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Section 9-115.490 Major r Impact Services. The Major Impact Services use type refers to land intensive activities that must be located away from residences or concentrations of people due to the magnitude or nature of the operation's impacts on the surrounding environment. Typical uses include airports, sanitary landfills, hazardous waste disposal sites, and correctional institutions. (San Joaquin County,July 29, 1992) In accordance with the County Development Code requirements, the proposed Major Impact Services use (transfer station expansion) is subject to conditional use permit approval in the AG-40 zone. Prior to approving the use permit for expansion of the transfer station the approving authority is required to make the following findings: Section 9-821.6 Findings. Prior to approving an application for a Use Permit, the Review Authority shall find that all of the following are true: (a) Consistency. The proposed use is consistent with the goals, policies, standards, and ma pps of the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan or Special Purpose'Ran; (b) Improvements. Adequate utilities, roadway improvements, sanitation, water supply, drainage, and other necessary facilities have been provided, and the proposed improvements are properly related to existing and proposed roadways; (c) Site Suitability. The site is physically suitable for the type of development and for the intensity of development; (d) Issuance Not Detrimental. Issuance of the permit will not be significantly detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or be injurious to the property or improvements of adjacent properties; and e Comvatibility. The use is compatible with adjoining land use. (San Joaquin County,July 29, 1992) 4. Land Use Analysis The previous section addressed the development's consistency with the County General Plan and related goals and policies, as well as the applicable specific plans. Public health and safety and provision of service concerns are addressed in other chapters of this Draft EIR. The site suitability for the proposed development is adequately addressed in the Project Description in Chapter 3.0. The remaining narrative will evaluate the proposed use compatibility with adjoining land uses. Compatibility With Adjacent Land Use The preliminary site plan for the proposed project is depicted in Figure 4-2, with the existing transfer station boundary,and property acquisition areas to the north and west highlighted. Adjoining land uses include the Robinson Trucking business and associated gravel piles to the east, a vacant open field to the north, the Hayre Farms chicken brooding operation to the northwest and an open field to the west. Hayre Farms also operates another chicken brooding operation southwest (across Lovelace 4-12