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Attorney Christopher Green (509 W. Weber Ave. , Stockton) , repr - senting property owners on both sides of Cherokee (37 acres and El acres) , belonging to San Tomo Partners and G & W Farms, who wart their properties to be included in the application. He suggested a continuance of the hearing to study the possibility of expandi g the area. Director Chet Davisson said that with relation to this study area, the County just finished a two-year program. The requests for expansion of the area do not meet the General Plan and AL-5 zoning criteria. OPPONENTS: Bruce Blodgett, representing the San Joaquin Fa m Bureau, said that his concerns were expressed in his letter which is on file. He said that agricultural land should not have AL- 5 zoning; the AL-5 zoning would encourage development of the are , and this is borne out by the requests for expansion of the zonin . He said the County just went through the General Plan study for this area. A 5-acre parcel is too small for a commercial agricul- tural operation. More land has been designated for growth in the 2010 Plan than is actually needed. REBUTTAL: Mr. Hakeem said that the Commission should look at tie AL-5 Policy. That designation is for areas that are appropria e for small-scale agricultural operations, where parcels are 5- aid 10-acres in size. The Byington property is surrounded by tho e parcel sizes. He said this matter was sent back to the Planning Commission to draw a boundary. The Board did not deny the Byingt n request. This is not a study area. The people in the area want to bring in another 150 acres. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED Comm. Gillispie said that 5-acre parcels are homesite parcels and not agricultural parcels, but are for country estates. He said lie could make a case for the consideration of AL-5 zoning for the northern parcels. Comm. Morri said there is a church on one of the sites. He said lie could draw some boundaries at this time. MOTION: Moved, seconded (Gillispie-Jungeblut) and carried by a vote of 4-2 to: 1. Approve the Negative Declaration; and 2 . Deny General Plan Amendment Application No. GP-92-12 and Zo e Reclassification Application No. ZR-92-14 . VOTE: AYES- JUNGEBLUT, HOLLY, GILLISPIE, CARTER NOES- MORRI, ROJAS ABSENT- BOZZANO ----------------------------------------------------------------- - -3-