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Commission approves permit for fueling station and rest stop with four aboveground tanks at Avenue 384 and Road 80 in Dinuba area
Summary
The commission approved a special-use permit allowing aboveground flammable-liquid storage (four 12,000-gallon tanks) and a mixed commercial development including a mini-market, fueling station, food service and rest area; applicant described phased build and fire-protection measures.
The Tulare County Planning Commission on Jan. 22 conditionally approved Special Use Permit PSP24-062 to allow aboveground storage of flammable liquids exceeding 10,000 gallons on a roughly 10-acre portion of a larger parcel at the southwest corner of Avenue 384 and Road 80 (Dinuba area, APN 047-070-8).
David Alexander told commissioners the site is planned for a mixed commercial use including a mini-market, fueling station, rest stop, food service and a fruit stand; the project proposes four 12,000-gallon aboveground fuel tanks. The entitlement requires a discretionary special use permit under county code Section 16.2.B, which triggers commission review for aggregate capacities of 10,000 gallons or more.
Applicant representatives said the tanks would carry 91-octane and 87-octane gasoline and diesel. Agent Harlan Westberg described a fenced and paved tank yard, concrete containment and bollard protection around tanks, and a required fire-protection capacity of 500 gallons per minute. Westberg said two 10,000-gallon storage tanks for fire suppression would be located on site.
The applicant, who provided an address and described the investment as a phased project, said the first phase would be the fuel station and store; later phases could include a rest area, RV or truck parking and a fruit stand. The applicant described separate fueling islands for passenger vehicles and large trucks and said he expects hours that could run roughly 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
No public opposition was recorded during the notice period. Commissioner Taryn Brown moved to approve the CEQA common-sense exemption and conditionally approve PSP24-062; Commissioner Dennis Lehman seconded. The motion passed with seven yeses and one absent.
The permit includes standard conditions related to fire protection, containment, and septic/waste disposal via two septic tanks; water will be provided by Alta Irrigation District per staff’s report. Staff noted the location sits within the County’s Valley Lands Plan and is zoned C-2 (general commercial).
