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. f potential development. ) Thero osed to this policy. deve P F lopment does not conform 2. Rural residential areas should be established only in agricultural areas where there are existing concentrations of small parcels and should not be established within or on the fringe of designated urban growth areas. FDiscussiQn : eewcen - piety"Tei 81 Y • Hollebil , beve While tb1s policy addresses U1_ JU the es tgbent o a Residential e ould be_noted at the project would extend the Morada area to the southeast into agricultural lands. It is anticipated that the entire area surrounded by Canepa Road and Foppiano Lane will eventually be developed and other smaller parcels within the study area will be further subdivided . 3. Future rural residential development r- will take place only within the designated areas and outward expansion will be discouraged". This development should occur in a manner that will maintain the rural r~ character of the area , Discussion : The proposed project is inconsistent with this policy in that it would be an outward expansion of the existing r Morada residential area into prime agricultural land . It should f , + be noted that with the cumulative development presently proposed for the Morada area, there is very little infill development which can occur. Refer to discussion of Cumulative Fr Impacts in Section V.D. ) Therefore, an extension of this rural residential neighborhood could act as a catalyst to create new infill areas. It is likely that the entire study area will F develop as rural residential in -the future. The proposed project would be consistent with existing development in that average parcel size of 65, 200 square feet F would be similar to those in the Morada area . (This is large enough to provide for the keeping of a few animals, excluding hogs or pigs, as well as small vegetable gardens or orchards, although too small for commercial agricultural purposes. ) I . r ' a 23