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t <br /> INITIAL STUDY (ATTACHMENT) <br /> PA-1900044 (VR) <br /> PANELLAMAKEEM <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This proiect is a Variance application to reduce the minimum front <br /> yard setback for a ten (10) foot tall closed fence in the AG-40 (General Agriculture, 40-Acre <br /> Minimum)zone from thirty (30)feet to one and a half(1.5) feet. The project site is served by a <br /> private well, private septic system, and storm drainage is retained on site. The parcel has <br /> direct access from North Davis Road. The General Plan designation is General Agriculture <br /> (AIG) and the zoning designation is General Agriculture, 40-acre minimum (AG-40). The <br /> proiect site is located on the northeast corner of North Davis Road and West Peltier Road, <br /> Lodi. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: <br /> 1. Water <br /> 1.a. The project site is located in the Flood Zone A and AE flood designations. As a Condition of <br /> Approval, the Department of Public Works will require that all new construction and the substantial <br /> improvement of any structure in the area of special flood hazard shall be elevated or floodproofed <br /> in accordance to San Joaquin County Development Title Section 9-1605.12(-a),(b), and (c). As a <br /> result, granting of the Variance will have a less than significant impact on flooding. <br /> 2. Earth <br /> 2.c. The Soil Survey of San Joaquin County classifies the soil on the parcel as Columbia fine <br /> sandy loam, channeled, partially drained, 0 to 2 percent slopes; Jahant loam, 0 to 2 percent <br /> slopes; Kingdon fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes; and Tokay fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 <br /> percent slopes. <br /> Columbia fine sandy loam, channeled, partially drained's permeability is moderately rapid and <br /> available water capacity is moderate. This unit is suited for irrigated row or field crops. Columbia <br /> fine sandy loam, channeled, partially drained has a storie index rating of 20 and a land capability <br /> of IVw nonirrigated and Illw irrigated. <br /> Jahant loam's permeability is slow and available water capacity is high. This unit is suited for <br /> irrigated row, field, orchard, and vineyard crops. Jahant loam has a storie index rating of 40 and <br /> a land capability of IVs nonirrigated and Ills irrigated. <br /> Kingdon fine sandy loam's permeability is moderate and available water capacity is moderate. <br /> This unit is suited for irrigated irrigated crops. Kingdon fine sandy loam has a storie index rating <br /> of 30 and a land capability of IVc nonirrigated and I irrigated. <br /> Tokay fine sandy loam's permeability is moderately rapid and available water capacity is high. <br /> This unit is suited for irrigated crops. Tokay fine sandy loam has a storie index rating of 30 and a <br /> land capability of IVc nonirrigated and I irrigated. <br /> 3. Plant/Animal Life <br /> 3.a.&.b. The Natural Diversity Database list the Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni), vernal pool <br /> tadpole shrimp (Lepridurus packardi), legenere (Legenere limosa), and the foothill yellow-legged <br /> frog (Rana boylii) and as rare, endangered, or threatened species as potentially occurring in or <br /> near the project area. If SJCOG determines that the applicant may participate in the San Joaquin <br />