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January 7,2004 NOA ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT NUMBER LE03-354 1.2 Proposed Development r, Mr. Jim Thoming proposes to subdivide parcel 2 of the subject property into one 55.38-acre parcel and one 54.88-acre parcel, subdivide parce124 into one 40.00-acre parcel and one 40.11-acre parcel, and subdivide parcel 23 into one 40.33-acre parcel and one 40.39-acre parcel. He plans to continue using the land for its current uses;the parcel splits will allow him and his brother John to evenly divide the land. Mr. Thoming was interviewed by telephone on November 25, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. by Ms. Abigail Racco of this office. The proposed development is shown on the site map in r Appendix A. 2.0 PAST, PRESENT,AND PROPOSED FUTURE USES 2.1 Recorded Land Title Records A title report was neither provided nor requested by the client for NOA's use in preparing this report. ` 2.2 Aerial Photographs Aerial photographs depicting the subject property dated 1937, 1952, 1963, 1975 and 1983 were ` reviewed at the San Joaquin County Surveyor's Office in Stockton, California. In the 1937 photo,the subject property is shown as agricultural land. highway 33 and the Southern Pacific Railroad run along the northeastern boundary of the site, and an irrigation canal passes through the southwestern corner of the site. Smaller canals run along the other site boundaries and r, across the property. A residence is apparent near the center of the southern site boundary. This photo does not show the far eastern side of the property. In the 1952 photo, a square of land has been cleared on the subject property to the southeast of the existing residence. The canals on the property are in slightly different locations. Land has been cleared and a building is apparent to the west of the large canal crossing the southwestern comer of the property. The subject property and its immediate vicinity remain agricultural land. In the 1963 photo, the irrigation canal along the southwestern property boundary has been straightened and appears to terminate at the southern property line, and further development is apparent to the south of this canal. The remainder of the triangular area south of the canal appears to be planted with orchard. The canal along the northern boundary makes a slight dip near the center of the site. The previously cleared area southeast of the residence appears to have been planted with crops. The subject property and its immediate vicinity remain agricultural land. 5 11