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General Plan Locational Criteria In order to change the General Plan designation to General Commercial (C/G), the following locational criteria must be met: (General Plan Volume 1, pp. IV-23, 24) (A) Development is permitted only in urban communities. • The proposal to amend the current General Plan is located within the unincorporated urban community of Stockton. The proposal appears to be consistent with this criteria. (B) Development is buffered from existing or planned residential uses. • The project site abuts residential uses to the north and east and is not buffered from these uses. Existing commercial uses to the west of the project parcel are also not buffered from residential uses, but were zoned C-G and given a General Plan designation of C/G in order to recognize existing commercial uses. It might be reasonable to recognize the radiator shop and hardware store as existing commercial uses, and amend the General Plan designation for APN: 159-082-12. Because APN: 159-082-11 does not meet the locational criteria of being buffered from residential uses and has no existing commercial uses, amending the General Plan designation on this parcel would appear to be inconsistent with the General Plan. (C) Developed so that buildings occupy no more than 60 percent of the lot and no more than 3 stories in height. • The project size is 0.86 acres and is developed with an existing radiator shop, auto dismantling business and hardware store within a building that occupies less than 60% of the lot. If the General Plan Amendment is approved, any additional development will be subject to this requirement. (Development Title Section 9-405.5[a]) (D) Located with primary access on a Minor Arterial or higher classification roadway. • E. Main Street has an existing right-of-way width of 80 feet and a planned right- of-way width of 84-110 feet and is classified as a Minor Arterial. This proposal appears to be consistent with this criteria. General Commercial Typical Uses: General Plan Volume 1, Policy 2.(c) states General Commercial typical uses are: Large, often freestanding businesses that are orientated to automobile access, such as discount stores, specialty retail, automobile sales lots, and automotive repair. • Amending the General Plan designation of APN: 159-082-11 does not appear to comply with this policy because the small size of the parcel cannot support "large" commercial uses as defined above. 2