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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT •.c. 1810 E.HAZELTON AVE.,STOCKTON,CA 95205-6232 4UFopN PHONE:209/468-3121 FAX:209/488-3163 December 20, 2001 MEMORANDUM TO: Development Committee FROM: Jeff Fisher f-Y Assistant Planner SUBJECT: MAJOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION NO:SU-01-7 OF SANGUINETTI & ASSOCIATES (C/O LE BARON) The applicant has submitted the above referenced application proposing to subdivide an existing eighty (80) acre parcel into eight (8) parcels of approximately ten (10) acres each. The project site is located on the north side of Jahant Road, 700-feet west of Elliott Road, northeast of Lodi. The General Plan designation is Limited Agriculture and the zoning designation for this property is AL-5 (Limited Agriculture, 5-acre minimum parcel size). The surrounding land uses include residential and agricultural. There exists multiple 5-acre parcels to the west, east, and to the south of the project site (Small Farms Improvement Tracts) and larger agricultural parcels to the north. The current zoning of the property is AL-5 (Limited Agriculture, 5-acre minimum parcel size). Under this zoning, under normal circumstances, the applicant could propose 5- acre parcels. However, the subject property is currently under Williamson Act Contract. Properties under Williamson Act Contract are not permitted to be below 10 gross acres. Therefore, the applicant is proposing 10-acre parcels. The Department of Fish & Game has stated in a letter dated December 13, 2001 (attached) that the project will result in the conversion of 80-acres of open-space agricultural lands to nonopen-space use. Furthermore, the conversion of agricultural land will result in a significant negative effect by contributing to the cumulative loss of wildlife habitat. The Department of Fish & Game requests that the applicant participate in the San Joaquin Multi-Species Conservation Plan (SJMSCP) or provide alternative mitigation in an amount and kind equal to that provided in the SJMSCP. This application is tentatively scheduled to be heard by the Planning Commission on January 17, 2001. The Community Development Department has reviewed the project. If the concerns of the Department of Fish & Game can be resolved, the Community