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levels comparable to existing demand. This, in turn, would allow urban development to continue, as dictated by other economic, environmental and political factors. It should not be inferred that disapproval of the project alternatives would substantially disrupt urbanization. Rather, disapproval would cause a combination of market adjustments to occur resulting in potentially different production rates, prices, and levels of consumption. Impact 5.2-2: Remove Obstacles to Population Growth F Sand and gravel resources within the project site actually create impediments to growth. The County uses General Plan land use designations of Agriculture and Resource Conservation to protect the project site from urban development or encroachment, and to allow the site to remain in open space uses until extraction of resources. Development unrelatedto extraction activities is permitted only if proposed uses would not have significant negative impacts on the continued existence or use of the resource. A discretionary permit, conditioned to protect the resource, would .be required prior to any such development. Thus, the Resource Conservation designation within the project site discourages the premature and unnecessary conversion of open space to urban uses. Mined lands would be reclaimed as soon as reasonably possible and would be committed to agricultural uses. Impact 5.2-3: Tax.Existing Community Facilities The project alternatives would not significantly affect public services or-utilities in the planning area. Access to the processing plant would occur on on-site private haul roads. After processing, aggregate materials would be transported on private haul roads and/or along existing public roads to construction sites or other destinations. The project would require the proponent to pay for costs to participate in the maintenance and improvement of existing public roads. No new public roads, however, would be constructed. Increased employment would be negligible, and consequently, the demand for existing community service facilities would not be increased. 5.2 SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES Section 15126 of the CEQA Guidelines re uires the environmental analysis to identify (f) q Y any significant irreversible environmental changes which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. This section indicates that impacts associated with a project may be considered to be significant and irreversible if any of the following would occur: • The project would involve a large commitment of renewable resources during any phase or all of the project. y • The project is such that removal or non-use later would be unlikely. �J Draft Environmental Impact Report 5-2 ER-96-3'