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In reviewing an application for a General Plan 2010 Map amendment, the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors shall consider the overall consistency of the proposal with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan, and should also consider the following: (2) existing reasonable alternative sites in the vicinity that are planned for the use and can accommodate the proposal; (3) the potential for the proposal to establish an undesirable, growth-inducing precedent According to the San Joaquin County General Plan 2010 Review, there are approximately 21,000 acres of land within the city limits of Stockton, Lathrop and Manteca that are currently undeveloped or used for agriculture. The Review also states that there are approximately 16,000 acres of land within the three cities Sphere's of Influences that are currently undeveloped or used for agriculture. By amending the General Plan from A/G to P at this location, there is the potential for establishing an undesirable, growth-inducing precedent by permitting uses intended for urban development in agricultural areas. General Plan Volume I; Community Development Community Organization and Development Pattern, 1. Growth Accommodation Implementation 13(b), p. IV-13 In reviewing General Plan 2010 Map amendments to convert land from agricultural use to non-agricultural urban uses, the following criteria should be used for evaluation: (1) the merits of the proposed project and the availability of comparable alternative sites in areas already designate for urban uses, (2) the potential for the project to create premature development pressure on surrounding agricultural lands; (3) the availability of infrastructure; (4) the resulting development pattern: leapfrog development shall be strongly discouraged; and, (5) the classification of the property in the Important Farmlands Inventory System. See the Agricultural Implementation Measures for information regarding the use of the Farmland Mapping Program in reconsidering the growth areas of the General Plan Map. The project site is located outside of the Sphere of Influence for the cities of Stockton, Manteca, and Lathrop. According to the General Plan 2010 Review adopted by the Board of Supervisors on April 11, 2000, all three cities have a surplus of undeveloped properties that have appropriate zoning for the proposed use. Currently there are no public services (water, sewer, storm drainage) available in the project area. In addition, the approval of the General Plan Map amendment may encourage "leap frog" development because it is surrounded by agriculturally zoned and farmed land, and is located at least 1'/z miles from an urban community. Finally, the project site consists of a combination of prime farmland and farmland of statewide importance. Land classified as