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ry CALIFIA, LLC. February 6,2020 Mr.Giuseppe Sanfilippo San Joaquin County Conmumity Development Department 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton,CA 95205 Subject: County Planning Commission Review of PA-1800316(Proposed Slaughterhouse at 7300 Delta Avenue,Tracy,CA) Dear Mr.Sanfilippo: As a property owner in the vicinity of the subject property,we are concetYred about the lack of notice provided for the proposal and about the potential that the project could result in environmental impacts to sensitive receptors on property we own.We have just learned of the slaughterhouse proposal on this site from Reclamation District No.2058 and were not notified directly by the County. Additionally,it is apparent,despite the small scale of the operation(as stated in the County's staff report)that the use has the potential for environmental impacts not adequately addressed in the initial study.As a property owner just north of the site,we are concerned about these potential impacts,in particular air quality impacts(odors)that are typical of such operations.The proposed use is near the City of Lathrop and the River Islands master planned community that already contains thousands of residents and will have as many as 30,000 residents at build out. These residents should be considered sensitive receptors to the proposed use and the enviromnental review documentation should include this fact and propose appropriate mitigations(if available). Given the lack of notice,we were able to only briefly review the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by the County for the project.On Ure issue of air quality,the only issue we have had time to briefly review,there is no analysis of the potential for odors.The statement that a manure management plan will be prepared defers both the analysis of the impact of odors and the ability to mitigate the impact to our residents.This clearly violates CEQA and various cases addressing deferred analysis of impacts.The analysis also does not address the potential for odors from other activities at the proposed slaughterhouse. This is but one issue of concern,We urge the County Planning Commission to pull this item from its consent calendar and table it until a more thorough environmental analysis can be performed. l� Planning Commission Staff Report, PA-1800316(UP) 139 Response Letters