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*ii6,0 SAN JOAQUIN L;vUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 1810 E.HAZELTON AVE.,STOCKTON,CA 95205-6232 PHONE:209/468-3121 FAX:209/468-3163 March 8, 2001 MEMORANDUM TO: Development�Committee FROM: Jeff Fisher Associate Planner SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PRE-APPLICATION NO. GP-01-2 OF CLARICE VASCONCELOS (C/O LINNE ESTATES). The applicant has submitted the above referenced pre-application to change the General Plan designation and Zone classification of six parcels totaling 53.18 acres from Rural Residential (R/R; R-R) to Very Low Density Residential (RNL; R-VL). If approved, the applicant would submit a Major Subdivision application to create 41 one (1) acre lots. The surrounding properties to the north and west currently have a General Plan designation of R/R. The property to the east has a General Plan designation of C/N (Neighborhood Commercial). The properties across Linne Road, to the south, have a General Agriculture (A/G) General Plan designation. There are no parcels in the vicinity that have an R/VL General Plan designation or are zoned R-VL. The project site is located within the unincorporated portion of the urban community of Tracy, on the north side of Linne Road, 400-feet west of Chrisman Road, south of Tracy. In order to recommend that a General Plan Map Amendment be approved, the Basis for General Plan Amendment must be made in the affirmative. That is, it must be determined that the internal consistency of the General Plan is maintained in the adoption of the General Plan Amendment. This means that the proposed change must be consistent with all of the various General Plan goals, policies and objectives. General Plan Locational Criteria The proposal to redesignate the project site to R/VL appears to be consistent with the General Plan Locational Criteria. The General Plan contains specific criteria for the location of RNL areas (VA, p.IV-18). The criteria states that RNL areas are... "Appropriate in urban communities for large lot development, or within communities around sensitive natural resources, or on the fringe of urban areas." The project area is located in the unincorporated area within the urban community of Tracy, and is located on the fringe of an urban area (less than one mile from the city limit of the City of Tracy). Therefore, the proposal does appear to be consistent with this General Plan policy.