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Implementation Poliy 13(b) (General Plan Volume I Page IV 13) In reviewing General Plan 2010 Map amendments to convert land from agricultural uses to non-agricultural urban uses, the following criteria should be used for evaluation: (1) the merits of the proposed project and the availability of comparable alternative sites in areas already designated for urban uses, • This project site is located adjacent to the urban community of Stockton, which is located on the northern side of East Main Street. There is available vacant residentially designated land within this area of the urban community of Stockton. (2) the potential fo, the project to create premature development pressure on surrounding agricultural lands; • The proposed General Plan Amendment would create the potential for leapfrog development and present development pressure on surrounding agricultural land. (3) the availability of infrastructure, • The City of Stockton provided a response to the proposed project and has indicated that the City would not provide sewer service to the site. For the applicant to be able to proceed with a Major Subdivision application, an application for a Zone Reclassification must also be submitted and approved along with the General Plan Amendment application. The applicant must submit, "will serve" letters for sewer, water, and storm drainage services at the time of submission of the Zone Reclassification application. Because the City of Stockton has indicated they will not provide sewer service to the underlying project, the Community Development Department could not recommend approval for the General Plan Amendrrent due to the lack of public sewer services. (4) the resulting development pattern: leapfrog development shall be strongly discouraged, • The parcels located to the east, west, and south of the proposed project are zoned AG-40 and have a General Plan Designation of A/G and OS/RC and are outside the urban community of Stockton. The property on the north side of East Main Street has a General Plan Designation of R/L and a zoning designation of R-L and is within the urban community of Stockton. Approving change in the General Plan Designation to R/L would create a pattern of leapfrog development and may encourage surrounding land owners to also attempt to change the General Plan designation of their properties. (5)the classification of the property in the Important Farmlands Inventory System. See the Agricultural Implementation Measures for information regarding the use of the Farmland Mapping Program in reconsidering the growth areas on the General Plan Map.