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(b) be planned to serve the immediate needs of the community's residents or the surrounding agricultural community, • The underlying project of the proposed General Plan Map Amendment is a 393 unit subdivision. A project of this type would not serve the needs of the surrounding agricultural community. Locational and Character of Development Policy 5 (General Plan Volume I Page IV-5) Development shall be orderly and compact. • If the applicant's General Plan Map Amendment is approved, it is their intent to apply to rezone the property to R-VL and then apply for a 393-unit subdivision. Properties to the east, west, and north would remain with a General Plan designation of A/G. Properties located to the southeast in Stanislaus County also have a General Plan designation of General Agriculture (A/G). Projects should be contiguous to urban communities.. Vernalis is defined as a rural community in the General Plan. This application does not meet this criterion. Locational and Character of Development Policy 10 (General Plan Volume I Page IV-6) Development shall be compatible with adjacent uses. • The Western Farm Service facility is located directly to the west of the proposed project. The EIR which was prepared for subdivision application SU-89-0008 stated that this facility could present a significant impact to residential development because of the possibility of chemical spillage, leakage, fire or explosion. Locational and Character of Development Policy 13 (General Plan Volume I Page IV-6) Development shall not jeopardize public health and safety. • An EIR was prepared and certified for the previous subdivision (SU-89- 0008). This subdivision is located on a portion of the site encompassed by the current General Plan Amendment application. The EIR stated: "Continued use of the Western Farm Service facility, could expose residents to possible injury from an incident involving chemical spillage, leakage, fire or explosion." The only mitigation identified for elimination of this potentially significant impact was the closure of the facility. The facility remains in use and as such would be considered a significant impact on the proposed residential development.