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BASIS OF THE APPEAL `- I SA - 01 007 5 The City of Lathrop is filing this Appeal to the decision of the County Planning Commission on July 11, 2002, to approve Site Approval application SA-01-75 for the establishment of an animal feed lot for a maximum of 500 swine on the south side of Frewert Road, 4,600 feet west of I-5. The City of Lathrop is filing this appeal based on the following reasons: 1. The establishment of an animal feedlot at this location is incompatible with proposed and existing surrounding land uses. The City of Lathrop has filed an application with LAFCO to include the area between Interstate 5 and the San Joaquin River north to Roth Road within the City's Sphere of Influence. The proposed project site is included in this area. The City proposes to prepare a Specific Plan for this area which will likely include residential, commercial, recreational, schools and open space users but will not include an feed lot or animal raising. The City has been working with residential developers on the proposed Central Lathrop Specific Plan for the area that is currently within the City's Sphere of Influence and is covered by the City's General Plan. That area is only approximately 1,800 feet south of the proposed pig feed lot/animal-raising site. The City's General Plan designates this site for residential, commercial and golf course development. The proposed use of the subject property will create objectionable odors to the existing residences in the area, to the proposed new residents of the Central Lathrop Specific Plan area and the prevailing winds will carry the objectionable odors to the existing residential areas currently within the City of Lathrop. The immediately surrounding area also has many small properties surrounding the subject site and the City believes that these homesteads will be significantly impacted by this proposed project. The existing urbanized area of the City is located immediately southeast of the subject site and the residents and businesses in the community would be adversely affected by this proposed development. 2. The Negative Declaration provides an inadequate level of environmental review for the project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it dos not address the adverse impacts of the project with regard to noise, odor, air quality and traffic. a. NOISE IMPACTS The Staff Report to the County Planning Commission indicated that the noise impacts are less than significant. The Report further states that noise emanating from agricultural operations on agricultural land is exempt. However, it is the City's position that the raising of 500 swine on a site located in close proximity and upwind from the existing community of Lathrop and the proposed new development areas will have a significant adverse effect on the community.