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Item No. PC : 12-4-86 SU-86-10 Page 2 fees, and if he wished to proceed, he would need to appeal the requirement of the EIR. On October 1 , 1986, an appeal was filed with the Planning Division. BASES OF APPEAL: The applicant makes the following points in his appeal : 1 . An EIR was previously prepared and certified by the County of San Joaquin. The project description included the change from agricultural to residential uses. This EIR was used to amend the County' s General Plan as well as a tentative sub- division map that has subsequently expired. In that the EIR contained a legally adequate project description to act as the underlying environmental document for the earlier ten- tative subdivision map, then the document should be suf- ficient for the present purpose. 2 . Pursuant to California Administrative Code Section 15183 , the requirement for an entirely new EIR is not justified. 3 . The prior EIR was used to approve the now expired tentative subdivision map and to decide to allow the subdivider to phase approval and recording of the final map. 4. The tentative subdivision map as filed is substantially in conformity with the design and improvements of the earlier tentative subdivision map. In fact , the total number of residential lots have been reduced. 5 . The recommendation of the Planning Department is not sup- ported by substantial evidence. 6. The County Induced the landowners to participate in certain Improvements to existing streets as those streets make up the design of the prior tentative subdivision map. The lan- downers have thusly relied to their detriment and expended substantial monies in expectation that they would develop the subject property. RESPONSE TO APPEAL: 1 . The appellant asserts that since the previously adopted EIR (79-1 ) contained a legally adequate project description, then that document should be sufficient for the present purpose. EIR-79-1 was certified as being adequate to cover potential