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Item No. 2 G- Pc: 1 a22-92 ZR-92-13 Page 3 STAFF ANALYSIS POUCY CONSIDERATIONS: General Plan-and Zoning: The project site is designated R/L(Low Density Residential)on the maps of the 2010 General Plan and zoned AU-20 (Agriculture-Urban Reserve; 2G-acre minimum parcel size). The zone designation, which is a consistent implementing zone for the R/L General Plan designation, is intended to facilitate orderly growth in areas planned for future urban development by limiting subdivisions and development until appropriate public services are available. The designation was placed on the site because, at the time the draft 2010.General Plan maps were being prepared,the applicants for the project had not yet secured the required will-serve letter from the Lockeford Community Services District for public water and sewage disposal. The will-serve letter was subsequently submitted by the applicant though not in time for the draft zone designation to be changed to R-L on the maps being considered by the Board of Supervisors. On July 27, 1992, the Board of Supervisors took final action on the 2010 General Plan. This application is being processed by staff to place the appropriate zone designation on the property, given its R/L General Plan designation and the availability of full public services. The tentative map for the underlying subdivision 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. At the time of the adoption of the General plan Map Amendment, it was determined that the project is 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 are necessary to mitigate the project's impacts to less than significant levels will be attached to the Major Subdivision, and any tentative map approval will be contingent upon conditions of approval relative to the traffic improvements identified in the EIR. Because all of the project's traffic related impacts can be feasibly mitigated to acceptable levels, the project is consistent with the Traffic/Circulation policies of the General Plan. A discussion of the project's cumulative traffic impacts is included under'Traffic/Circulation'in the Environmental Considerations' section of this staff report. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS: The EIR was prepared on the proposed project by Michael Paoli and Associates, under contract to the County of San Joaquin. The EIR addressed several environmental issues, including loss of agricultural land, biological resources, traffic and circulation, air quality, services and utilities, drainage and flood control, law enforcement, schools, and the park site. The EIR also included an analysis of relevant General Plan policies that are not environmental issues. The EIR recommended numerous measures to mitigate identified environmental impacts which will be included as Conditions of Approval for the underlying Major Subdivision application.