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PotentiallyLess Than Less Than Significant Significant with Significant No g Mitigation g Impact Incorporated Impact Impact II. Agriculture and Forestry Resources. In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. --Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the ❑ ❑ ❑ Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the X❑ California Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a ❑ ❑ ❑ X❑ Williamson Act contract? c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of,forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland j as defined by Public ❑ ❑ ❑ Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of ❑ ❑ ❑ forest land to non-forest use? e) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in � ❑ ❑ conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? Impact Discussion: a) No Impact. According to the California Department of Conservation, the project site is categorized as urban and built- up land, and does not consist of Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland). The nearest Farmland is located immediate north and east of the project site (CDOC 2020a). The project site was previously used for industrial uses and has not been used for agricultural uses since the 1980s (Partner 2018). Therefore, the project would have no impact associated with Farmland conversion. This issue will not be further discussed in the EIR. b) No Impact. The project site is zoned General Industrial (I-G) and is not zoned for agricultural use (County of San Joaquin 2016). The project site is not located on lands enrolled in a Williamson Act contract, and surrounding land Enter oroiect#s. —Initial Study 8