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2. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GP-01-2 AND ZONE RECLASSIFICATION NO.ZR-01-7 OF LINNE ESTATES to change the General Plan designation and Zone classification of seven parcels totaling 39.16 acres from Rural Residential (R/R; R-R) to Very Low Density Residential (RNL; R-VL). The project site is located on the north side of Linne Road, 300 feet west of Chrisman Road, Tracy (Supervisorial District 5). Commissioner Eley said he wished to pull this item from the consent calendar. Jeff Fisher,Associate Planner,introduced the staff report into the record. PUBLIC HEARING OPENED: PROPONENTS: Dave Olmstead (7701 Bates Road, Tracy) said the property is already zoned to allow housing on one-acre parcels. He wants to reduce the size down to 1/3 acre. He will provide full services such as sewer, water and drainage. He has done a lot of water and sewage contamination studies to make sure he will be able to mitigate any impacts. Commissioner Eley asked if there was a packing shed or a winery down the road and if there was any noise from that operation. Dave Olmstead that was a tomato packing operation and that there was no noise from the source. Commissioner Morri said he lives close to the tomato processing plant,and there is no noise from that plant. Commissioner Eley asked about the welding shop and the truck traffic. Dave Olmstead said he just put that two-man welding shop into the proper zoning for their operation. They will have to put up a 12-foot wall along the railroad tracks to mitigate for noise. There is not a lot of traffic from the trucks. They will have two entrances coming off of Linne Road. They did a traffic study out therefor the one-acre zone, but they will do another traffic study for the proposed new zone. Tod Arvin (7717 W. Linne Road, Tracy) said the truck traffic is seasonal and is not that bad. It dies down after 5:00 p.m. Also,there is no noise from the tomato plant. OPPONENTS: No one was present. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED: MOTION: It was moved,seconded(MorNSolari),and passed by a unanimous roll call vote(6-0)to: 1. Approve the Negative Declaration; 2. Recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve General Plan Amendment No. GP-01-2 based on the ability to make the required "Basis for General Plan Amendment" as contained in the staff report-, and 3. Recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve Zone Reclassification No. ZR-01-7 based on the ability to make the required"Bases for Zone Reclassification"as contained in the staff report. PC MINUTES -3- PC: 11-29-01