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STAFF ANALYSIS General Plan: As discussed - project description, both a General Map Amendment and Text Amendment are required to allow the pro- posed sanitary landfill at the Harney Lane site. The Map Amendment is accomplished by adding the "Solid Waste Disposal Facilities" symbol to the Land Use/Circulation Element map. The underlying land use designation would still be "Agriculture." The Text Amendment would update the technical information for solid waste disposal facilities discussed in the Basis for Policy document of the Land Use/Circulation Element. The actual proposed changes for the Text Amendment are • •with this staff reportand B The current zone for the subject property is AG -40 (General Agriculture, 40 -acre minimum parcel size). Sanitary landfills are permitted in this zone with a Use Permit. Therefore, the zoning would remain AG -40, and the proposed project would be under Use Permit approval. AREA/NEIGHBORHOODCOMPATIBILITY: The major concerns raised by area property owners have included loss of agricultural land, contamination of ground water, damage on adjacent properties from storm water runoff, rubbish and litter along Harney Lane, and the issue of utilizing the existing Foothill Sanitary Landfill in lieu of opening a new landfill on Harney Lane. These issues were addressed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared by Jones and Stokes Associates on the proposed project. Where appropriate, • _ •measures identified the EIR have been proposed as Conditions of Approval under the Use Permit procedures. Implementation of the landfill project will remove land from agricultural production for a period of time. However, the project site will be converted from pasture land to landfill in segments, so that only a portion of the 320 -acre site will not be • .. _ one time. • • •: IBM