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reduction (based on- 1986 figures) in total countywide acreage devoted to agricultural production. The proposed project would also result in a reduction of the County ' s total cherry and sugar beet crops. in 1986 there were -7, 412' acres of cherries and 281100 acres of sugar beets. Development of the site would reduce the County ' s total acreage by . 07 percent for cherries and . 09 percent for sugar beets. Development of' the adjoining two major properties within the study area would also result in the loss of agricultural land . ' The total acreage for these two parcels represents 47 acres . I �k Presently the land is planted in walnut orchards and row crops, however at the time of this report the land was barren. r. Conversion of these two properties would represent an additional p . . 007 decrease in the Countywide acreage. Although the percentage of land . lost is considered small , agricultural land is considered an important nonrenewable resource. Therefore, the conversion of agricultural land, regardless of how small , is a significant impact which cannot be mitigated to an acceptable level . k Y While the percentage of agricultural land lost is considered small , development of 36 additional homesites in a predominantly agricultural area would create ' several land use conflicts. Primarily these relate to noise, odor, dust, use of pesticides and herbicides, trespass and vandalism. An objective of the Agricultural Policies in the Land Use Element of the County ' s I t . General Plan is to minimize disruption to viable agricultural areas. As residents move into predominantly agricultural areas I for the "rural" ambience, they soon realize that the ' rural � lifestyle has lost much of its charm. Complaints are heard at the County offices and by the farming operators relative to farming operations such as odors, noise and dust. Although the County has N adopted a Right-to-Farm ordinance relative to nuisance complaints, t ; nonetheless residents continue to complain and ultimately farming operations become restricted or modified . The density of the proposed project is similar to the existing development in the Morada area . However, this, project would extend into the agricultural land uses, thereby creating potential - land use conflicts with intensively farmed land south of Foppiano Lane. With the addition of new homes into this predominantly agricultural area the likelihood of complaints arising from adjoining farming activities is probable, thereby F potentially disrupting viable agricultural operations. .Conversely , there is a possibility that future residents may trespass on adjacent farm land damaging crops and/or helping themselves to the produce. This is a common occurrence in agricultural areas. F F 19