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4.1 l�1ND,USE qND PLANNING P®L ICY ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING This section of the DEIR describes existing land uses and agricultural operations in the project area. It addresses the project's relationship to policies in the County's Zoning and General Plan as well as other relevant plans and policies. It evaluates the proposed project's compatibility with existing land uses, in the site vicinity and the relationship of on-site land uses to each other. Existing Land Use The 39.2 -acre site is currently vacant. From 1971 to 1975 the site was mined for gravel by Lone Star Industries, which resulted in a large excavated pit approximately 30 feet deep that composes most of the site. There are two primary types of land uses in the area surrounding the project site, gravel mining and agriculture. Lone Star Industries operates a sand and gravel mining facility west of the site, with Teichert Aggregates operating a similar facility to the north. Directly across MacArthur Drive to the east are orchards and a recently plowed field. The property to the south of the site is vacant agricultural land. Other land uses in the area include fields of row crops and the Royster Tire Storage and Recycling facility to the west. The Banta-Carbona Irrigation District canal runs along the western boundary of the site. Corral Hollow Creek is also located north of the site (refer to Figure 4.1-1). There are few residences in the project area. The closest are the two mobile homes located across MacArthur Drive, approximately 600 feet northeast of the site. There is also one residence approximately 1.4 miles south of the site on the west side of MacArthur Drive. There are also scattered residences at the intersection of Linne Road and MacArthur Drive, north of the site. General Plan and Zone Designations The intent of the General Plan is to serve as a guide for the comprehensive long-range development of an area. It is usually written text containing policies in the form of goals, objectives, and principles, accompanied by a map or series of maps. The General Plan is typically implemented by zoning ordinances, which in San Joaquin County are contained within the Development Title. General Plan The site is designated as "General Agriculture" (A/G) on the San Joaquin County General Plan 2010 Land Use Map (refer to Figure 4.1-2). The intent of the General Agriculture designation in the land use element is to establish areas generally committed to agriculture with viable commercial agricultural enterprises that require large land areas to efficiently produce their crops (2010 Plan, pp. 111-116). Typical uses with the General Agriculture areas include crop production, orchards, aerial crop spraying, and animal raising and sales. Public, institutional, and/or major impact uses such as the proposed TMRF may be permitted within land use areas designated for General Agriculture with an approved Use Permit. Solid Waste Policies The Infrastructure Service Chapter of the County General Plan provides the following solid waste disposal discussion. IER -93-1 -27- (9-27-93)