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pity IL Community Development Department Planning Division February 18, 2021 San Joaquin County Community Development Department Attn: San Joaquin County Planning Commission 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 390 Towne Centre Drive— Lathrop, CA 95330 Phone (209) 941-7290 — Fax (209) 941-7268 www.ci.lathrop. ca. us Re: Planning Commission Special Hearing Action Item #3 for PA -1800316 (UP) (7300 West Delta Avenue, Tracy, CA 95304, APNs: 213-020-38 and 41) Dear Commissioners: The City of Lathrop is in receipt of the Planning Commission Agenda Packet for the February 18, 2021 Special Hearing and would like to submit the comments below for the record and your consideration: - The City of Lathrop provided comments on the above referenced application and the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/NIND) on February 7, 2020 (via email), July 23, 2020, August 20, 2020, October 28, 2020, and November 19, 2020. The City of Lathrop has reviewed the Planning Commission Staff Report for Item #3 (PA - 1800316 (UP)) and continue to have concerns regarding the proposed project and the analysis in the IS/MND; more specifically the lack of analysis for odor. Concerns raised in the City's previous correspondence on potential significant impacts related to odor have not been quaned in a study to show that the continued modifications to the project are actually going to help reduce odors. The project has been modified from a maximum of 1,500 .to a 1,000 chickens as well as the addition of a 100 sq. ft. covered, four (4) sided building for the storage of manure which indicates that effort is being made to reduce odor, but based on what measure(s)? The purpose of the modifications are not clearly identified in the Staff Report nor is there quantitative and/or qualitative analysis presented in the IS/MND on how the modifications will affect potentially significant environmental impacts related to Air Quality, specifically odor. In our opinion, without the analysis, the Planning Commission lacks the necessary information to make an informed decision. As such, the City of Lathrop requests the Plan ning Commission continue the item to a date uncertain so that an Air Quality Analysis can be prepared by a qualified professional to analyze and properly disclose the potentially significant impacts related to odor. Once completed, the Initial Study should be re -circulated for public review consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15073.5.