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Analysis Background On August 11, 1983, the Planning Division approved Development Plan application No. DP-84-0013 for the construction of the existing olive processing facility to include a 68,000 square foot warehouse and office building, and a 43,200 square foot processing building. On June 6, 1985 the Planning Division approved Development Plan application No. DP-85-0084 for the excavation of three (3) wastewater ponds for the storage of processed wastewater. On March 9, 1989, the Planning Division approved Development Plan application No. DP-90-0001 to add 10,000 square feet-of office space and olive processing buildings. On August 19, 1999, the Planning Commission approved Use Permit application No. UP-99-9016 for the expansion of the existing facility to include a 117,600 square feet warehouse and an 8,500 square feet office building. On February 1, 2001, the Planning Commission approved Use Permit application No. UP-00-0024 for the construction of a 12-acre evaporation pond for the storage of processed wastewater. On May 15, 2014, the Planning Commission approved Use Permit application No. PA-1400027 for the construction of two (2) evaporation ponds for the storage of processed wastewater. Facility Operations The existing Musco Family Olive facility is located on. 870 acres and includes a 48,000 square foot cannery, a 258,000 square foot warehouse, an 8,500 square foot office building, three (3) evaporation ponds, tarrk farm, 16-acre storage pond and parking lot. The facility is open. Monday through Friday, with office hours C rom 8:00 a.m. to 5_00 p.m., and processing operations occurring from 4:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The proposed Use Permit application includes the construction of three (3) new evaporation ponds and an expansion of the existing olive farming operation. The three (3) evaporation ponds identified as Pond E, Pond F, and Pond G on the site plan dated February 16, 2018, would be constructed to accommodate salty process water generated by Musco Family Olive facility. Two (2) of the proposed evaporation ponds would be developed east of the ponds approved in 2014, and the third-pond would be developed west of the existing ponds approved in 2014. The comprised disturbed acreage for the three (3) new evaporation ponds is 14.70 acres. The expanded farming operation project site area is located to the west of the existing Musco Family Olive facility. The-farming operation will include approximately 200 acres of irrigated agriculture. A storage reservoir of approximately 12 acres will be developed in the far northwestern corner of the project site area and will include an approximate 400 square foot concrete pad with irrigation pumps to deliver the water to the farm. No new building or warehouse structures are proposed as part of the new application request. Scenic Corridor The Figure NCRA in the 2035 General Plan,Chapter 3.4 Natural and Cultural Resources(pg. 3.4-13), recognizes Interstate 580 as a scenic route extending from the County line east to Interstate 5. The proposed project area is adjacent to and south of Interstate 580 and is visible by vehicles traveling in both directions on the freeway. The proposed project would change the existing visual character of the site replacing open fields with additional evaporation wastewater ponds with berms surrounding them. San Joaquin County PA-1800037/Musco Olive Community Development Page 4