools
Oakdale Joint Unified School District
Waterways
Stanislaus River; Hetch Hetchy Right-of-Way; and Oakdale Irrigation District (O.I.D)
Township
2
Range
10
Section
20
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
7142 Richardson Road City of Riverbank 95361
Waterways: Crane Lateral; Riverbank Lateral; Snedigar Lateral; Southwest Lateral; Langworth Lateral.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Colorado River Board, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 10, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Other (Agricultural lot split)
Local Actions
Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
None identified
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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