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r RECEIVED December 9, 2004 DEC j 0 P004 Community Development Dept. San Joaquin County Planning Commission Kerry Sullivan, Director San Joaquin County Community Development Department RE: USE PERMIT NO. PA-0400268 PUBLIC COMMENTS I am submitting comments regarding the use of said property within an agricultural zone area. It is becoming even more increasingly difficult to continue to farm due to these types of uses being allowed and other non agricultural uses within an agricultural zone. With the increasing regulation on pesticides, dust controls etc. the "Right to Farm" has become very limiting or a pure "JOKE'. Also with the increase in speculation of a "Green Belt" within this area has also limited the values of property for generations to come. We have been farming this area for over the past 50 plus years and have continue to work with the challenges that have been place on to the agricultural community, but by allowing non-agricultural uses adjoining agriculture and within a agricultural areas have increase the lack of concern of the County. Therefore again, making farming almost economically impossible to continue. Another concern is the mitigation of traffic concerns and how it will be handled at the site as well as on Armstrong Road. The other immediate concern is the access to the site and as it exists to the current location. Again I have been farming in this area and have seen the ever growing changes and safety concern. As the site exist and the fencing that is placed on the site, the current access is a problem to happen. Vehicles enter and exit this site within a very short distance to the signalized intersection of West Lane and Armstrong Road and on numerous occasions I have seen vehicles and experienced vehicles backed up into the intersection creating a conflict with the demands of the signalized intersection. With the high rates of speeds within the area this could only compound the safety concerns. Also the sight distance that the type of fencing that was recently constructed, allows very limited and restrictive constraints for those vehicles entering and exiting. Other issues would be the increased in traffic on Armstrong Road and the intersection of Armstrong Road and Micke Grove Road. This intersection is already a safety concern with accidents, increased property damage and the total disregard of the traffic controls that exist. Again with the ever increase of uses in the area, traffic and safety has become an issue for the farming operations and the disregard of the rights of the farming community. These are just a number of concerns that I am expressing regarding non- agricultural uses within an agricultural zone. The County as well as the City