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5. ALTERNATIVES .. amendment,Zoning change, or other discretionary approval would be required under this alternative. BASIS FOR SELECTION The No Project Alternative is included in this EIR because the CEQA Guidelines, Section .. 15126.6(e)(1),require that an EIR evaluate a"no project"alternative along with its impact in order to provide a comparison of the impacts of approving the proposed project with the impacts of not approving the proposed project. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15126.6(e)(3)(B), ►- the No Project Alternative discusses"the property remaining in its existing state." DISTINCTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS The following summarizes potential impacts of the"No Project"alternative and compares them to the impacts of the proposed project: Land Use Under the No Project Alternative existing land use within the project area would remain unchanged and continue to be farmed in orchards and field crops. Hospital Creek would not be disturbed under the No Project Alternative. Any potential for conflicts with land use policies and/or adjacent land uses would not occur. Agricultural Resources Under the No Project Alternative existing land use within the project area would remain unchanged and continue to be farmed in orchards and field crops. There would be no conversion of Prime Farmland and Farmland of Statewide Importance to non-agricultural uses under the No Project Alternative. There would also be no change in agricultural productivity due to impacts to soils under this alternative. The potential for agricultural resource impacts under the No Project Alternative would be less than those associated with the Proposed Project. Transportation and Circulation Under the No Project Alternative,on-site and off-site infrastructure and roadway improvements would not occur. The potential for transportation and circulation impacts under the No Project Alternative would be less than those associated with the Proposed Project,due to less traffic generated by existing agricultural site use. Noise Under the No Project Alternative,there would be no new noise sources in the vicinity of the project site. Existing agricultural land uses would be maintained and would likely retain ambient noise levels as they currently exist at the site. The noise impacts of the No Project Alternative would be less than those associated with the Proposed Project. RMC Pacific Vernalis Quany Mining and Reclamation Protect 5-7 ESA/203015 Admh,istmtive Draft Eat March 2004