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Item No. 3 PC : 3-19-87 SU-87-14 Page 4 STAFF ANALYSIS POLICY CONSIDERATIONS : Background: This subdivision was originally submitted and approved with conditions in 1983 as SU-83-3 . In May 1986, the applicants filed for, and were granted, a time extension for the approved tentative map. The applicants are now seeking vesting status for the tentative map. Consequently, they have resubmitted the proposed development as SU-87-14, a vesting tentative map. General Plan and Zoning: The area proposed for development is designated as Rural Residential on the Land Use/Circulation Element Map of the General Plan. The specific density for this General Plan designation is determined by the Rural Residential zone, which in this case is RR-65 , or 65 ,000-square-foot minimum lots. The overall project density is 0. 59 dwelling units per acre, which is consistent with the RR-65 zoning as well as with the General Plan designation. Staff has considered the housing needs of the County in recom- mending approval of this subdivision and has concluded that the housing that may result from this approval can be balanced with the service requirements of existing residents in the area. Though the proposed development was found to be consistent with the General Plan of San Joaquin County, the City of Stockton has responded in the negative to a referral of this applica- tion, stating that , "Staff must strongly object to the map on the basis that this development is contrary to General Plan policies regarding urban development and lack of appropriate urban services. " The major issues associated with residential development of the subject property are: 1 . The provision of adequate drainage facilities; 2 . The provision of a public water system; 3 . Assurance that in fact individual septic systems are ade- quate to ensure a safe and sanitary method of waste dispo- sal ; and