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supplied by on site wells; all other irrigation needs-in an effort to reduce salt loading in and to the groundwater basin would be met by use of City water. Mr. Brozosky also cites to the "Land Use" section of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan (page 22). One of the land use districts identified in the Specific Plan is the Vineyard District. Only certain parcels within the Plan area are designated Vineyard, and the Chrisman parcel is not one of them. Those parcels are intended to be planted, at least in part, with vineyards, and parcels so designated are intended to maintain the agricultural use of the area, reinforce the agricultural character of the area, be pleasing aesthetically to motorists, and buffer future residential uses from traffic along Vineyard Avenue. For those parcels within the Vineyard District, in the event that vineyards prove infeasible, "related agricultural uses would be oermitted." (emphasis added.) Mr. Brozosky further cites to the Public Facilities, Water" section of the Specific Plan (page 78). The Plan provides that conceptually the City will provide water for all uses, except the irrigation of vineyards and other agricultural activities. (emphasis added.) More specifically and as to existing residences, the Plan provides that property owners who choose to subdivide are required to connect their existing residences to the City water system at the time service is extended to the subdivided land. Moreover, as to existing residences, "Well water maybe used for irrigation...". (emphasis added.) Perhaps inconsistent with the prior sentence, the Plan then sets forth certain water conservation provisions including "Well water shall be required for irrigation of vineyards and related agricultural uses."(emphasis added.) Because the EIR indicates that vineyards (as opposed to other uses needing irrigation) are to be irrigated with groundwater from wells and because the same terminology- related agricultural uses-appears in that part of the Plan that addresses the Vineyard District and that addresses when well water shall be required, Mr. Brozosky concludes that well water is not required for agricultural uses on parcels not within the Vineyard District. From that conclusion, he believes that a condition of approval could be imposed on the Chrisman PUD by the City Council that would require the Chrismans to give up their right to use well water once the City water system is extended to their subdivided land as the Chrisman parcel is not within the Vineyard District and the use of well water for irrigation is discretionary in other zoning districts within the Specific Plan area. As to their continued use of well water from the well on the Brozoskys' property once City water is provided to their site, the Chrismans contend they should be allowed to retain that right. The Chrismans point out that the Specific Plan states that the "City will provide water for all uses, except the irrigation of vineyard and other agricultural ~~ activities (page 75). The Specific Plan, in context of putting future residents on notice that agricultural uses may be located nearby, provides that "agricultural uses are defined as including but not limited to day and night time activity relating to livestock grazing, the keeping of livestock, the growing and processing of agricultural crops, and any commercial operations." (page 48). The Chrismans state that they have existing Case No. PUD-OS-02M 1 S Planning Commission