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Analysis Background In 1983, a Business License (BL-83-122) was approved for a farm home occupation business to operate an agricultural-related machine shop. In April 1987, a Home Occupation Permit (HO-87-34) was approved for a machine and welding shop. At that time, the parcel was zoned GA-10 (General Agriculture). In November 1987, the General Plan designation of this parcel was changed to R/R (Rural Residential), and the zoning was changed to RR-65. With the adoption of the 2010 General Plan in 1992, the General Plan designation remained R/R, and the zoning was changed to R-R (Rural Residential). The owner of the property was cited by Code Enforcement in 1997 for adding on to the welding shop without the required permits. The Home Occupation Business License for the machine and welding shop expired in April 1999. In July 1998, a pre-application for a General Plan Map Amendment was submitted to change the General Plan designation of the parcel from R/R to I/G (General Industrial); however, it was determined that this proposal would be inconsistent with the General Plan Infrastructure Services Policy relative to the provisions of public services. Subsequently, full applications were submitted in May 2000 for a General Plan Map Amendment to change the General Plan designation from R/R to I/L (Limited Industrial) and a Zone Reclassification to change the zoning from R-R to I-W (Warehouse Zone). In December 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved the General Plan Map Amendment and Zone Reclassification applications. A new land use permit was required to bring the machine and welding shop into conformity, but it was never completed. Screening Development Title Section 9-1022.4(e) states that if an industrial project abuts a residential zone, an area shown on the General Plan for residential use, or an existing residential use, a solid masonry wall between six (6) feet minimum and eight (8) feet maximum in height shall be erected along the abutting property line. All storage materials and related activities, including storage areas for trash, shall be screened so as not to be visible from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way. Said screening shall be six (6) to eight (8) feet in height. Items stored within one hundred (100) feet of a dedicated street or residential zone shall not be stacked higher than two (2) feet above the adjacent screen. A solid masonry wall will be required to be built along the south half of the east property line where new development on the project site is proposed adjacent to an R-R zone. The applicant has stated that he will not use the existing open yard space to the north, east, and west of the cabinet showroom and assembly shop and that all operations will be conducted within the existing buildings on the site. San Joaquin County PA-0500079/Khinda Community Development Page 3