SCH Number 2025010930

Project Info

Title

Use Permit Application No. PLN 2024-0120- Rumble

Description

Request to operate an agricultural equipment storage yard associated with an off-site agricultural consulting and equipment rental company, on a 3± acre parcel in the General Agriculture (A-2-10) zoning district. The agricultural consulting and equipment rental business, Salida Ag Chem, is located .15 miles to the west of the project site at 4825 Nutcracker Lane (APN 135-044-045). The business provides agricultural operators within the Counties of Stanislaus, Merced, and San Joaquin harvesting and spray equipment rentals. Equipment to be stored on-site will include fertilizer spreaders, tank sprayers, tanks and a tractor-trailer combination. The project site is currently improved with a 2,890± square-foot single-family dwelling with an attached carport, a 7,585± square-foot barn, and a 1.76± fenced-in gravel area to be used for the outdoor storage of the harvesting and spray equipment. No construction is proposed as part of this request. Most of the equipment will be stored within the 1.76± acre graveled area, and if needed, surplus packaged fertilizers will be stored within the existing barn. Existing fencing surrounding the graveled storage area consists of a chain link fence with vinyl slats and an existing seven-foot-tall masonry wall located abutting the adjacent light industrial development. Proposed hours of operation are Monday through Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Equipment to be stored will be dropped off and picked-up by employees via 10-15 truck trips per-day. No customers will be onsite. No restroom facilities are proposed to be used on-site as part of this request. No signage is proposed under this request. Existing exterior lighting on-site consists of a 24-foot-tall light pole along the western property line and three security lights attached to the barn at a height of 18-feet. The site is served by private well and septic system and has existing access to Kiernan Avenue (State Route 219). There will be no change to stormwater drainage, which will be maintained via overland runoff. This use permit application was submitted in response to an active Code Enforcement case for the storage of overflow agricultural equipment for the off-site consulting company without securing the necessary land use entitlements (CE 24-0270).

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