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PUBLIC HEARING to consider Minor Revision No. 2 to Use Permit No. U-98-28 of Salad Cosmo USA for the expansion of an existing agricultural processing facility located at 5944 Dixon Avenue West, one mile west of the City of Dixon in the Exclusive Agriculture "A-40" Zoning District; APN's: 0109-030-040, 030, and 0109-060-010. Staff Recommendation: Approval
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RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Planning Commission:
1. Conduct a noticed public hearing to consider Use Permit Application No. U-98-28-MR2 of Salad Cosmo USA for the expansion of their existing agricultural processing facility located at 5944 Dixon Avenue West; and
2. Adopt a resolution to Adopt the Mitigated Declaration and Approve Use Permit U-98-28-MR2 subject to the mandatory and suggested findings and recommended conditions of approval (Attachment A, Resolution).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Planning Commission is being asked to consider the adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and the approval of Use Permit U-98-28-MR2 for Salad Cosmo USA to permit an expansion of their existing agricultural processing facility. The project includes additions to the processing facility as well as demolishing portions of existing structures. The project will be constructed in two general phases. The first phase will accommodate bean sprout growing conducted in complete darkness. The second phase is designed to prepare for the growing of other types of sprout in sunlit greenhouses.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
The Department of Resource Management has prepared a Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration "IS/MND" pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for this project. The environmental documents have been circulated and made available for public review and comment from June 17, 2018 through July 16, 2018. The Draft MND identified certain potentially significant impacts together with proposed mitigations to reduce the impacts to l...
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