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Attachment C FINDINGS FOR GENERAL PLAN MAP AMENDMENT PA -2200277 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 from Community Commercial ( C/C ) to Medium Density Residential ( RIM ) will permit additional residential development on the project site , including the proposed underlying Multi - Unit Residential project to construct a four- plex and an Accessory Dwelling Unit . The County and State suffer from a chronic housing shortage , and 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 additional housing units to be constructed , which will benefit the public . 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 allow for additional residential development of the project site within an area that is already developed with residential uses and has available infrastructure . Pursuant to General Plan Land Use Goal LUA .4 , the County shall encourage infill development within or adjacent to existing development in order to maximize the efficient use of land and use existing infrastructure with the capability to serve new development . The project site is located within the Urban Community of Woodbridge and the service area for the Woodbridge Sanitary District (WSD ) , which provides sewer to the community . Additionally , the project site is adjacent to the San Joaquin County Public Works ' Mokelumne Acres Maintenance District , which provides water and storm drainage to the area . WSD and the Department of Public Works have provided will -serve letters indicating that the districts can serve the underlying multi - unit residential project with public services for water, sewer, and storm drainage , consistent with General Plan Land Use Goal LUA . 4 . Therefore , the proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan goals for the area . 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 proposed project is located within the boundaries identified in the 2035 General Plan as the developed Community of Woodbridge , 1085 feet south of the Mokelumne River . Based on the location of the site , the project will not impact riparian habitat or public access to and along the Mokelumne River, nor does it intrude into agricultural lands north of Woodbridge . Approval of this project would not change the overall zoning pattern of the surrounding area , which contains a mix of commercial and residential uses , and will align the General Plan and Zoning with existing residential uses on -site . The subject parcel currently has existing non -conforming residential uses and is located adjacent to Low Density Residential zones . The amendment to the General Plan will result in consistency with the existing uses in the area . 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 , and Administrative Use Permit in