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Potentially Less Than Less Than Analyzed Si nificant Significant with Si nificant No In The 9 St g Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Prior EIR II AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES. In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model(1997)prepared by the California Dept.of Conservaton as an optional mode to use in assessing impacts on ag-icLlture and farmland. In dete-mhing whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland. are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land,including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board.—Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland,or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland): as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to:he Farmland Mapping and El ❑ ❑ Monitoring Program of the Califomia Resources Agency to nonagricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Wlliarnson Act contract? ❑ ❑ ❑ i c) Conflict wdh existing zoning fof. or cause rezoning of, forest land(as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526;, or timberland zoned Timberiard El ❑ Z 7 ❑ Production (as defined by Government Code section 61 104(g))? d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to no-i-forest use? ] J Q ❑ ❑ e) Involve other changes in the existing environment whic`t, due to their location or nature,could result n conversion _ of Fa,mland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of ❑ Z ❑ ❑ forest land to non-forest use? Impact Discussion: a-e) The p-oject is a Use Permit application for a slaughterhouse and choken farm on a three(3)acre portion of one ITI legal parcel totaling 40.39-acres in the AG-40(General Agriculture,40-acre minimum). The proposed project site is currently under Williamson Act contract No. WA-71-C1-264. The contract restricts development to uses that are compatible with the Williamson Act and Development Title Section 9- 1805. "Compatibe use"as defired in the Williamson Act includes uses determined by the County to be compatible with the agricuttura, recreational, or open-space use of land within the preserve and subject to contract (Government Code Section 51201[e;)(Development Title Section 9-1810 3[bj) 1. The use will not significantly compromise the long-term productive agricultural capability of the subject contracted parce.or parcels or on other contracted lards in agricultural preserves. 6 Planning Commission Staff Report, Item # 1 02/06/2020 — PA-1800316 (UP) 9 Environmental Review