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City of Lathrop Community Development Planning Division (209) 858-2860, Extension 327 (209) 858-5259 Facsimile STATEMENT TO SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 6, 2000 By Pam Carder, Community Development Director The City of Lathrop is opposed to this application for a number of reasons, many of which you will hear about this evening. The application is for a Conditional Use Permit, which by its very nature means that you recognized the fact that the types of uses that would require a CUP might not be appropriate in all locations and circumstances. We contend that this is one of those locations and ask that you deny the permit. The proposed slaughterhouse is located approximately 1 mile from the existing City Limits and about 1,800 feet from the edge of the City's existing Sphere of Influence. On Tuesday, the City Council passed a resolution(attached)to apply for a Sphere of Influence expansion. This application has been submitted to LAFCO to extend our Sphere to Roth Road. If approved, this property would be within our Sphere of Influence. At the present time, we are processing a Specific Plan application to develop houses just 1,800 feet south of this site. This is much too close to ultimate residential development to put a slaughterhouse. People in the existing City limits have called us to complain about the odor from this property. These people are much more than 1,800 feet away and there are many less than 500 animals a day being slaughtered. There are some inconsistencies in the staff report which I would like to point out so that your decision can be made on the facts. The staff report incorrectly states that, although the previously approved slaughterhouse was somewhat smaller, the permit allowed up to 500 animals to be slaughtered per day. In statements before the Planning Commission and recorded in your 1995 minutes, both Don Moyer and Richard Stagno stated that they would be slaughtering about 50 animals per day in a custom slaughterhouse operation. Despite this statement, Mr. Stagno then submitted a manure management plan to the County Department of Health Services and a discharge permit application to the RWQCB for slaughtering 500 animals per day. Although only permitted for 50 animals under your approval, the RWQCB and the Health Department approved plans for 500 animals. The staff report also incorrectly says that manure will be transported off-site. The manure management plan approved by the Department of Health Services contains a 7,400 cubic foot manure storage area. This manure is to be stored for up to 120 days and then spread on the remainder of the property. Only if the remainder of the property cannot handle the nitrate load will the manure be trucked off-site and then only after it has remained on the property for 4 months. 16775 Howland Road, Suite One, Lathrop, California 95330