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Kecommenaaiions Action It is recommended that the Planning Commission: 1. Approve the Negative Declaration; and 2. Approve Quarry Excavation Permit No. QX-80-0001 with the previously approved Findings and revised Conditions of Approval contained in the staff report. Previously Approved Findings 1. The proposal is for the removal of scarce mineral resources and not for the removal of prime farmland. Because the site is located within the Corral Hollow Alluvial Fan, excavation will occur in a pit where the topsoil has been removed, and the soil material to be removed in cutting the slopes will be used to refill one 40-acre area that will later be farmed. 2. The excavation will not have a detrimental effect on any surrounding agricultural land because the project is a continuation of an existing excavation operation which has not conflicted with surrounding agricultural uses in the past. 3. The proposed rehabilitation of the property upon completing of the excavation will leave the property in a condition which will allow its reuse because 40 acres will be cultivated and 180 acres will be suitable for either an outdoor recreation use or other uses permissible in the GA-40 zone, which is the implementing zone of the General Plan designation of Agriculture. 4. Issuance of the permit, shall not be significantly detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or be injurious to the property or improvements in the vicinity and district in which the property is located because no significant environmental impacts were identified in the Initial Study and the project has been revised and scaled down in order to avoid potentially significant impacts. Revised Conditions 1. U.S. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE (SCS) The applicant shall submit to the Planning Division and thereafter implement an SCS-approved revegetation plan prior to the commencement of Phase II excavation. The plan shall be submitted no later than thirty(30)days from the date of application approval. 2. CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY A reclamation plan for post-1976 excavation activities shall be approved by the Division of Mines and Geology prior to the commencement of Phase II excavation but in no case later than sixty(60) days from the date of application approval. 3. CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD The applicant shall submit to the Planning Division verification that the project has received all necessary plan, permit, or program approvals from the Regional Water Quality Control Board. This information shall be submitted prior to the commencement of Phase II excavation but in no case later than sixty (60) days San Joaquin County QX-80-0001/Lone Star Aggregates Community Development Page 4