San Joaquin planning commission approves minor general plan and development-title text amendments

The San Joaquin County Planning Commission voted at its meeting to approve a set of minor text amendments to the county general plan and development title, designated PA2500265, after a staff presentation and no public opposition.

County staff said the amendments update General Plan goals LU7 and IS7, fix typographical and formatting errors across series 200–900 of the development title, and add limited program changes intended to improve planning processes. Among the substantive changes described in the staff report is an exemption from the county's agricultural mitigation requirement for projects on county-owned land and additional flexibility for options to provide water, wastewater and stormwater drainage when public facilities are not readily available.

Principal Planner Megan Aguirre told the commission staff has processed prior cleanup amendments and identified a set of additional corrections and clarifications necessary for consistency with state law and current planning practice. Staff recommended adoption of a notice of exemption, saying the changes have no potential to cause a significant environmental impact, and attached required findings to the staff report.

No members of the public spoke on the item. A commissioner made a motion to adopt the staff recommendation and the commission approved the motion.

Next steps: the staff report states the findings are attached to the record and the actions are subject to the county's appeal procedures; appeals must be filed within 10 days of the action (appeal instructions were read at the meeting).