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staging and storage area for 350 intermodal cargo containers and the creation of an internal access road. (Use Type: Major Impact Services). The improvements were constructed. General Plan and Zonina The General Plan designation of the project site is A/G (General Agriculture), and the zoning is AG-40 (General Agriculture, 40-acre minimum). The Union Pacific Intermodal Facility is classified as a Major Impact Facility use type and may be permitted in the AG-40 zone with an approved Use Permit. The proposed facility is consistent with all relevant General Plan policies. Land Use Surrounding land uses include agricultural operations and light industrial uses to the north, agricultural uses and a former cheese manufacturing facility to the east, a concrete plant to the south, and Sharpe Army Depot to the west. There are residential operations ('Del Webb Neighborhood) approximately one half mile to the southeast of the project site and a proposed 300.3-acre commercial/industrial operation (Northwest Airport Way Master Plan, SCH#2010022024)that will be abutting the subject parcels to the east. Two residences are located immediately east of the site (about one-quarter mile from the site's eastern edge), on the west side of North Airport Way, and other residential uses are located on the east side of Airport Way east of the site. Some of the residences will be subject to project related impacts such as traffic, noise, air quality, and aesthetics, which are discussed in detail in the EI R. Loss of Farmland Implementation of the project will result in the permanent conversion to non-agricultural use of approximately 154 acres of agricultural lands which have been designated by the Department of Conservation as Prime Farmland and Farmland of Statewide Importance. San Joaquin County has an existing Agricultural Mitigation Ordinance but the applicant is not subject to this ordinance as it only applies to General Plan Amendments and Zone Reclassifications which change the General Plan or zoning designations of a parcel from an agricultural to a nonagricultural designation. However, although the project is not subject to the Agricultural Mitigation Ordinance, the applicant has agreed to participate in a conservation program to provide mitigation per CEQA requirements as it is still a significant loss of farmland. This conversion of farmland will also contribute to cumulative farmland conversion in San Joaquin County. The applicant will be required to participate in a habitat conservation program which will require the applicant to dedicate, acquire or pay in lieu fees for the acquisition of a conservation easement to preserve farmland of equal quality and quantity as the farmland converted to non-agricultural use as a result of the project. With the participation in acquiring a conservation easement to preserve farmland of equal quality and quantity as the farmland converted to a non-agricultural use, the project will have a less than significant impact on agricultural resources. The project's impact to loss of farmland has been identified as a potentially significant impact but will be reduced to a less than significant impact with the incorporation of the mitigation measures. Air Quality The project was evaluated for potential impacts to the environment from air pollutant emissions and greenhouse gases during construction activities and long-term project operations. Emissions during construction of the project, including grading, demolition, trenching, building and paving activities, could result in the exceedances of air quality thresholds, including for fugitive dust (10-micron particulate matter(PM1o) and 2.5-micron particulate matter (PM2_5)) emissions. Air quality thresholds for San Joaquin County PA-0900184 & 185\Union Pacific Community Development Page 8 J