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"Note the underscored language does focus directly on incompatible uses on adiacent properties, explicitly acknowledging that incompatible uses on adjacent parcels can interfere with the extraction of protected resources on neighboring parcels. "This effort to protect natural resources is grounded in strong public policy. it is directly analogous to the efforts in many communities to protect the right to farm through the adoption of ordinances and other techniques. "in order to protect these resources and the mining operations, the County's General Plan establishes specific objectives, policies and implementation steps: Objective 1: "To protect extractive resources from urban development or encroachment." Policy 1: Mineral deposits of significant quantity, value, or quality, as identified by the State Division of Mines and Geology reports shall remain in open space uses until extraction of resources unless the immediate area has been committed to other uses." implementation 2(a): "All development in areas of significant sand and gravel deposits, as identified by the State Mines and Geology Board shall require a discretionary permit, conditioned to protect the resources." Res onse to A earl Statement No.4: Single-family residences may be permitted in all agriculturally and residentially zoned e1properties in San Joaquin County (Development Title Sec titions 5men tmay be permitted n Resource Conservation ) in Volume I of the General Plan states thatpn the continued existence or Areas only if the proposed uses willis cnot have consistent with GeneralPlapole es a�d zoning ng regulations ons because use of the resource. The project the project is a permitted use in the AG-40 zone(General val was obtained wh ch Agriculture, that it wwould snot have a significant approved conditional Site Appro negative impact on the continued existence or use of the resource. Apt)eat Statement No.6: "RMC appeals the Staffs approval of the Site Development Application on the grounds that The approval is based on a flawed Negative Declaration. Three of the necessary five findings for development approval cannot be made. i "The Site Development Review findings to which RMC objects are the following: Finding#1: The proposed use is consistent with the goals, policies, standards and maps of the General Plan, any applicable Master Plan, Specific Plan, and Special Purpose Plan, and any other applicable plan adopted by the County. ity may requires "in many, if not most, site development reviews, assessment is question of corn here�ilthe General Plan bjective assessment, However, no such subjective expressly states that the mining of these resources is protected,that this land `shall remain in open PA-02-30617owe rs San Joaquin County Page 6 Community Development