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Analysis Project Description This application is for a Quarry Excavation Permit on the Greg Torlai and Greg Burgin property on ± 114 acres of the ± 314-acre site. This application,if approved,would supersede 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that the farm exemption previously provided for under Public Resources Code Section 2714(d)for farming excavations is no longer applicable because the excavation from this property is in excess of 1,000 cubic yards and is for commercial purposes.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 Regulafions(CCR) Section 3505(a)(3). Therefore,in lieu of the applicantfiling for a Revisions of Approved Actions to grant more time, this project is being converted to a Quarry Excavation Permit. 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's releveling process would result in approximately 160,000 cubic yards of topsoil material, which would be excavated from Fields 1 and 3, as shown on the excavation/reclamation plan. This topsoil would then be placed on Field 4. Because of the excess topsoil available, the project proponent proposes to over-excavate approximately 4.3 feet in depth on Field 4, which would permit the removal of approximately 415,00 cubic yards of material for export. The average cut on Fields 1 and 3 is 2.1 and 2.4 feet respectively. The average cut on Field 4 would be 7 feet to the finished grade plus an additional 4.3 feet, for a total of 11.3 feet Staff has recommended that the final grades after reclamation be uniformly adjusted and raised one foot,which would be in conformity with the original approved permit for Grading Excavation Permit No. GX-96-6. Phase 2 consists of approximately 25.1 acres and will result in the removal of approximately 143, 500 cubic yards. The total material to be excavated for Phases 1 and 2 will be approximately 558,500 cubic yards, which would be excavated over a period of approximately five years. If staffs recommendation is approved to raise the elevations by one foot, this would result in the reduction of approximately 184,000 cubic yards of material to be removed from the site. General Plan/Zoning The General Plan designation for the site is Agriculture(AIG). 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 This property is in the Williamson Act. However, the proposal is consistent with the Williamson Act because at the conclusion of the excavation/reclamation process the property will be put back into agriculture and planted in such crops as corn, asparagus,and alfalfa. San Joaquin County QX-98-2\Torlai Community Development Page 5