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C' SECTION II PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. SITE LOCATION, PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The 141 . 5 acre study area, including the 67. 39-acre project site, is situated in unincorporated San Joaquin County, California, approximately 2. 5 miles northeast of Stockton and adjacent to the east side of the Morada Area . - (Refer to Figure 1 . ) The study area is generally bounded bye Hildreth Lane on the .. north, Canepa Road on the east, Foppiano Lane on the south and the Central California Traction Line Railroad on the west. (Refer to } Figure 2. ) I The study area is relatively level with elevations ranging from 42 feet in the northeast to 38 feet in the southwest. The study area consists predominantly of agricultural uses and single- F F family residences. Specifically , the 67. 39-acre project site consists of six consecutive parcels located centrally within the r^ study area . Four of these parcels contain orchards and three single-family homes. The remaining two parcels are used for irrigated row crops. The .parcels camprising the expanded stiL y E arep ramie iE size from 1 . 5 acres to 29 acres in size While e a of the smaller parcels we.51the project site have been developed with single-family_ residences, a majority_ of the acreage I comprising the expanded study area is in _ agricultural use. The study area adjoins the Morada Area to the west, agricultural uses and single-family residences on the north and agricultural uses on the east and south. FThe project site has been in continuous agricultural use for many years. The southerly portion of the site contains remnants of a walnut and cherry orchard. The trees are. diseased and have not yielded a productive crop for several years. Row crops have F been planted in the middle of the site with sugar beets being the most recent crop. The northern portion of the site contains productive cherry orchards. k The project site is identified as Assessor ' s Parcel Nos . 086- 400-8, 086-400-23, 086-400-27, 086-400-28 , 086-400-25 and 086-400- 4r ! 26. a B. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ! FThe proposed project is to amend the Land Use and Circulation Element map of the San Joaquin County General Plan. The amendment would . change the current Agriculture designation to Rural F4' Residential . The General Plan Amendment has been requested by Mr. James Carroll of the Delta Development Company , the present owner of two of the six parcels- comprising the project site. 3 G