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a Analysis Background On September 26, 1985, the Board of Supervisors approved Zone Reclassification Application No. Z-85- 0025 to reclassify the zoning on a nine (9) acre portion of the thirty acre property from GA-40 (General Agriculture) to EA/AP-10 (Exclusive Agriculture/Agriculture Products) to permit a proposed winery. The application was approved and the winery was established. Winery Operations The winery will employ a total of twelve (12) employees. The proposed wine tasting room will be open Friday through Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a maximum of twenty (20) customers expected per day. If the project is approved, there will be nineteen (19) marketing events per year with a maximum attendance of 50 people per marketing event and will operate from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. No amplified music is proposed at the marketing events. Parking Development Title Table 9-1015.3(a) states for the Wineries and Wine Cellars use type that 2.5 parking spaces shall be provided for each 1,000 square feet of building. The applicant proposes to construct 85,000 square feet of building. This would require that 212 parking spaces be provided for the project. However, Development Title Section 9-1015.9 permits the modification of these requirements by the Director in cases, which due to the unusual nature of the establishment proposed or the development proposal submitted for it, the requirements may be considered insufficient or excessive. The applicant submitted a letter dated October 18, 2018 requesting a reduction in the number of parking spaces to seventy (70) parking spaces at full buildout because the majority of the buildings will be used for warehouse and storage. The applicant also states that the maximum number of employees anticipated on site at any time is twelve (12) and the number of attendees for the marketing events will be fifty (50). The Community Development Department has reviewed the request and has determined that a reduction in the number of parking spaces to seventy (70) is sufficient for the .proposed use, which will be required in addition to the existing forty-one parking spaces. The applicant shall provide eleven (11) parking spaces for Phase One(1), twenty-five(25) parking spaces for Phase Two (2), twelve (12) parking spaces for Phase Three(3), eleven (11) parking spaces for Phase four (4), and Eleven (11) parking spaces for Phase Five (5) of development. Twenty five (25) overflow parking spaces for the marketing events (1 space is required for every 2 attendees) shall be provided onsite. Williamson Act This parcel is subject to Williamson Act Contract No. PA-100254. The contract restricts development to uses that are compatible with the Williamson Act and Development Title Section 9-1805. "Compatible use" as defined in the Williamson Act includes uses determined by the County to be compatible with the agricultural, recreational, or open-space use of land within the preserve and subject to contract. (Government Code Section 51201[e]) A winery is a compatible use with property under contract pursuant to Development Title Section 9-1810.3(b)(1)(AA). The parcel has approximately 45.1 acres of vineyards and the winery and marketing events will encompass approximately 3.0 acres. The applicant expects to produce 500,000 gallons of wine per year and will have wine available for sale at each marketing event. The wine will be sold exclusively from the host winery. The winery will encourage agricultural uses and therefore, the use is consistent with the required three principles of compatibility pursuant to Government Code Section 51238.1. Farm Bureau The Farm Bureau submitted a letter dated November 28,2018 stating the Farm Bureau supports the winery San Joaquin County PA-18002791Stokes and Lombardi Farms Community Development Page 3