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Item No. 3 <br /> PC : 6-16-88 <br /> UP-88-31 <br /> Page 3 <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> POLICY CONSIDERATIONS : <br /> General Plan: <br /> The site is designated Agriculture on the map of the General <br /> Plan. The General Plan text does not contain a siting policy <br /> for church uses within areas designated Agriculture on the <br /> General Plan map. However , land use compatibility issues rela- <br /> tive to the General Plan designation of Agriculture have been <br /> examined. This review included the location of a church within <br /> a viable agricultural area that is proximate to a community. <br /> Locating the church at this site will probably lead to land use <br /> conflicts from aerial spraying, trespassing, and people helping <br /> themselves to agricultural produce . <br /> Zoning: <br /> The site ' s zoning, and that of most of the surrounding area, is <br /> GA-40 (General Agriculture, 40-acre minimum parcel area) . <br /> Churches with a minimum one-acre parcel size may be permitted <br /> in the GA-40 zone with a Use Permit . The site plan proposals <br /> on building setbacks and height , parking facilities, and site <br /> access comply with Planning Title requirements . <br /> NEIGHBORHOOD/AREA COMPATIBILITY: <br /> Land Use and Agricultural Compatibility: <br /> The proposed church site is surrounded on three sides by agri- <br /> cultural uses and on the fouth side by Highway 26 . It is <br /> approximately 1 . 2 miles from the community center of Linden and <br /> is comprised of prime Class I and II soils . The five-acre <br /> church site will be located at the far western edge of a <br /> 53-acre parcel and will be adjacent to a walnut orchard. At <br /> the Development Committee, staff informed the applicants that <br /> they could not support the proposed church at this particular <br /> location because it is an intrusion of an urban use into an <br /> agricultural area and would likely cause land use conflicts <br /> with the adjacent walnut orchard. The applicants were told <br /> that staff could make a favorable recommendation on the Use <br /> Permit application if the five-acre church parcel were relo- <br /> cated to the northeastern corner of the property at the inter- <br /> section of Duncan Road and State Route 26 . Relocating the site <br /> would minimize the potential land use conflicts. The use would <br /> be buffered from other uses by two roadways, it would no longer <br /> by adjacent to an orchard, and it would be closer to other <br />