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Table of Contents <br /> Comment Letter,St. Jorge Winery Expansion Application <br /> IV. FRAUD IN THE 2005 APPLICATION AND THE BUSINESS CONDUCT SINCE.. . 14 <br /> A. The Terms of the 2005 Permit Did Not Contemplate"Full Service Event <br /> Destination".. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 <br /> 1. Internet Advertising.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 <br /> 2. Fraud in the Operation of the"Small Winery.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 14 <br /> B. The 2012 Expansion Application Seeks More Than Double the Current <br /> Permitted Area-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 <br /> C. The Fraud Has Been Active Since the 2005 Permit Was Granted.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 <br /> V. SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY'S ROLE AS GOVERNMENT AGENCY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 <br /> A. The San Joaquin County Code Prohibits and Punishes This Behavior. . . . . . . . . 15 <br /> 1. "Wineries and Related Facilities"Regulation Has Enforcement Sanctions <br /> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 <br /> 2. Grounds for Winery Enforcement Sanctions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 <br /> 3. The St. Jorge Winery Has Violated Each of the County Code's Three <br /> Grounds for Enforcement Action.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 <br /> B. The San Joaquin County Planning Commission is Being Asked to <br /> Commit Hypocrisy.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 <br /> C. The San Joaquin County Planning Commission Should Not Approve This <br /> Expansion Application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 <br /> D. The San Joaquin County Planning Commission Should Revoke the St.Jorge <br /> Winery Permit and Require the Illegally-Built Structures Be Removed. . . . . . . . 17 <br /> VI. THE"INITIAL STUDY"FOR THE 2012 EXPANSION APPLICATION IS FLAWED <br /> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 <br /> A. The"Mitigated Negative Declaration"is this Project's CEQA Review Document <br /> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 <br /> B. The Required"Noise Study"Was Conducted Without Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 <br /> 1. Noise Study Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 17 <br /> 2. The Absence of Controls Renders the Noise Study Useless. . . . . . . . . . . 18 <br /> C. Conclusions of"Less Than Significant"Impacts Are Flawed.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 <br /> 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 <br /> 2. "2. Earth". . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 <br /> 3. "5. Noise". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 <br /> 4. "9. Transportation/Circulation'.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 <br /> 5. "13. Land Use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 <br /> VII. CONCLUSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 <br /> A. The Expansion Project Application's Environmental Review Is Inadequate and <br /> Does Not Support Approval.. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 <br /> B. The County Must Both Deny This Application and Enforce Its Own Laws. . . . .21 <br /> C. Close. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 <br /> iii <br />