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Relatively little urban development has occurred in the vicinity outside of Kennedy Park and Community Center. Residential areas are located to the north and west of the site; none are located to the east and south. Therefore, the project would not divide any established residential communities. The project would have no impact on this issue. b) Conflict with Applicable Plans, Policies and Regulations Avoiding or Mitigating Environmental Effects. The project is consistent with the existing San Joaquin County General Plan land use designation, which is Low Density Residential. The project proposes to change the current zoning of AU-20, which is an agricultural zone but one that acknowledges that future development is expected to occur. The proposed zone, R-L, is consistent with the General Plan designation for the project site. This IS/MND analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. For all environmental issues, the project would have no environmental impact, an impact that would be less than significant, or an impact that can be mitigated to a level that would be less than significant. This includes issues for which there are land use plans, policies, or regulations adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. These are discussed under the applicable environmental issue. As noted, the project site is covered by two Census tracts, both of which have overall CalEnviroScreen scores that place them in the top 25 percentile; therefore,these tracts are considered disadvantaged communities under SB 535. The census tracts have a population that is majority Hispanic and has a higher-than-average percentage of children. Although scores on specific issues vary between the two tracts, high scores have been posted in drinking water, PM2.5, pesticides, hazardous waste, and solid waste, as well as asthma, cardiovascular rate, unemployment, poverty, and education (OEHHA 2021). As such, project impacts on the physical environment that could affect the health and well-being of the residents of these disadvantaged communities could be considered potentially significant. However, as discussed elsewhere in this IS/MND, the project is not expected to have significant environmental impacts, especially with implementation of mitigation measures. The project would have no significant impacts to surface or groundwaters, with implementation of measures to reduce adverse impacts of storm water drainage (see Section 3.10, Hydrology and Water Quality). As discussed in Section 3.9, Hazards and Hazardous Waste, no hazardous wastes sites have been identified on the project site, and the project would not involve substantial amounts of hazardous materials. Compliance with the requirements of County Code Section 9-905.12 would remediate any residual agricultural chemicals on the site. The project would provide housing, thereby potentially reducing the housing burden in the area and providing safer housing in an area with available parks and open space. Therefore, the project would not have a significant adverse impact on environmental justice issues related to the physical environment. Overall, the project would not conflict with plans and programs that mitigate environmental effects. Impacts would be less than significant. Pock Lane Public Review Draft IS/MND 3-51 May 2022