City planners have approved a 74-acre site for a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center in Patterson, a city in western Stanislaus County increasingly known for warehouse development.
The project is north of Sperry Avenue and west of the city’s landmark Amazon Fulfillment Center, where a private airport operated for years. The development plan includes parking for more than 600 autos in addition to 519 parking stalls for truck trailers.
The development, bordered by the Delta-Mendota Canal on the west, will eliminate a corn maze attraction. The proposed Delta Marketplace shopping center is planned on Sperry Avenue to the south…