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S. Waste Management Plan. The shall maintain regularly update Waste Management Plan. (Public Works) I ^ Although the proposed TMRF is not a landfill, nor is it proposing to engage in solid waste disposal, it is consistent with Solid Waste Disposal Policy No. 6.which states, ^—tnansferfacilities shall belocated close to the areas they serve," as UleTMRF will serve the City of Tracy and the unincorporated south County. The proposed use is consistent with the stated objective and pertinent policies of the San Joaquin County General Plan Solid Waste Disposal Section of the Infrastructure Services chapter. Agricultural Policies The General Plan includes policies directed at preserving agricultural land. Specific to the J� proposed project are Policies 5.a. - 5.d., 8, and 10 of the Agricultural Lands section of the Open Space chapter: 5. Agricultural areas shall be used principally for crop pnoduction, nanohinQ, and grazing. All agricultural support activities and non-farm uses shall be compatible with agricultural operations and ehoU satisfy the following criteria: U� o. The use requires a location in an agricultural area because of unusual site area requinarnonts, operational ohanactehaticn, resource orientodon, or because it is providing aservice tothe surrounding agricultural area; b. The operation characteristics ofthe use will not have adetrimental impact onthe management oruse ofsurrounding agricultural properties; C. The use will be sited to minimize disruption to the surrounding agricultural operations; and d. The use will not significantly impact transportation facilities, increase air pollution, cxincrease fuel consumption. 8` To protect agricultural land,non-agricultural uses which are allowed in the agricultural areas should be clustered, and strip or scattered development should be prohibited. 10. land uses at the edge of agricultural areas shall incorporate adequate buffers (e.g., fences and setbacks) to prevent conflicts with adjoining agricultural The proposed use is consistent with these Agricultural Policies. The proposed use will belocated inthe bottom o{ureclaimed gravel pit, approximately 30 feet below Qrade, and the entire site perimeter will befenced and landscaped along MacArthur Drive. The use ioalso similar innature to the neighboring quarries. Zoning The project site and adjacent properties are zoned AG -40 (General Agriculture, 40 -acre minimum) (Figure 4.1-3). The AG zone was established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of commercial agricultural enterprises. Certain non-agricultural uses may be conditionally permitted with aUse Permit inthe AG-4Dzone. The proposed materials recycling facility and transfer station is classified as a "Major Impact Service" and may be permitted with an approved Use Permit. The County Development Title defines this type ofuse aafollows: Section 9-115.490 Maior Impact Services. The Major Impact Services use type refers to land intensive activities that must be located away from residences or concentrations of people due to the magnitude or nature of the operation's impacts on the surrounding ER'93-1 -29- (9'27'93)