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Item No. 5 PC: 10-6-88 MS-89-6 Page 3 STAFF ANALYSIS BACKGROUND: The applicant proposes to subdivide a 27-acre parcel into two parcels . Parcel 1 is to be a 10-acre homesite for the owner- operator ; Parcel 2 will contain 17 acres . The General Plan designation is Agriculture . The zoning is GA-40 (General Agriculture) , which allows for agricultural uses with a minimum lot size of 40 acres . The homesite provision is an exception to the 40-acre minimum lot size requirement . The parcel is under Williamason Act contract . Ordinarily, homesite parcels are sized under three acres. Since this parcel is under Williamson Act contract , the minimum parcel size allowed is 10 acres . Therefore, the result of providing a homesite parcel for a 27-acre parcel under Williamson Act contract is a 10-acre parcel and a 17-acre parcel . The Planning Commission is being asked to review this application to decide policy issues and because of the public controversy involved. Letters of opposition were received from eight surrounding property owners . They are concerned that the sub- division will further reduce agricultural production viability on land in an area zoned at a 40-acre minimum. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS : Section 9-4104 (b) ( 1 ) states that "one parcel of land may be created for the purpose of financing a residence for not more than one ( 1 ) owner-operator of an agricultural enterprise. " An owner-operator is defined as an individual , firm, association, syndicate, partnership, or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest in property to exert direct control over its use and development in its day-to-day operations. Four letters from surrounding property owners opposing this application have been received. ISSUES : Staff has identified the following two issues : 1 . Is the applicant the operator of the agricultural enterprise? Response: The applicant has not presented evidence that he has day-to- day control over the operation on the property being sub-