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FINDINGS FOR GENERAL PLAN MAP AMENDMENT PA -2000217 1 . The proposed amendment will contribute to the public health , safety , and general welfare or will be of benefit to the public . • This finding can be made because the proposed General Plan Map Amendment to change a 14. 5 -acre portion of a 78 . 78 acre parcel from A/ UR (Agriculture/ Urban Reserve ) to R/VL (Very Low Density Residential ) will permit residential development . This is a benefit to the County and State which suffer from a chronic housing shortage . Pursuant to the San Joaquin Council of Governments ' Regional Housing Needs Plan , the projected housing need for the San Joaquin County region for the next 8 years is 52 , 719 total housing units . The change to a residential General Plan designation will allow for a proposed 26 - lot subdivision with the potential for 26 single family residences and 26 accessory dwelling units . 2 . The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan goals , unless the goals themselves are proposed to be amended . • This finding can be made because the proposed General Plan map amendment will provide for possible residential development in a location that is already developed with residential subdivisions . By developing in this area , the new development will be able to utilize existing public services . This is consistent with General Plan Land Use Goal LU - 1 . 4 , to encourage infill development within or adjacent to existing development in order to maximize the efficient use of land and use existing infrastructure with the capacity to serve new development . 3 . The proposed amendment retains the internal consistency of the General Plan and is consistent with other adopted plans , unless a concurrent amendment to those plans is also proposed and will result in consistency . • This finding can be made because the General Plan ' s planned land use for the Urban Community of Woodbridge states that the community will continue expansion of the developed area west along Woodbridge Road . The proposed project is located on the western fringe of the developed community of Woodbridge and is located within the planned boundary for the community of Woodbridge . The underlying major subdivision for single - family residential development will emulate the existing community . 4 . The proposed amendment has been reviewed in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act . • This finding can be made because the proposed General Plan map amendment was reviewed with the accompanying Zone Reclassification , the Major Subdivision application , and the Williamson Act Contract Cancellation , in compliance with the requirements of CEQA . The resulting Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study found that any potentially significant impacts could be mitigated to a level of less than significant .