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PC : 9-17-87 TA-88-2 The following provisions of the Planning Title are affected by the proposed Text Amendment : 1 . Deletion of one-year time limit to determine an infraction or misdemeanor under enforcement procedures . 2 . Elimination of sections placing time limits on processing staff review, public hearing, and appeal items , since these time limits are already set forth in State law. 3 . Broadening of the Revocation of Use Permit section to include revocation procedures for any discretionary permit . 4 . Modification of review procedures for routine applications from Staff Review With Notice to Staff Review. Application types affected are Accessory Mobilehomes , Home Occupations , Private Rights-of-Way, and Second Unit Dwellings . 5 . Modification of the zoning requirement for property in an agricultural preserve . Under the existing ordinance , all property within an agricultural preserve must be zoned to at least EA-20 or GA-20 . Under the proposed Text Amendment , property within an agricultural preserve could carry an agricultural zoning classification. This change would elimi- nate the need for the County to serve Notices of Nonrenewal on the owners of Williamson Act properties that are zoned GA-1 , GA-5 , GA-10 , EA-5 , EA-10, or I-PA. (For example, in the Escalon area, there are over 10 , 000 acres in agricultural preserve zoned GA-10. Of this total , 3400 acres are under contract . Under existing requirements, it would be necessary for the County to serve Notices of Nonrenewal on the owners of these 3400 acres. ) The change would also allow preserves and contracts to be established or maintained in areas pro- posed for AL-5 or AL-10 zoning. The critical issue here is not whether a particular agricultural zone is appropriate but whether the property under contract is sufficiently large to sustain an agricultural use. In this regard, the minimun parcel size of 10 acres specified for property under contract In the Planning Title would remain unchanged. This size requirement reflects State requirements for parcels under contract. 6 . A complete revision and reorganization of Chapter 3, Division 3 : Zone Classification and Text Change. This is a proce- dural chapter describing the naming of zones; the adoption, update , and revision of zoning maps ; as well as boundary interpretations. These sections have been reformatted to simplify and clarify their intent . There has been no substantive change. -5-