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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 1810 E.HAZELTON AVE.,STOCKTON,CA 95205-6232 q<'7F�Rj PHONE:2091468-3121 FAX:209/468-3163 / January 25, 2006 MEMORANDUM TO: Development Committee FROM: Cealy Lein Assistant Planner SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PRE- APPLICATION NO. PA-0500871 OF ROGER W. & RUTH L. KEENER (APN: 059- 190-04) (ADDRESS: 10989 N. PEARSON ROAD, LODI) The applicant has submitted the above referenced General Plan Map Amendment pre-application to amend the General Plan designation of one parcel consisting of 10.07 acres from A/G (General Agriculture) to I/L (Limited Industrial). The project is located west of N. Pearson Road, 612 feet north of Eight Mile Road. The property is zoned AG-40 (General Agriculture, 40-acre minimum) and the General Plan designation is A/G (General Agriculture). The project site is primarily flat, fallow agricultural land. Parcels to the north and west are agricultural with single family residences; to the east the project site is bordered by the Southern Pacific Railroad Right-of-Way; the parcel to the south is an RV Park. The proposed underlying project is for an RV storage facility. Basis for Approval for General Plan Amendments Development Title Section 9-803.4 states that prior to approving a General Plan Amendment application, the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors shall determine that the internal consistency of the General Plan is maintained in the adoption of the Amendment. The proposed amendment must be consistent with various General Plan goals, policies, objectives and implementation measures. Rural communities represent those areas most environmentally sensitive. It has been identified in the General Plan that such rural areas shall support minimal growth and that any urban development would be directed towards the cities as much as possible. Accordingly, urban communities represent the built environment and as such, should be accommodated only where public services I