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Planning commission approves Camp Gold Star resort and marina on McDonald Island
Summary
The Planning Commission approved conditional use permit PA240377 for Camp Gold Star, a private resort and marina on McDonald Island intended to honor fallen service members and first responders. The approval included acceptance of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a condition requiring PG&E review of building plans.
The San Joaquin County Planning Commission voted to approve conditional use permit PA240377 for Camp Gold Star, a proposed private resort and marina on McDonald Island designed to honor fallen service members and first responders.
Staff and the applicant described the 10-acre parcel at the confluence of the Stockton Deepwater Channel and Headreach Cutoff. The applicant proposes to develop 3.2 acres of the parcel into a resort with 25 'hero lodges', a clubhouse, a marina with room for up to 44 boats, a swimming pool, courts for tennis, bocce and pickleball, two observation towers, communal fire pits and a dog park. Staff recommended acceptance of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program dated July 2025, and approval of the use permit with revised conditions of approval; the commission approved those recommendations.
Associate Planner Alisa Goulart said the resort would accommodate…
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