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ANALYSIS Background The subject parcel is zoned AG-40 (General Agriculture with a 40-acre minimum). In 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved a landowner request to amend the General Plan designation from A/G (General Agriculture) to I/T (Truck Terminal) along with the adoption of the 2035 General Plan. The property owner decided not to pursue a zone reclassification to the compatible IT (Truck Terminals) zone because the IT zone would not permit the proposed underlying use.As a result, because the zoning is currently inconsistent with the General Plan designation, the applicant has submitted General Plan Map Amendment No. PA- 2200090 to change the General Plan designation back to A/G for consistency with the AG-40 zoning. General Plan Map Amendment In order to approve a General Plan Map Amendment, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors shall determine that the internal consistency of the General Plan is maintained with adoption of the proposed General Plan Amendment. (Development Title Section 9-807) The proposed change must be consistent with all of the various General Plan goals, policies, objectives, and implementation measures. General Agriculture (A/G) (General Plan 2035 Policy Document, page 3.1-57) This designation provides for large-scale agricultural production and associated processing, sales, and support uses. The General Agriculture designation generally applies to areas outside areas planned for urban development where soils are capable of producing a wide variety of crops and/or support grazing. Typical building types include low-intensity structures associated with farming and agricultural processing and sales. • The project site is not located within a community,as defined by the 2035 General Plan.The project site previously had a General Plan designation of A/G but was changed to I/T at the landowner's request with the 2035 General Plan update. The underlying project is an agricultural processing facility, which will promote and facilitate agricultural activity in the region. This use may be conditionally permitted in the AG-40 zone, which in turn is compatible with the proposed A/G General Plan designation. General Agriculture (A/G) Land Use Goals (General Plan 2035 Policy Document, page 3.1-60) LU-7.2 The County shall require new agricultural support development and non-farm activities to be compatible with surrounding agricultural operations. New developments shall be required to demonstrate that they are locating in an agricultural area because of unique site area requirements, operational characteristics, resource orientation, or because it is providing a service to the surrounding agricultural area. The operational characteristics of the use may not have a detrimental impact on the operation or use of surrounding agricultural properties. Developments must be sited to avoid any disruption to the surrounding agricultural operations. • The proposed project is consistent with this land use goal. The Industry-Agricultural use type is an agricultural support use, and compatible with adjacent agricultural activity. The project is not expected to be have a detrimental impact on agricultural uses in the area. Infrastructure Requirements The project site is in an Agricultural Area and not within an Urban or Rural Community, as defined by the General Plan. The General Plan contains the following infrastructure requirements for Agricultural Areas. Water System (Table IS-1) Private individual wells may be permitted if there are no groundwater quality issues. Planning Commission Staff Report, PA-2200090, PA-2100295 (GP, SA) 5