Food Share Ventura County

The City of Oxnard is overseeing the development of a new warehousing facility for Food Share Ventura County, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit food bank. The project involves the construction of a 49 foot 9 inch high building with approximately 85,845 square feet of floor area dedicated to food receiving, storage, and distribution. Key facility features include administrative offices, conference areas, a commercial kitchen for meal preparation, and an enclosed shipping and receiving yard equipped with loading docks, canopies, a trash enclosure, and a bin washing and storage area. Site improvements include a fruit orchard, an employee outdoor amenity area, and solar shade structures covering 84 of the 178 proposed parking stalls. The development is located at 1100 East Wooley Road and 1425 Mariner Drive in Oxnard, California, and includes a lot line adjustment to create a 9.70 acre development parcel and a separate 2.07 acre vacant parcel. Under solicitation number 2025100013511, the project is classified as a special notice for a nonprofit food bank facility. It is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per statutory exemption section 21080.69, as the facility is a nonprofit food bank situated on industrially zoned land. Primary administrative contacts for the project include Associate Planner Daniel Houck and Senior Planner Tanner Shelton.