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1 r Analysis. Back4round' The Williamson Act-program also known as the California Land Conservation Act was established in 1965 and is a contract between'a private-landowner and the county that enforceably restricts land to agricultural uses`or.openspace. By:landowners participating in 66 program, parcels are assessed for property.tax purposes.at a rate consistent with'their actual use; rather than their potential market value. The'rminimum term for, contract is 40 years and the contract'automatically renews itself each`yea runless a"Notice of Nonrenewal" is filed which tentatively begin the,terrimination process. The County_s.participatton'in,the Williamson Act program to'i dates back '969. As.of January 2007, the.County had 542;582.06 acres under Williamson Act Contracts. On December 26, 1972, California Land Conservation Contract No. 73-C1-65 was initiated for Assessor's Parcel Numbers 063-110-.15 and.063-2110-14. The Community Development Depart.ment,appr'" '&d a Notice. of Nonrenewal for a portion of contract No. 73-C1-65 6ontaining-11.24 acres on July.5, 2007. The applicant is proposing to cancel 1.44 acres of contract'No. 73-C1-65.The purpose of'the cancellation is to create a1.44 acre homesite for an agricultural worker by adjusting the line with the parcel to the north (APN: 063-110-33). The resultant parcels would contain.17.0.95 acres and 1.44 acres. The proposed 1.44-acre parcel will contain an existing residence and agricultural.building. The eastern property line of the parcel abuts North State Route Highway 88. The northern property line abuts East Bay Municipal Utility District Mokelumne Aqueduct. The southern property line is adjacent to agricultural lands Contract Cancellation Findings The Board of Supervisors may grant tentative approval for cancellation of a contract on Williamson Act property only if it makes one of the following findings: 1. That the cancellation is consistent with the purposes of the Williamson Act-, or 2. That the cancellation is in the public interest. Both of these findings include subfindings that the Board must also make. The applicant is requesting that the cancellation be granted based upon the ability to make Finding No. 1. The following is an analysis of Finding No. 1. 1. That the cancellation is consistent with the purposes of the Williamson Act. a. The cancellation is for land on which a Notice of Nonrenewal has been served pursuant to Section 51245 of the Government Code. This subfinding can be made because the Community Development Department approved a Notice of Nonrenewal on July 5, 2007. b. The cancellation is not likely to result in the removal of adjacent lands from agricultural use. This subfinding can be made because only 1.44 acres of land containing an existing single-family residence and an agricultural building is to come out of contract and the removal of adjacent lands from agricultural use will not likely result from this request. San Joaquin County PA-07005721Cortopassi Farms Community Development Page 3