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i INITIAL STUDY (ATTACHMENT) PA-0600287 HARVEST BIBLE CHURCH/ DELLAMONICA SNYDER ARCHITECTS PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A Use Permit application for a new church with a maximum seating capacity of 1,000 people (Use Type: Religious Assembly-Regional). The church will be constructed in five (5) phases over a twelve (12) year period. Phase I (building permits to be issued eighteen months from the effective date of approval) includes the construction of one 12,500 square foot classroom building with an assembly hall to serve 350 people. Services will be held in this building until completion of Phase V. Phase 11 (building permits to be issued within four years from the effective date of approval) includes the construction of one 6,000 square foot classroom building and a 2,400 square foot maintenance building. Phase III (building permits to be issued within six years from the effective date of approval) includes the construction of a 6,200 square foot administration building. Phase IV (building permits to be issued within eight years from the effective date :of approval) includes the construction of a 18,000 square foot multi- purpose (building permits to be issued within twelve years from the effective ur ose building. Phase g p . p P g ( f approval) includes the construction of a 34,000 square foot church sanctuary. The project date o pp } site is located along a 250 foot easement east of State Route 99 East Frontage Road, 1200 feet north of Eight Mile Road, northeast of Stockton. The property has a General Plan Designation of AIG (General Agriculture) and is zoned AG-40 (General Agriculture—40 acre minimum). ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: 2. Earth 2. c. Earth The proposed project site encompasses three parcels. APN#059-260-76 and the southern 85 feet of APN#059-260-60 are considered Prime Farmland and APN#059-260-58 is considered Farmland of Local Importance as identified on the Important Farmland 2002 Map. Prime Farmland is farmland with the best combination of•physical and chemical features able to sustain long term agricultural production. This land has the soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply needed to produce sustained high yields. Farmland of Local Importance is land of importance to the local agricultural economy as determined by each county's board of supervisors and a local advisory committee. The Soil Survey of San Joaquin County classifies the soil on the three parcels as Jacktone clay. This soil type is described as poorly drained, nearly level soil. Permeability is slow, available water capacity is moderate, and the hazard of erosion is slight as runoff is slow. Most areas are well suited for irrigated crops, orchards, vineyards. A few areas are used as irrigated pasture or for urban development. . The property has a General Plan Designation of AIG (General Agriculture) and is zoned AG-40 (General Agriculture —40 acre minimum). A regional religious assembly is a conditionally permitted use in General Agriculture zones subject to an approved Use Permit application. The primary project site (APN# 059-260-58) is not located on prime farmland. The associated roads are located on prime farmland and will result in a loss of 6.70 acres of prime farmland, which is. considered less than significant. 3. Plant/Animal Life 3.a. & b. The Natural Diversity Database identifies lepidurus packardi (vernal pool tadpole shrimp) as a rare or threatened species potentially occurring in the area. Referrals have been Initial Study 7 - Rev 5-00