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III. Environmental Setting, Impacts,and Mitigations <br /> A. Land Use,Plans and Policies <br /> Other General Plan Policies <br /> Other policies of the General Plan pertaining to issues such as noise, vegetation and wildlife, <br /> scenic corridors and public services are discussed in the appropriate sections of this EIR. <br /> San Joaquin County Zoning Ordinance <br /> The proposed project expansion areas are zoned AG-40 and are designated General Agriculture. <br /> Areas of up to 1,000 feet distance surrounding the site are designated as General Agriculture and <br /> Exclusive Agriculture. The General Agriculture designation is applied to areas suitable for <br /> agriculture and not planned for urban development,and which: contain soil capable of <br /> supporting a wide variety of crops and/or grazing;contain relatively large parcel sizes; and, <br /> wherein exist a commitment to commercial agriculture in the form of Williamson Act Contracts <br /> or capital investments. <br /> Density in General Agriculture areas is a maximum of one primary dwelling unit per twenty <br /> acres. Typical uses include crop production,feed and grain storage and sale,aerial crop <br /> spraying, and livestock production. The AG-40(Agricultural Zone)zoning designation of the <br /> I site allows "Major Impact Services"to be located there if a use permit is granted. Sanitary <br /> landfills are considered "major impact services" by the County. <br /> California Integrated Waste Management Act <br /> The California Integrated Waste Management Act(AB 939)of 1989 states as goals to reduce, <br /> recycle and reuse solid waste generated in the State of California to the extent feasible,to ensure <br /> that new solid waste landfills are environmentally sound,to streamline permitting procedures for <br /> solid waste management facilities, and to specify the responsibilities of local governments to <br /> develop and implement integrated waste management programs. AB 939 requires a 25 percent <br /> diversion from the solid waste stream going to landfills by the year 1995 and 50 percent <br /> diversion by the year 2000. <br /> Under AB 939,counties in California must prepare a County Integrated Waste Management Plan <br /> (CIWMP)to replace the County Solid Waste Management Plan(CoSWMP). The CIWMP for <br /> San Joaquin County is not complete. <br /> III.A.15 <br />