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Item No. 3 PC: 8-20-92 SA-9234 Page 3 STAFF ANALYSIS BACKGROUND: The project site currently contains 20 to 30 bird chickens. These chickens are meat birds and not egg- laying chickens. Not more than 35 chickens are permitted on three acres or more under General Animal Raising standards of the Planning Title (Section 9-3234(d)). POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: General Plan and Zoning: The site is designated as Agriculture on the General Plan. The zone is AG-40,which is consistent with this General Plan designation. With an approved Site Approval, poultry ranches are permitted in the AG-40 zone. AREA/NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILRY: The concerns of the neighboring property owners are odor, flies, feathers, disease, drainage, disposal of chicken carcasses and other waste, and the absentee landlord. Odors and Flies: One of the Conditions of Approval recommended by Environmental Health requires that all waste shall be handled to not cause an odor or vector nuisance. The applicant is also required to remove the manure every seven days or provide a manure management plan that is approved by the Environmental Health Division. Disease: The disease of coccidiosis and salmonella are a concern to a cattle rancher to the east of the project site. Salmonella can be controlled by the proper disposal of the manure. Conditions of Approval suggested by the Environmental Health Division require removal of the manure every seven days, or the applicant must provide a manure management plan to be approved by Environmental Health. According to Syed Bokhari, a Poultry Advisor with the University of California, coccidiosis is host specific. Coccidiosis which is speck to chickens would not be the same as coccidiosis which affects cattle (see letter attached). Drainage: Louis Pratt of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board was contacted, and he indicated that his department will review the Manure Management Plan submitted to the Environmental Health Division. The plan must prevent storm runoff from going into Middle Paddy Creek.