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Item No. 2 PC: 20-8-87 SA-88-9 Page 3 STAPP ANALYSIS POLIgy conslowltoms: Custom slaughterhouse applications are accepted under Section 9-4104. 1 (d) of the Planning Title which permits agricultural ser- vices essential to th0 use of the land for farming purposes in the agricultural Clones with a Site Approval . Site Approvals are discretionary actions "bject to staff review with notification to surrounding property owners. Staff has referred SA-88-9 to the Planning Commission for clarification of the appropriateness of the use in the agricultural tones. Staff is specifically con- cerned about the iht&f 41ty of use. At what point does it change from a custom aparation or service for the Convenience of the agricultural com`unity to a commercial slaughter operation? ARBA/ s1QJB0R 991MIRILITY: The proposed Custom Slaughterhouse is located in an agricultural area of the C904ty ohO Is sonod GA-40 (General Agriculture, 40-sere olniVAO) . a efcisting Use has not generated complaints from adjacent �f► �hty owners, and staff has not received any comments in oppdo,irlop to the proposed upgrading. Traffic: Access to the ptoj*ct site is Airport Way. The existing right- of-May is 80 foot with a planned right-of-way width of 110 feet. The Department of Public Works is requiring a 16-foot-wide road dedication along the frontage of the project site. based on the number of customers per day projected in the application, traffic is not expected to have a significant impact on the area. Operational Charactetlati.cs; A "custom slaughterho4se" is defined in Division 9 of the Food and Agricultural Code, Section 18946, as a facility where livestock are slaughtered and prepared for the owners of the livestock. Customers will purchase livestock from the appli- cant, and he will kill and eviscerate the livestock in the slaughter facility. The meat must be removed from the premises by the owner(s) of the livestock or chilled and processed at another facility, such as a locker plant . The custom slaughterhouse must receive a license from the State Department of Food and Agriculture. In addition, a licensed livestock meat inspector must be on the premises when the faci-