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B. PLANNING POLICY 1 . -Envirpomental aetting k The proposed project is a General Plan Amendment to change the nand Use designation from Agriculture to Rural Residential . Concurrent with this application, the applicant muw6 hgL also requestgd a rezoning from GA-401 (General Agriculture, 40 acre minimum/dwelling unit) to RR-65 (Rural Residential , 65, 000 square foot minimum/dwelling unit) . r Figure 5 depicts the General Plan designations for the site and surrounding area. The General Plan has designated the site and lands to the northeast, east, south and southwest as agriculture. Directly west and northwest lies the 4 -ac e Morada area w+ieh i-& designated as Rural Residential . The project site is located in the unincorporated area of San Joaquin County, northeast of the Stockton city limits. It is therefore subject to the County ' s General Plan and Zoning Ordinance . Since the request is to amend the. Land Use/Circulation r Element Map of the General Plan, the policies related to agriculture and residential development' provided in this element are the most relevant to discuss in the context of the proposed project. In addition the Open Space/Conservation Element will be discussed relative to the soils and agricultural land policies. Inconsistencies with relevant policies will be identified throughout the discussion. A summary of inconsistencies will be provided at the end of this section. 1 The Rural Residential zoning discussion will immediately follow the planning policy discussions. r t 2. E-ny-ironmental Impacts a. Land Use/Circulation Element Rural Residential Principles 1 . Rural Residential should be kept to a minimum in number and extent. Discussion: The purpose of this policy ( is meant to - recognize existing areas) and to limit rural residential areas to prevent encroachment, into viable agricultural areas. As stated bo e, the area designated as_R,ljral Residential consists of 1400+ i acres. The proposed project #s 914 e•mi-e-n•s•�-e-N -€ w-ould gxtend the Morada area. Although the proposed development is confined to six adjoining properties, nonetheless it would encourage subdivision of the remaining agricultural land within the area enclosed by �.. Foppiano Lane and Canepa Road—and coold t ' ate expand t o Morada Ar-ea---by 141 acres . Discussions with - landowners in the immediate area indicate they may also want to eventually develop their agricultural land with residential use, thus further extending the residential uses which are now confined within the delineated boundaries of the Morada Area . (Refer to Figure 5 . ) ( Refer to the Growth Inducement Section for a discussion of 21