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environment. Typical uses include airports, sanitary landfills, hazardous waste disposal sites, and correctional institutions. In accordance with the County Development Code requirements, the proposed Major Impact Services use (transfer station) is subject to conditional Use Permit approval in the AG -40 zone. Prior to approving the Use Permit for the transfer station, the approving authority is required to make the following findings: Section 9-821.6 Findings. Prior to approving an application for a Use Permit, the Review Authority shall find that all of the following are true: a. Consistency. The proposed use is consistent with the goals, policies, standards, and maps of the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan or Special Purpose Plan; b. Improvements. Adequate utilities, roadway improvements, sanitation, water supply, drainage, and other necessary facilities have been provided, and the proposed improvements are properly related to existing and proposed roadways; C. Site Suitability. The site is physically suitable for the type of development and for the intensity of development; d. Issuance Not Detrimental. Issuance of the permit will not be significantly detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or be injurious to the property or improvements of adjacent properties; and e. Compatibility. The use is compatible with adjoining land use. Other Plans and Policies Due to the type of project and the project's location, two other plans are pertinent to the proposed project. Source Reduction and Recvclina Element Assembly Bill 939, which enacted the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, requires that each city and each county prepare for each unincorporated area a Source Reduction and Recycling Element. In formulating its Source Reduction and Recycling Element, the County focused on two major goals: (1) Meeting the 25 percent and 50 percent waste reduction objectives for 1995 and 2000, respectively, as specified in AB 939, and (2) Promoting and developing regional approaches wherever possible in planning and carrying out the selected programs. Numerous objectives were identified as consistent with these two goals, many of which are pertinent to the proposed TMRF. These objectives specifically address achieving higher solid waste diversion rates through increased recycling and composting efforts and the establishment of additional regional Material Recovery Facilities throughout the County, such as the proposed TMRF. City of Tracy Urban Management Plan The project site is located south of the Tracy Sphere of Influence (Figure 4.1-4) but is within the boundary of the recently adopted Planning Area of the City of Tracy (Figure 4.1-5). The Land Use Plan contained in the City of Tracy's Urban Management Plan shows the site and the surrounding area as "Aggregate." The Conservation Element of the Tracy Urban Management Plan discusses the importance of extractive resources as an economic base for Tracy's local economy, with local and regional significance as building materials necessary for future urban growth. ER -93-1 -30- (9-27-93)