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S j E RRA Delta-Sierra Group <br /> Cj Ju B Mother Lode Chapter <br /> P.O.Box 9258,Stockton CA 95208 <br /> FOUNDED 1892 <br /> June 26, 2018 <br /> Re: Application Number:PA-1800128(MS)207 East Durham Ferry Road,Tracy California <br /> According to the Application Number PA 1800128(MS), the General Plan designation is A/O(General Ag) <br /> and the property is zoned AO-40 for this property. Copies of the Initial Study and proposed Negative <br /> Declaration were not available when I went to the San Joaquin County Community DD <br /> evelopment epartment <br /> on June 25,2018. I was able to obtain a copy of the Application for Minor Subdivision that was prepared for <br /> Raiser Ranch,LLC and signed by one of the property's legal owner Kiran Preet Nijj ar_ <br /> The property is current used far agriculture as shown in the FEMA aerial map below. <br /> 4. N <br /> owned <br /> N� p� <br /> Figure 1:Agricultural o""surround 207 East Durham Ferry showing the property in the FEMA zoned area of minima/flood hazard <br /> https://msc fema.gov/poria!/search7AddressQuery=207%2OEast%2ODurham%20ferry%20tracy%20ca#searchresultsancharm <br /> The 2035 General Plan' designation for Oeneral Agriculture states that the minimum lot size is limited to 160 <br /> acres where no surface irrigation water is available and a minimum of 20 acres if surface irrigation water is <br /> available.The application for minor subdivision states that the existing parcel is served by a private water, <br /> checked a new well, and by an onsite sewage system,checked a new septic system. I was unable to locate any <br /> permits for this property in the public Environmental Health database. <br /> Additional environmental review is needed to assess the impact on water resources that this subdivision may <br /> have and potential for further subdivision and the loss of open space agriculture. One of the 2035 General Plan <br /> main themes,includes preserving agricultural farmland and open space areas outside of existing adopted city <br /> spheres of influence. The currently adopted sphere of influence for the City of Tracy does not include the <br /> project area_ The 207 East Durham Ferry property is split in two parts with the City of Tracy's New Jerusalem <br /> Airport in between.The area has residential areas west of Koster Road and east of Kasson Road(in the flood <br /> plain area designated blue on the FEMA areal map)indicating that development pressures exists which would <br /> i http://www.sjgov.org/commd.v/c l-bin/cdyn..xe/flle/Planning/General%20P I11%202035/GENERAL%2OP LAN%202035.pdf <br />