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COMMENT H PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES JULY 16, 1987 2. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. ER -86-3 ON THE PROPOSED TRAINA BROTHERS PROJECT for a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The proposed project is a General Plan Map Amendment to change the land use designation on a 26 -acre parcel from Agriculture to Rural Residential. The project site is located on the south side of Fairoaks Road, adjacent to the Valpico Rural Residential Area, southeast of Tracy. (Supervisorial District No. 5 ) Senior Planner Bruce Baracco introduced a staff report into the record. PUBLIC HEARING OPENED Carl Trinkle, 31145 Koster Road, Tracy, commented that the General Plan must be flexible and subject to change. He said that the subject parcel is small. The area has already been developed to rural resi- dential. He said the location is ideal for the proposed residential development; there is an adequate water supply, and the drainage is excellent; the project will add 14 homes to the existing rural resi- dential area; and there is a need in the Tracy Area for additional residential development. The project will not alter the surrounding area. Franklin Cole, Chrisman Road, Tracy, spoke in favor of the project. He noted that he owns two parcels totaling 7.5 acres in size and that the area has already been cut up. Dave Olmstead, 7541 Linne Road, Tracy, submitted a map which, he said, is an update of the map in the Environmental Impact Report. Mr. Olmstead suggested that the EIR be certified as adequate. He noted a large area under construction at this time. Anthony Traina, one of the partners in the project, said he has had problems in leasing his agricultural land and felt it would be better for rural residential development. Jim Kjensrud, 8393 Linne Road, suggested that the entire section be zoned Rural Residential rather than separate zoning for each parcel. Renee Mancusa Reece, 30725 South Koster Road, said she was repre- senting her mother who owns 40 acres of land in the area. She said the land is not really prime agricultural. Gerald Costa, 27001 South MacArthur Drive, said he has been farming H.1 his property in the area since 1970; and because of the residential development in the area, he is unable to apply certain sprays. He said there used to be an adequate buffer between residential and agri- cultural uses, but since that is no longer the case, he felt the PC: 7/16/87 -1 MINUTES 1-13