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California Gavin Newsom , Governor <br /> David Shabazian , Director <br /> Department of Conservation <br /> D � <br /> Division of Land HesourLe Protectior , <br /> NOVEMBER 3 , 2023 <br /> VIA EMAIL : ALISA . 00ULART@SJGOV . ORG <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT <br /> ALISA GOULART , PROJECT PLANNER <br /> 1810 E . HAZELTON AVENUE <br /> STOCKTON , CA 95205 <br /> Dear Ms . Goulart : <br /> RE- REFERRAL FOR FOUR APPLICATIONS BEING PROCESSED CONCURRENTLY , PA - 2000217 , <br /> PA - 2200021 , PA - 2000218 , & PA - 2200070 <br /> The Department of Conservation ' s ( Department ) Division of Land Resource Protection <br /> ( Division ) has reviewed the Re - referral for four applications being processed <br /> concurrently : PA - 2000217 , PA - 2200021 , PA - 2000218 , & PA - 2200070 ( Project ) . <br /> The Division monitors and maps farmland conversion on a statewide basis , provides <br /> technical assistance regarding the Williamson Act , and administers various agricultural <br /> land conservation programs . Public Resources Code , section 614 , subdivision ( b ) <br /> authorizes the Department to provide soil conservation advisory services to local <br /> governments , including review of CEQA documents . <br /> Protection of the state ' s agricultural land resources is part of the Department ' s mission <br /> and central to many of its programs . The CEQA process gives the Department an <br /> opportunity to acknowledge the value of the resource , identify areas of Department <br /> interest , and offer information on how to assess potential impacts or mitigation <br /> opportunities . <br /> The Department respects local decision - making by informing the CEQA process , and is <br /> not taking a position or providing legal or policy interpretation . <br /> We offer the following comments for consideration with respect to the project ' s <br /> potential impacts on agricultural land and resources within the Department ' s purview . <br /> PROJECT ATTRIBUTES <br /> The proposed project includes Map Amendment No . PA - 2000217 which proposes <br /> changing the General Plan Designation of a 14 . 5 - acre portion of a 78 . 78- acre parcel . <br /> Also , proposed is Zone Reclassification No . PA - 2200021 which proposes to change the <br /> current zoning designation for the same 14 . 5 - acre parcel from Agriculture Urban <br /> Reserve to Very Low Density Residential to align with the General Plan designation and <br /> State of California Natural Resources Agency I Department of Conservation <br /> 715 P Street, MS 1904, Sacramento, CA 95814 <br /> conservation . ca . gov I T : (916 ) 324- 0850 1 F : (916) 327- 3430 <br />