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REGIONAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS San Joaquin County General Plan 2010 The San Joaquin County General Plan contains various policies related to the placement of new development _ adjacent to existing agricultural lands(San Joaquin County 1992). Community Development Element Section 9(Location and Character of Development) ► Policy 9.Mixed use shall be encouraged in urban communities,provided it does not create land-use conflicts and provides for a close physical and functional relationship of project components. ► Policy 10.Development shall be compatible with adjacent uses. Policy 13.Development shall not jeopardize public health and safety. Policy 19(b).New communities shall be located to minimize development of prime farmland and directed away from significant environmental resources. Resources Element, Section B (Farmlands) Policy 5. Agricultural areas shall be used primarily for crop production and grazing. All agricultural support activities and nonfarmland uses shall be compatible with agricultural operations. ► Policy 9.Agriculture shall be protected from nuisance complaints from nonfarmland uses by appropriate regulatory and land-use planning mechanisms. Policy 10.Non-agricultural land uses at the edge of agricultural areas shall incorporate adequate buffers(e.g., _ fences and setbacks)to prevent conflicts with adjoining agricultural operations. San Joaquin County Land-use/Zoning Maps The MHMP Land-use Map(Figure 34 in Chapter 3, "Project Description")designates the College Park site for urban uses(e.g.,residential, commercial,industrial,open space,parks,and public).No portion of the College Park site is designated for agriculture. However,the site is zoned AU-20(Agriculture Urban Reserve), which is an interim agricultural zone intended to continue the existing agricultural use of the land until such time as the land is converted to urban uses as planned for under the MHMP.When a specific plan is prepared,the zoning designations are to be established at that time. The MHMP Land-use Map designates all the proposed off-site improvement locations within the MHMP for urban uses.Those off-site infrastructure locations proposed within Specific Plan I have urban zoning,whereas those proposed in Specific Plan 11 have AU-20 zoning. Specific Plan I currently is undergoing review,and urban zoning designations are expected in February 2005.Three off-site improvements are proposed outside the MHMP area(Figure 4.2-1). These include: the Grant Line widening between the Alameda County line and I-205; the _ Grant Line Road widening between Mountain House Parkway and Hansen Road; and a 30-acre interim treated wastewater storage pond on the Pombo property.Both streets would be widened within the existing right-0f-way of Grant Line Road, which currently contains road shoulders and is zoned as a major arterial, as per San Joaquin County. The Pombo storage pond would occupy on existing agricultural land that is zoned for agricultural uses. San Joaquin County Agricultural Commission The San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner's Office recommends a general setback of a minimum of 100 feet for urban uses adjacent to existing agricultural operations, such as alfalfa production,that rely on aerial EDAW College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR Land Use and Agriculture 4.2-6 San Joaquin County