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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 5, 1992 4 . GENERAL PLAN MAP AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. GP-92-12 AND ZO E RECLASSIFICATION APPLICATION NO. ZR-92-14 OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY o amend the General Plan and reclassify 37 acres from General Agriculture/AG-40 (40-acre minimum parcel size) to Limitd Agriculture/AL-5 (5-acre minimum parcel size) . The project site s located on the east side of Ashley Lane, south of the Calaver s River, approximately 1, 130 feet north of Cherokee Road, northea t of Stockton (Supervisorial District 4) . Associate Planner Mary Bava introduced a staff report into the record. She said that letters had been received in opposition and have been included in the staff report packet. She said that oth r letters had been received this week by the department requesti g that their properties be included in the project applications. Comms. Carter and Jungeblut noted that they had viewed the property. PUBLIC HEARING OPENED PROPONENTS: Attorney Mike Hakeem (2800 W. March Lane, Suite 20 , Stockton) was present for Bob and Barbara Byington, owners of 16.if 7 acres within the project area. Mr. Hakeem gave the history of te Byington request, as explained in the staff report. He said tht the Byingtons have tried to grow cherries on the property; out the 3 , 000 trees they planted, 2 , 000 died and the rest were stunted. The U.C. Agricultural Extension Service studied the property and indicated that nothing could be done to improve the orchard. M37. and Mrs. Byington have worked the property for 20 years without a return on their capital. Mr. Hakeem said that the Board f Supervisors felt that the Byingtons made an effort to have n agricultural use of the property. The Board denied, withot prejudice, the Byingtons' application for AL-5 zoning and referr d the matter back to the Commission for reconsideration of n expanded area. The three proposed lots for the Byington proper y are. for estate planning for their children. Amedeo J. Nicora (7113 E. Cherokee Rd. ) said he is in favor of t e proposal and wants to be included. He said he planted his cher y orchard three times and lost the orchard three times. He said h s letter is on file. He wants to give each of his two sons a parc 1 of land. The home in which his sons were born has been in t e family for three generations. His property would fill in the are . Julia DiCarlo, representing Larry Celle (14175 E. Highway 2 , Linden) , asked to be included in the application. Mr. Celle h s owned his ranch for a number of years. There is nc intent o subdivide it. Mr. Celle has three grandchildren and some time n the future he would like to turn this land over . to his gra d children. It would be logical to expand the request to include U' s property. -2- i