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Item No. 3 PC: 7-15-93 UP-93-2 Page 4 STAFF ANALYSIS BACKGROUND: Project History: The project site began operating since the 1960's as a privately owned and operated transfer facility. In 1977, San Joaquin County acquired ownership and has since been operating the facility. That operation has consisted of limited recycling as well as the transfer of waste to the County's Foothill Dump. In 1991, the facility handled an average of 350 tons of solid waste per day. That capacity is expected to increase to 1,300 tons per day with completion of the expansion and renovation. The expanded facility will result in more recycling. Waste material will continue to be disposed of at the Foothill Dump. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: General Plan and Zoning: The site is designated as A/G (General Agriculture) on the maps of the 2010 General Plan and zoned AG40 (General Agriculture; 40-acre minimum parcel size), which is a consistent _ implementing zone for the A/G General Plan designation. The project is consistent with the General Plan Objective and Policies regarding the operation and location of waste facilities, as described in the Solid Waste Disposal section of the Infrastructure Services chapter. The proposed use, an expansion and renovation of the existing solid waste transfer facility, falls within the 'Major Impact Services' use type and may be permitted in the AG40 zone with an approved Use Permit application. AREA/NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY: Land Use: The existing Lovelace Transfer Station is located to serve central San Joaquin County from its five- acre site on the north side of Lovelace Road, between Airport Way and Union Road, five miles south of the City of Stockton and two miles north of the City of Manteca. Existing improvements at the transfer station consist of an office trailer, storage buildings, a transfer pit area, and paved parking and storage lots. The perimeter of the site is controlled by an eight-foot-high chain-link fence. Land uses adjacent to the project site consist of open cropland to the west, poultry operations to the northwest and southwest, almond orchards to the south, and a residence and trucking operation to the east. There are also scattered residential uses in the vicinity of the facility, located on Lovelace Road and Coelho Road. The nine-acre area west of the facility that is planned for the expansion is used for crop production. The one-acre area north of the facility that is also part of the proposed expansion is vacant. The latter is the location of a former garbage dump that began operation in the 1950's. See the 'Hazardous Materials'section of the staff report for a further discussion on issues related to the former dump.