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A ricultural Mitigation The Zone Reclassification would be subject to the Agricultural Mitigation Ordinance of the Development Title, The Ordinance requires agricultural mitigation for a Zone Reclassification that changes the permitted uses from an agricultural to a nonagricultural use. (Development Title Section 9-1080.3(a)(2)) Agricultural mitigation is satisfied by granting a farmland conservation easement or other farmland conservation mechanism as set forth in Subsection (d)of this Section to or for the benefit of a Qualifying Entity. The number of acres of agricultural mitigation land shall be at least equal to the number of acres that will be changed to a nonagricultural use [a 1:1 ratio]. (Development Title Section 9-1080.3(c)) Submission of the required legal instrument or payment of the in-lieu fee shall occur at the time of grading permit or building permit issuance for the underlying development project. (Development Title Section 9-1080.3(f) Options The Community Development Department has reviewed other available alternatives for the applicants to achieve their ultimate goal of establishing a cemetery on the project site to meet the needs of the community. These options are outlined as follows: 1. Development Title Text Amendment The current General Plan designation of RIL (Low-Density Residential) and Zone classification of AU-20 (Agriculture Urban Reserve, 20-acre minimum) would remain the same. An application for a Development Title Text Amendment would be submitted by the applicant to add the use type: Funeral and Internment Services, Cemeteries to the tables of uses in the R-L (Low-Density Residential) and AU-20 (Agriculture Urban Reserve, 20-acre minimum) zones (Development Title Tables 9-305.2 and 9-605.2, respectively), as a conditionally permitted use subject to an approved Use Permit application. Development Title Section 9-1105.3(b) states that within urban communities, "development projects on existing vacant parcels shall be served by a public wastewater disposal system. Exceptions for parcels over two (2) acres in size, and for parcels less than two (2) acres in size where the waste discharge will be limited to domestic waste only, may be granted subject to the provisions of Section 9-1105.2," Development Title Section 9-1120.3(c) states that within urban communities, "development projects on existing parcels shall be served by a public water system. Exceptions for parcels over two (2) acres in size may be granted, subject to the approval of the Environmental Health Department." Development Title Section 9-1135.3(b) states that within urban communities, "development projects on existing parcels shall discharge into a public terminal drain if �i one is within two hundred (200) feet of the nearest property line. If the existing parcel is not within two hundred (200) feet of such drain, a private on-site retention basin may be an acceptable alternative if: (1) The site conditions of soil permeability and ground water level allow a retention basin to meet San Joaquin County Improvement Standards, and; i! (2) The tributary watershed area to the retention basin is less than ten (10) I� acres, if the Development Title Text Amendment application is ultimately approved by the Board of Supervisors, the applicant could then submit a Use Permit application for the cemetery, which would be heard as a public hearing before the Planning Commission. i DC MEMO -2- PA-1100049