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April 23 , 2023 APR 7 Community Development Department 1810 Hazelton Avenue Stockton , CA 95205 J �Njac�u County C (,)wm n i DQVel®pmef RE : Application # PA - 2100238 ( UP ) This letter is in opposition to the proposed development at 12925 W . Bethany Road in Tracy . This parcel is located on a two lane country road , zoned Ag40 and in a flood plain . This land is not in the path of future development, and should be preserved for farming . There are active farms on all sides of this parcel . The traffic coming to and from this development will have a negative impact on the residents and farms not only on Bethany Road , but the access roads of Lammers and Naglee . The intersection at Naglee and Bethany is already inadequate to handle the traffic cutting through the county roads to avoid backups on Grantline , Byron and 1 - 205 . Allowing hundreds of cars and 1000 people to this property 7 days a week will make it impossible to navigate to and from surrounding properties . According to Tracy CHP , there have been two dozen accidents on Naglee and Bethany Roads in the last two years . Many of these accidents involve cars into irrigation ditches and active farms , and have required response from CHP and Tracy Fire . Cars routinely speed down these roads, passing over solid yellow lines and putting residents at risk . Trying to get in and out of our driveway is already dangerous during commute hours . Putting an additional stoplight down by the mall does nothing to mitigate the traffic for neighbors near this proposed development . Bethany Road should have to be widened with a center turn lane in and out of this proposed development . The intersection at Naglee and Bethany Roads will also need widening and relocation of irrigation ditches . PG & E poles and lines will need to be moved . No stopping or off- site parking should ever be allowed and the speed limit should be lowered to 35pmh . All traffic mitigations and improvements to the irrigation , drainage and reclamation districts should be the financial responsibility of the developer . No outdoor amplification should be allowed regardless of hours, and the facility should not be allowed to stay open until 9pm . The volume of attendees leaving this facility at 9pm , 7 days a week , 365 days a year is in opposition to the existing farming use and will add noise and traffic to area residents . An environmental impact report should be required to determine the impact to the soil , additional nitrates into the ground water, runoff, and drainage into Old River for a septic system capable of handling 1 , 000 people . Our water table is high , and the recent storms have required constant pumping of water from homes and farms in this area . Further development and loss of farmland in this area will only make it worse for neighboring parcels . Is this development subject to the Ag Mitigation Fee for removal of farmland from production ? Why allow the development on prime Delta farmland ? What guarantee is the county providing for pesticide spraying on surrounding farms ? If there are people gathering for services 7 days a week, will the Right to Farm Ordinance allow current spraying operations to continue ? They state they will have a school for children . How are farmers supposed to continue spraying if you allow a school ?