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PC : 3-17-88 TA-88-7 STAFF ANALYSIS BACKGROUND : Under the existing ordinance , legislative actions such as General Plan Amendments and Zone Reclassifications cannot be conditioned to assure that property will develop with certain uses or at a specified density or intensity of use . The proposed Text Amendment would allow a Development Agreement to be entered into by the County. When processed concurrently with a General Plan Amendment or a Zone Reclassification, a Development Agreement could be used to restrict future uses of the property. The need for this Text Amendment authorizing Development Agreements was brought out by the Cooper General Plan Amendment (GP-88-12 ) . The Cooper General Plan Amendment concerns a request to change the General Plan map designation for property adjacent to the Stockton Metropolitan Airport from Agriculture to General Industrial . The underlying project involves the use of 10 acres , of the 75 acres proposed for the General Plan map change, for a jet engine repair facility. The applicant has stated his willingness to enter into a Development Agreement with the County that will commit the balance of his property to airport-related uses. However , since the County does not have a Development Agreement ordinance, no such restrictions on the future uses of the applicant ' s property can be imposed. CHARACTERISTICS OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT : A Development Agreement does not take the place of any of the existing land use approval requirements . It is a supplement to them. Under a Development Agreement , both the County and the developer commit themselves to proceed in accordance with the terms of the Agreement . As a consequence of the Agreement , the County promises not to change its planning or zoning laws appli- cable to the subject development for a specified period of time . In effect , future land use decisions are made according to the rules, regulations , and policies in effect at the time the Agreement was entered into . In return, the developer agrees to commit his property to specific uses , construct specific improve- ments, provide certain facilities and services , develop according to a specific time schedule , or make other commitments that the County might otherwise have no authority to compel a developer to perform. TEXT AMENDMENT, MAJOR PROVISIONS : The proposed Development Agreement Ordinance would contain the following major provisions : -3-