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• I J� Item No. 1 I PC: 11-5-92 l SU-91-15 Page 4 STAFF ANALYSIS BACKGROUND: On August 31, 1989,the applicant, River Oaks Joint Venture, submitted a General Plan Map Amendment application to change the Land Use/Circulation Element designation on a 124.73-acre site from Agriculture and Recreation-Community Park to Low Density Residential: An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the proposed project (including the General Pian Map Amendment, Zone Reclassification, and Major Subdivision) by the consulting firm of Michael Paoli and Associates under contract to the County. The EIR addressed.the following environmental issues: land use, agricultural and biological resources, traffic and circulation, air quality, noise, services, law enforcement, fire protection and emergency services, schools, park facilities, and cultural resources. On December 11, 1990, the Board of Supervisors certified the EIR and approved the General Plan Map Amendment (GP-90-5)to amend the 1995 General Plan designation for the site from Agriculture to Low Density Residential. zone Reclassification Application No. ZR-90-5 was subsequently approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 12, 1991, to rezone the property from AG-40 to R1-8. The EIR was also certified as a part of the Board's action. A subsequent application to bring the project site's zoning into conformity with its 2010 General Plan designation, Zone Reclassification Application No. ZR-92-13, was heard by the Planning Commission at its October 22, 1992, hearing and was forwarded to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation for approval. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: General Plan and Zoning: E The project site is designated RIL(Low Density Residential) on the maps of the 2010 General Plan and zoned AU-20(Agriculture-Urban Reserve,20-acre minimum parcel size),which is a consistent i implementing zone for the R/L General Plan designation. Zone Reclassification Application No. ZR-92-13 is being processed by staff to place the appropriate zone designation, R-L(Low Density Residential}, on the site, given its R/L General Plan designation and the availability of full public services. The tentative map will be required to be in conformance with the General Plan Policy for Lockeford that requires minimum parcel sizes of 8,000 square feet in areas shown as Low Density Residential on the 2010 General Plan. l At the time of the adoption of the General Plan Map Amendment and Zone Reclassification applications, it was determined that the project was consistent with specific General Plan Principles regarding the location of new urban growth, the preservation and protection of agricultural land, and acceptable levels of traffic. The specific measures.that were identified as being necessary to mitigate 'existing plus project' related impacts to less than significant levels have been attached to the tentative reap as Conditions of Approval. Because all 'existing plus project' traffic related impacts can be feasibly mitigated to acceptable levels, the project is consistent with the Transportation policies of the General Plan. A discussion of the project's cumulative traffic impacts is included under the Traffic/Circulation' section of the staff report.