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Item No. 6 PC: 2-18-93 SA-92-73 Page 3 STAFF ANALYSIS BACKGROUND: Although the facility has existed since before 1961,a Site Approval application was required to reestablish that use because no development application had ever been specifically approved for the poultry farm. The application, which is Staff Review with Notification and normally processed at staff level, has been placed on the Planning Commission's agenda in response to the amount of controversy generated among residents of the area after referral of the application. That controversy is discussed in detail in the staff report under'Area/Neighborhood Compatibility.' POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: General Plan and Zonina: The site is designated as A/G (General Agriculture) by the General Plan. The project site's zone designation of AG-40 (General Agriculture; 40-acre minimum parcel size) is a compatible implementing zone for the A/G General Plan designation. Poultry farms are included in the Animal Raising/Small Animals use type and may be permitted in the AG-40 zone subject to an approved Site Approval application. AR EA/NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY: The concerns raised in the letters of opposition received from property owners in the vicinity of the project site deal with potential land use conflicts, odors and flies resulting from improper waste management practices, and drainage problems. Land Use: The letters of opposition indicated that the operation of the poultry farm would conflict with both existing residences and future residences located in nearby antiquated subdivisions. The General Plan designation for the site and the surrounding property is A/G (General Agriculture);this is not a residential area. The area around the project site is zoned AG-40 and generally composed of 40-acre or larger parcels with agricultural uses and a few widely scattered residences. There are, however, three antiquated subdivisions located in the area: Brookland Farms, located at the northwest'comer of Carter Road and Henry Road and originally containing 63 ten-acre lots; Locke-Paddon Addition to Trigo, located one mile west of the project site on the south side of Carter Road and originally containing 95-acre lots;and Almond Acreage, located 2,000 feet south of the site and containing 15 40-acre lots. In addition, a tentative parcel map has been approved for nine 40-acre parcels on adjacent property to the south and east of the project site. The Initial Study that was prepared for the project concluded that the project would not result in significant land use conflicts because the proposed use is a permitted agricultural use that will be located in an adjacent area characterized by large agricultural parcels.