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Item No. 2 PC: 16-1-92 SU-92-14 Page 3 STAFF ANALYSIS BACKGROUND: History: General Plan Text Amendment Application No. GP-92-5, to increase the 1995 General Plan's Agricultural density from 1-16 to 132 dwelling units per 160 gross acres, and Zone Reclassification Application No. ZR-92-5, to reclassify 36.87 acres from AG-40 to AL-5, were approved by the Board of Supervisors on March 10, 1992- The application for the underlying project, a Major Subdivision to create seven lots, was not submitted for processing under the 1995 Planning Title because the requirement for five-acre net parcel sizes (Section 93109.5) would have only permitted the creation of sic lots on the subject parcel. Lot Line Adjustment Application No. LA-92-56 was approved by the Development Services Division on July 6, 1992, to increase the width of the'flag'to Jahant Road to 50 feet The purpose of this application was to provide the necessary width to accommodate a 50-foot-wide right-of-way rural road that would be required for access to the underlying Major Subdivision. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: General Plan and Zoning: The applicant has chosen to have the underlying Major Subdivision application processed under the provisions of the 2010 General Plan and Development Title because the latter allows parcel sizes in Agricultural zones to be calculated in gross acreage, rather than net acreage (Section 9- 110.5, page 110-28, definition at'Lot Size'). The site's designation under the 2010 General Plan is A/L (Limited Agriculture), with a consistent implementing zone of AL-5. The AL-5 zone permits a minimum parcel size of five acres and a minimum parcel width of 150 feet. The proposed lots for the subdivision conform to those minimum parcel size and width requirements. Staff has considered the housing needs of the County in recommending approval of this subdivision and has concluded that the housing that may result from this approval can be balanced with the service requirements of existing residents in the area AREA/NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY: Land Use: The uses surrounding the project site are primarily agricultural with scattered residences, and the proposed subdivision is not expected to result in any significant, adverse land use conflicts with those surrounding uses.