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r On March 18 , 1988, Howard Seligman filed an appeal of the -• " Planning Commission' s action. f y Basis for Appeal: In his appeal, Mr. Seligman states the following: l. . "The basis for the appeal is the Commission' s position not to expand the Morada rural residential area east of the Central California Traction Railroad as a means of precluding additional growth. 2. "The Planning staff ' s recommendation for approval of GP-87-16, ZR-87-35, and SU-87-23 dated 17 March 1988 , agenda item #7, ' provides the facts in support of our position, along with applicant' s concurrence of the requirements for public water and terminal drainage. Response to Comment No. 1: � With respect to Comment No. 1, the Planning Commission noted that the RR-65 zoning was intended i' to stop at the Central California Traction Line Railroad. Expanding the Rural Residential designation into the project area would be growth inducing, and could serve as the impetus for future conversions -of..-agricultural and open space. lands in. this general area,: with---the-possibility> of the Morada. area-.:_ - ultimately extending east to. Alpine Road. Rather than z- approving the conversion "-of. -additional- agricultural lands to rural- residential....uses;-theexisting-_vacant.:=land .within �1 Morada rural- residential area- should be developed.-..-Building - --.-_ out the available unused property in Morada.. will - provide. the - market with the 11-acre parcels, and also prevent the __- encroachment of the residential uses into agricultural . areas, with the resulting loss of agricultural lands. Res 2onse',to Comment No: 2: With respect to Comment No. 2 , Planning staff had recommended that the applications be .` approved, however, the Planning Commission was unable to make ":.the necessary determinations and findings to recommend ':i.... . favorably on the General Plan, Zone Reclassification, and .,... Major Subdivision. The,- decision of the Planning Commission to deny these applications was based upon the following: 1._ If approved, this project would involve the conversion of prime agricultural land to residential uses, and would ;represent- an intrusion of .rural residential. uses into an agricultural 'area with 'corresponding land use conflicts. _..,, 2 .. The project would be growth inducing and would serve as " the impetus for future similar conversions of agricultural land. It is conceivable that the Morada Rural Residential area could expand eastward to Alpine Road. 3 . Cumulative impacts, particulary with respect to local schools, and. traffic circulation. BOS LETTER PAGE 2