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M I N U T E S 4. USE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. UP-98-6 OF RAMON GUERRERO (CIO SKW& ASSOCIATES)for a 900-square-toot private slaughterhouse to be used for slaughtering cattle for use in the owner's restaurants, in addition to the keeping and raising of 9 pot belly pigs, 7 pheasants, 35 doves, 9 cornish hens, 69 ducks, 87 chickens, and 23 ostriches. The project site is located on the east side of Elliott Road, one mile north of Liberty Road, north of Lockeford (Supervisorial District 4). Commissioner Tim Howard said he would abstain on this item. Kerry Sullivan, Senior Planner, introduced the staff report into the record. PUBLIC HEARING OPENED: PROPONENTS: A. J. Sales (1347 S. EI Dorado, Stockton), was present to represent Ramon Guerrero, who could not be here tonight. His brother Miguel is here,but he does not speak English. He said most of the animals are for the family's enjoyment. The property is enclosed. They will not be slaughtering anyone else's cattle. The only animals to be slaughtered are their cattle for their own purposes. They will comply with any conditions the County requires. They do have burning permits for the property. They have 240 acres. Mr. Guerrero and his brothers have three restaurants and five taco trucks. His business employs about 70 people in the County. OPPONENTS: 5 Russ Dimberg (14990 Prouty Road, Gait) said he cannot make three of the findings. He said this area floods every year. Elliott Road is sometimes closed for a week at a time because of the flooding. The road into the property is gravel and the ground is clay and cannot support the weight of heavy trucks. This project is detrimental to the public health and safety. The entrails and excrement will be harmful to the ground water. This project is not compatible with adjoining land uses. There are several new homes in the area. A subdivision has been approved at Liberty Road and Elliott Road. Glen Whitcanack(27800 N. Elliott Road, Galt) said he represents several homeowners living next to the project site. He said this project will reduce property values. He has concerns about odor and flooding issues. The property floods every year. He said an access into this property washed away last year. They dump their waste into the back portion of their property. The leach lines they are proposing will flood and contaminate the ground water and the San Joaquin River. They have to share a driveway, but they cannot tum around their trucks on their own property. They have to use a neighbor's property to turn their hay trucks around. He thinks this operation will eventually be killing more than one cattle a day. Carole Hogge (28400 N. Elliott Road, Gait) said the pasture for the horses has only thistle and tarweed. The foal has had no medical attention. There are Shetland ponies out there. They are very aggressive to the other horses. They do not get fed on a regular basis. There is more than 195 head of cattle. It is more like 300 head of cattle. This area floods into a big lake. There are crippled animals out there also. Frank Hogge (28400 N. Elliott Road, Galt)said his house is 680 feet from the proposed slaughterhouse. He had to raise his property out of the flood zone. The applicants bum animals out there. They drag carcasses out into the back. This project does not sound like a personal use. This project will devalue the property in the area. As recently as a month ago, they were burning trash out there. There are foul odors. Goats and chickens are slaughtered out there also. You can smell the burning of carcasses also. PC MINUTES -13- PC: 8-13-98