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io°iU'N• c SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY > �Gtf•.O COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ' 1810 E.HAZELTON AVE.,STOCKTON,CA 95205-6232 PHONE:209!468-3121 FAX:209/468-3163 November 20, 2014 MEMORANDUM TO: Development Committee FROM: Megan Aguirre, Associate Planner SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN MAP AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. PA-1400154, ZONE RECLASSIFICATION APPLICATION NO. PA-1400155, AND AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE APPLICATION NO. PA-1400156 OF R & R SCHATZ PROPERTIES, INC. (C/O SHARON J. RENSCHLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW) (APN'S: 051-290-13 & -25) (ADDRESS: 12215 EAST LOCKE ROAD, LOCKEFORD) The applicant has submitted the above referenced applications for a General Plan Map Amendment to change the General Plan designation of a 20.48-acre parcel and a 14.91-acre parcel from R/L (Low Density Residential) to A/G (General Agriculture), a Zone Reclassification to change the zoning of the same parcels from R-L (Low Density Residential) to AG-40 (General Agriculture, 40-acre minimum), and to expand Agricultural Preserve R-69-2 by 20.48 acres. The underlying project is to enter into a Williamson Act contract preceded by a merger application. The project site is located on the north side of E. Locke Road, 2,500 feet northeast of Brandt Road, Lockeford. The property has a General Plan designation of R/L (Low Density Residential) and is zoned R-L (Low Density Residential). The project site is located within the unincorporated Urban Community of Lockeford. The Community Development Department has reviewed the applications for PA-1400154, PA- 1400155, and PA-1400156 and offers the following comments: General Plan Policies In order to approve the General Plan Map Amendment, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors shall determine that the internal consistency of the General Plan is maintained in adoption of the proposed General Plan Amendment. (Development Title Section 9-803.4) The proposed change must be consistent with all of the various General Plan goals, policies, objectives, and implementation measures. General Agriculture (General Plan Vol. I, page VI-10) "The General Agriculture land use designation will be considered in areas suitable for agriculture outside areas planned for urban development where:" A. "the soils are capable of producing a wide variety of crops and/or supporting grazing;" 1