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Analysis <br /> Background <br /> The site was historically a gravel mining operation from 1971 through 1975 and was excavated to 30-40 feet <br /> deep below MacArthur Drive.The site was reclaimed in 1986 and a Material Recovery Facility and Transfer <br /> Station was proposed for the site. <br /> On December 16, 1993,the Planning Commission certified Environmental Impact Report(EIR)No.93-1 and <br /> approved Use Permit application No. UP-93-4 establishing a sold waste processing, transfer;and wood waste <br /> composting facility.The facility was established due to the closure of the County-owned Corral Hollow Landfill and to <br /> accommodate projected growth in the south County area. <br /> On September 4, 1996 Site Approval application (SA-96-0038)for a tomato waste and tomato mud <br /> spreading operation was approved by the Community Development Department. <br /> On January 7,2008,the applicant submitted Use Permit application No. PA-0800005 to expand the existing facility <br /> and increase the capacity of the facility from 1,000 TPD of solid waste and recycling services to 2,500 TPD and <br /> other associated waste handling activities. <br /> On June 2,2009 the project was put on hold at the request of the applicant due to the decline in the economy. <br /> On May 13,2010 the project proponent contacted the Community Development Department and requested to <br /> reinitiate the proposed expansion project. <br /> The project site consists of 51.7 acres of which 8.4 acres are permitted for composting, 15.4 acres for a transfer <br /> station, 15.4 for a material recovery facility,and 12.5 acres for land application of tomato waste.The overall facility <br /> accepts an average of 1,000 tons per day(TPD)of primarily residential and yard waste,light commercial waste, <br /> brush and construction debris.All permitted and approved uses take place within the previously excavated <br /> area. <br /> The existing facility receives only non-hazardous municipal solid waste and recyclables delivered by affiliated <br /> collection companies and self haul customers.This includes municipal solid waste generated by residential and <br /> commercial sectors. In addition,source separated recyclable materials from curbside collection programs; <br /> commercial recycling programs,separate yard waste collection, or other programs are accepted at the facility. <br /> The surrounding land uses include gravel mining operations and agriculture lands. Gravel mining operations <br /> are located to the north and west of the project site. Corral Hollow Creek is also north of the project site and <br /> the Banta-Carbona Irrigation District canal runs along the western boundary of the site. The property to the <br /> south of the site is vacant agricultural land. Directly to the east across MacArthur Drive are agricultural row <br /> crops. <br /> Parking &Surfacing <br /> Development Title Table 9-1015.3(b)states the Use Type-Major Impact Services requires (two)2 parking <br /> spaces per 1,000 square feet of building, as a result, a minimum of 234 parking spaces would be required <br /> and seven (7)accessible spaces, one of which shall be van accessible.The applicant is proposing 85 truck <br /> parking spaces for the collection and transfer trucks and 45 additional employee/visitor parking spaces to the <br /> current 24 employee/visitor parking spaces for a total of 154 parking spaces and seven (7)accessible <br /> spaces, two(2)of which will be van accessible. <br /> San Joaquin County PA-0800005\Tracy Material Recovery <br /> Community Development Page 3 <br />