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Recommendations Action It is recommended that the Planning Commission: 1. Approve the Negative Declaration; 2. Approve Quarry Excavation Application No. PA-0400250 with the Findings and Conditions of Approval contained in the staff report; and 3. Approve the revised Hendrick Ranch Reclamation Plan dated September 2004. Findings 1. The proposal is for the removal of regionally significant or scarce deposits of mineral resources and not for the removal of prime farmland. • This finding can be made because the proposed project site has been identified as having significant deposits of sand and gravel by the Department of Conservation (Division of Mines and Geology) and classified within a Mineral Resource Zone 2 (MRZ- 2). Specifically,the site is being mined for sand and gravel materials and will not result in the removal of prime farmland because the site will be reclaimed to agricultural viability. 2. The proposed reclamation of the property upon completion of the excavation will leave the property in a condition, which will allow its reuse • This finding can be made because the site has been planted in peach and almond trees and, upon final reclamation, will continue to be used for farming purposes. Moreover, reclamation proceeds concurrently with the excavation process. Resident hybrid erosion control seed mix will be utilized in excavated areas for erosion control prior to orchard planting, as proposed in the Hendricks Ranch Reclamation Plan dated September 2004. 3. Issuance of the permit shall not be significantly detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or be injurious to the property or improvements in the vicinity. • This finding can be made because there will be no excavation below the ground water table, and potable water services are to be provided on an existing quarry site. Additionally, an Initial Study prepared for this project identified traffic and noise impacts that can be mitigated to a less than significant level. The following mitigation measures are included in the recommended Conditions of Approval: 1. The applicant shall construct a 150-foot left-turn pocket for southbound Santa Fe Road at the project access point. 2. Retain a 300-foot setback from all property lines nearest to residential receptors for all loading and central activities related to excavation as shown on the site plan dated September 23, 2004, prepared by D.E.E.M. Shiningtree Environmental Services and Earth Sciences. San Joaquin County PA-0400250\Reed Community Development Page 6