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SAN JOAOUIN COUNTY <br /> r. ? COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT <br /> 1810 E.HAZELTON AVE.,STOCKTON,CA 95205-6232 <br /> �gGiFORt�P DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PHONE:(209)468-3120 i <br /> PLANNING PHONE:(209)468-3120 <br /> BUILDING PHONE:(209)4683123 <br /> NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION PHONE:(209)468-3021 <br /> May 2 2, 19 9 ^ - 1�L�.•�9l0a� U <br /> V <br /> j�. <br /> M E M O RAN D U M <br /> ENS; <br /> PERMIT 1 S <br /> TO: Development Committee s <br /> i <br /> FROM: Richard Larrouy, Associate Planne <br /> SUBJECT: ZONE RECLASSIFICATION APPLICATION NO. ZR-92-10 OF ROBER <br /> & BARBARA BYINGTON (C/O RONALD WELDUM) <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> The request is to reclassify two parcels containing 16. 37 and 3 .57 <br /> acres, respectively, from AG-40 (General Agriculture; 40-acre <br /> minimum parcel size) to AL-5 (Limited Agriculture; 5-acre minimum <br /> parcel size) . The underlying project, which has not yet been <br /> submitted, is expected to be a Minor Subdivision application to <br /> subdivide the 16.37-acre parcel into three five-acre parcels and <br /> attach the remainder to the existing 3 .57-acre parcel. <br /> The Development Services Division has reviewed the above-referenc d <br /> application and will recommend to the Planning Commission that it <br /> be denied, based upon the inability to make the following two ( f <br /> the four required) Bases for Approval: <br /> The proposed zone district is consistent with the General <br /> Plan. <br /> This Basis cannot be made because the proposal is inconsistent with <br /> the General Plan's Agriculture Objectives regarding the <br /> preservation of agricultural land (No. 2) and minimizing the <br /> disruption of viable agricultural land (No. 3) . The subdivision of <br /> the project site into five acre parcels, with the resultant <br /> construction of single-family residences and accessory structures, <br /> would reduce the agricultural viability of the site. The site s <br /> two soil types, Cogna clay loam (CD) and Vignolo silty clay lolm <br /> (AV) , are designated as Prime Farmland and Farmland of Statewi e <br /> Significance. The proposal is also inconsistent with the Gener 1 <br /> Plan's Agriculture Principles regarding the protection f <br /> agricultural resources (No. 1) and limits on the fragmentation f <br /> agricultural land outside of urban areas (No. 5) . The Planning <br /> Title, which implements the General Plan designation of <br /> Agriculture, states that the intent of the AL zone is "to recognize <br />