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AGRICULTURE <br /> r <br /> G ttrwa, <br /> 1. To conserve soil resources to provide a continuing base for <br /> agricultural productivity and the County' s economy. <br /> 2. To preserve in agriculture those soils capable of producing <br /> a wide variety of valuable crops. <br /> 3. To minimize disruption to viable agricultural areas. <br /> .r <br /> AGRICULTURAL <br /> 1. The resources upon which agriculture is based will be protected, <br /> and the utilization of these resources for agricultural purposes <br /> will be encouraged. <br /> 2. Intensive agriculture such as orchards, vineyards and row <br /> crops will be supported and protected where soils of high quality <br /> are found and water is or will be available. <br /> 3. Extensive agriculture such as dry farming and grazing will be <br /> supported and protected in the foothill areas of the County. <br /> 4. Agriculture will be retained in areas subject to periodic <br /> floodings, subsidence, or where urbanization would be detrimental <br /> to the County' s physical and economic well-being. <br /> 5. Furtherfragmentation of agricultural land outside of areas <br /> designated for urban expansion will be permitted only in areas <br /> designated for rural residential development. <br /> 6 . The County will continue to implement the land conservation <br /> program by encouraging the establishment of contracts within <br /> agricultural preserves in accordance with the provisions of the <br /> Land Conservation Act of 1965, as amended, and the Rules and <br /> Procedures adopted by the Board of Supervisors. <br /> 36 <br />