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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project the Union Pacific Railroad (Sacramento) at approximately 1.5 miles, and Interstate 5 at approximately 4 miles west. 3.2.4 General Plan Land Use and Development Title Designations The Project site is designated General Agricultural (A/G) by the San Joaquin County 2035 General Plan (San Joaquin County, December 2016), and AG-40 by Title 9 of County Development Title (San Joaquin County, November 5, 2019). According to the San Joaquin County Development Title, the AG Zone is established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of commercial agriculture enterprises. Minimum parcel sizes within the AG Zone are 20,40, 80 or 160 acres, as specified by the precise zoning. The precise Development Title zone for the Project site parcels is AG-40. Following review of the Site Approval Application, County staff determined the principal proposed Project use is for a hospital and medical center campus and is properly classified under the Use Type Public Services-Essential. Because the Project is consistent with the Public Services-Essential use type it is a conditionally permitted use within the General Agricultural AG-40 zone and a Site Approval application is the appropriate requested entitlement for the project (no Development Title zone reclassification is required as discussed in Draft EIR Section 4.13 Land Use). 3.3 Project Background and Purpose Gill Medical Center, LLC Project principal Dr.Jasbir Gill began practicing obstetrics in San Joaquin County in the 1970s afterjoining a local physicians group established in 1953.A pioneer in bringing advanced technology to his patients, Dr. Gill made local history when he conducted the first prenatal ultrasound in San Joaquin County on July 20, 1977. In 1983, Dr. Gill was joined in practice by his wife, Param, also a principal in Gill Medical Center, LLC, and their practice group was rechristened "Gill Obstetrics & Gynecology." Their practice is now the largest OB/GYN medical group in the area with offices in Stockton, Lodi, Manteca, and Galt, employing physicians with active privileges at St.Joseph's Hospital, Lodi Memorial Hospital, and Doctor's Hospital of Manteca. The Project represents a continuation of the Gill Family's mission to provide cutting-edge health care and vitally important medical services to the area in a family-owned and operated setting.The Project is not intended to replace any existing health care services in the area, but rather to supplement what already exists with increased availability and quality of services— including general hospital services. The Project's service area would include the cities of Stockton and Lodi alongside the surrounding rural communities. According to the Economic Assessment of Demand and Urban Decay in the Stockton Area for Proposed Gill Medical Center Report(King 2020.), this population is medically underserved both in comparison to the State overall and national benchmarks for health. Furthermore, the service area also includes populations with extremely low community health markers, which may be improved by increased access to high-quality medical care. Therefore, the Project is intended to relieve some of the stresses felt by existing medical facilities in San Joaquin County and, in particular, the Project service area. The reader is referred to Draft EIR Appendix I for further discussion of Project need. Section 3.0 Project Description 3-6 October 2021