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K.LEINFELD S. HEISER ATTORNEYS AT LAW December 3, 1987 San Joaquin County Planning Division Page 3 contract pursuant to this chapter, which is sufficiently close to land which is so restricted that it can serve as a practical. alternative for the use which is proposed for the restricted land. " The same section states that "as used in this subdivision ' suitable ' for the proposed use means that the salient features of the proposed use can be served by land not restricted by contract pursuant to this chapter . " No other definitions are given by the Act and case law has not been helpful so far in interpreting the other words of the finding, such as the word "available" and the words "more continguous patterns of urban development" . The proposed alternative use of the subject parcel is the prospective expansion of the Auto Center . It is a logical move and would enhance the auto row image desired by the Auto Center by extending its exposure on its primary access road, Hammer Lane . Further, with the parcel lying adjacent to Hammer Lane, extension of public services and utilities to the project should be quite workable . The only noncontracted land in the vicinity of the Auto Center offering an alternative for the use which is proposed for the subject parcel lie south and east of the Auto Center. Such land, however, would not appear to be available (applicant does not believe it is for sale ) , it would not appear to be a practical alternative to the subject parcel by virtue of its distance from Hammer Lane and/or the Auto Center, and it would not appear to be able to provide the above-described salient features of the proposed use. Moreover, with phase 2 of the Auto Center being developed in the direction of the subject parcel , development of the subject parcel would obviously provide a more contiguous pattern of urban development than development of any noncontracted land in the vicinity . -5-