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Analysis Project Description The Revisions of Approved Actions is being requested by the operator to allow more time to satisfy the Conditionsof Approval and also amend Public Works'requirement that the first 100 feet of the private access road be paved. The operator is having some difficulty in satisfying the reclamation bond requirements. The estimated cost of reclamation for the project is $157,000.00. It is recommended that Community Development Department Condition of Approval No. 1.b. be revised to allow the applicant six months to comply with the Conditions of Approval of the permitting agencies. Public Works concurs with the applicant's request to modify Condition No. 2.a.(1)to only require paving from the edge of pavement of McDonald Road to the right-of-way line. Community Development Department Condition No. 1.d. already provides that the balance of the first 100 feet be surfaced in a manner acceptable to the Director. This project is a Quarry Excavation Permit on the Greg Torlai and Greg Burgin property on ± 114 acres of the ± 314-acre site. This application superseded Grading Excavation Permit No. GX-96-6. The State Department of Conservation has advised staff that the farm exemption previously provided for under Public Resources Code Section 2714(d) for farming excavations is no longer applicable because the excavation from this property is in excess of 1,000 cubic yards and is for commercial purposes. This provision became effective on October 18, 1997, and is codified in California Code of Regulations(CCR)Section 3505(a)(3). It will take approximately five years to complete the excavation that was initiated in 1997. The excavation will take place in two phases. Phase 1 consists of 88.3 acres. The excavation process will salvage approximately 157,000 cubic yards of topsoil material from Fields 1, 3, and 4, as shown on the excavation/reclamationplan. Field 2 will not be excavated,but releveled. Field 4 has a large mound that will yield approximately 358,000 cubic yards of sandy material for export. Phase 2 consists of approximately 25.8 acres and will result in the removal of approximately 142, 000 cubic yards of sandy material for export and approximately 73,000 cubic yards of topsoil. The total material to be excavated for export from Phases 1 and 2 will be approximately 500,000 cubic yards,which would be excavated over a period of approximately five years. After the over-excavated areas are backfilled with topsoil, it is figured there will be approximately 40,000 cubic yards of excess topsoil to be spread and leveled. General Plan/Zoning The General Plan designation for the site is Agriculture(A/G). The proposal is consistent with the County's General Plan objectives and policies regarding extractive resources because the site contains significant mineral resources in the form of sand deposits. The zone is General Agriculture, 80-acre minimum parcel size(AG-80). Williamson Act Because the property is in the Williamson Act, the County must find that the "underlying contractual commitment to preserve prime land will not be significantly impaired." The proposal is consistent with the Williamson Act because at the conclusion of the excavation/reclamation process the entire 114.1 acres will be put back into agriculture and planted in such crops as corn, asparagus,and alfalfa. The project is phased to minimize the amount of agricultural land out of production at any one time. The removal of the sand stratas will enhance the agricultural productivity of the soil. San Joaquin County QX-98-2\Torlai Community Development Page 3