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In all cases, facilities must be determined to be adequate and compatible with the site characteristics. Planned Land Uses and Zoning. The study area is designated for agricultural uses on the San Joaquin County General Plan Land Use/Circulation Element Map. The zoning designations for the study area consists predominantly of GA -10 (General Agriculture with a 10 acre minimum lot size), as well as a small area of RR -65 at the northeast corner of Linne Road and MacArthur Drive, and a small area of C -RC (Commercial Rural Center) at the northwest corner of Linne Road and Chrisman Road. The intent of the General Agriculture (GA) Zone is as follows: It has been determined that agriculture is one of the major industries of the County and for the protection of agriculture and in order to prevent encroachment upon it by incompatible uses of land, and for the general welfare of the County as a whole, there is established a zone classifica- tion within which agriculture shall be encouraged to the exclusion of such other uses of land as may be in conflict therewith. The provisions of this chapter [General Agriculture Zone] shall be liberally interpreted, insofar as they apply to agricultural pursuits and services and shall not be deemed nor construed to interfere with any normal accessory use. Permitted uses in the General Agriculture Zone include single family dwellings, a variety of crops, the raising and grazing of certain livestock, noncommercial nurseries, greenhouses, aviaries, and other such uses, processing plants for fruit or vegetables, and educational animal projects. Other uses are permitted subject to an approved Development Plan, Site Approval, or Conditional Use Permit. Refer to Appendix 13.2 for applicable requirements and zoning regulations of the General Agriculture Zone, including the GA -10 zone. The adjacent Valpico Rural Residential area is designated Rural Residential in the County General Plan and is zoned RR -65. The intent of the Rural Residential (RR) Zones is as follows: Rural Residential (RR) Zones are intended to implement rural residential designations on the General Plan by establishing zoning districts which provide large lot rural homesites, a size sufficient to accommodate the desire for rural living and satisfy applicable health requirements while resulting in the consumption of as little agricultural land as possible. Rural Residential Zones are intended to provide homesites of sufficient area for each lot in the zone to provide individual water supply, sewage disposal and storm water drainage, thereby precluding the necessity for public water, sewer or drainage systems. Because of the reliance upon individual systems, no Rural Residential Zone shall be established within or on the fringe of urban growth areas as designated by the General Plan in order to minimize the likelihood that Rural Residential areas will be encroached upon by urban development. In keeping with the policies of the General Plan and the intent of the ordinance codified in Divisions 3 through 8 of this Title to protect agriculture, rural residential areas will be applied primarily in areas which have already been divided into parcels so small they are no longer capable of significant commercial agricultural production, and due to 3.1-8