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JUN 13 '96 02:38PM SJ_C,.,.COMMUNITY_DEV. P.3/6 <br /> 9-No <br /> May 24 , 1996 <br /> Chandler Martin 0.4 AY :3 .996 <br /> San .7aaauin County <br /> COMMI.In ' Zy Development Dept COMMUNIT1 <br /> Development services Division 7LANNING DIVISIGN <br /> I810 East Hazelton Ave. <br /> Stockton, CA 956105 <br /> Cear Kr. Martin: <br /> am writing in regards to a minor subdivision applica-tion <br /> submitted by Mr Charles Pringle cn a 4 . 52 acra short plot- in to two <br /> 7 <br /> -2 ac--s . The project site is located an the north side of —.nr.p <br /> Road, 2400 feet west of Chr-isman Road, sout.1-i of Tracy (APN: 24Z-- <br /> 1:53330-23 .* 3253 W. Linne Road, Tracy) (Supervisorial 5), . <br /> .ks a surrounding property owner I have a great concern fo.-,7 tte <br /> prvzosed use c-f this propert*y. Apparently Mr Pringle -.s advert-, zing <br /> --hese narcals as home sites suitable for the raising of 'aorses cr <br /> other large domestic animals such as cattle, sheep, etc. :t_ IS MI <br /> rZtan4nq <br /> .�nde .46 that in rural -residential lots of 2 acres or greater <br /> --he comers may pasture one horse per acra with one addition horse <br /> csra - <br /> each additional 10, 000 square feet cf land area. I- 12 ry <br /> ::i 7 <br /> . alcula=ions are ccrrecz, approximately 10 horses or other -arge <br /> d-*�mest.-L= animals :an ba raised or Pastures on these two -2 acre <br /> short t1lots . <br /> .6 <br /> nain ccncern 4S the potential public health effect th- <br /> number of animals would have an a community in transition from a <br /> rural --es-,dential tLo urban residential. Horses, cattle and ot*nar <br /> large dorj�est4c an4mals are carriers of a large number of <br /> and car asitic diseases trans-miss-41DIe to humans by ;.he water rmute , <br /> Cf moss_ concern currently are gastrointestinal diiseases such as <br /> Escherichia coli C57 :H", , Giardia, and Crvtitos:ordiun just to name <br /> a. feW. C.-.v,*'I,=szoridium is now the number one gastroint-est'inal <br /> d1sease -4,- the nat4 cns spread by surface water, infectl.ng mi II_Joris <br /> c_- people nation wide. All three of the above organisms are carried <br /> and spread by horses and cattle through t-heir fecal ccnta_m_-naiticrr <br /> c_-,= sw-_-face water (irrigation drainage) which can szubsequ-2n7:1, Y <br /> nearby groundwat"ers, particular!-v those groundwa-At-ers <br /> data==_-' ned to be under the influence of surface w-ater. <br /> rhe property in question is under constant 4_.rrIIga-,_ior7 by water <br /> SUIOM 4 -d theBanta-Car"bona Irrigation District and tl- <br /> he d ara: <br /> -na.,, <br /> is tc them northeast passing through the !-_acY: of our <br /> pro:arty wnic.h w-41l be the proposed location of several d_-_L-k_-.nz_, <br /> .tar :.ells supplying one acre lots . <br /> L '- <br /> As t US Envi_-on.mental ?=otecticn Agency national expert in <br />