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operations." Res onse to A ea! Statement No. 14: In this case,the construction of four(4) single-family residences will not be a significant impact on natural resources. Volume III of the General Plan states that extraction usually involves large are land 2. areas 6 77, and and rge- scale disruption of the landscape (C. Extractive Resources, pp. ) parcels a 9.78 acres in size, respectively. Because of the small size of the parcels, the long and narrow shape, and the required setbacks, it could be difficult to excavate a significant amount of material. As stated previously, the Division of Mines &Geology does not regulate development projects that do not involve excavation. As a result, the project is considered to be in compliance with State law, the findings and regulations of the Board of Mining and Geology, and the General Plan. In this particular case, the Initial Study did not identify any significant impacts that would result in the incompatibility of the residences with surrounding land uses. A eal Statement No. 11: "The Initial Study should recognize not only State law and regulations and the County's own General Plan, it also should not close its eyes to the long history of conflict between aggregate mining and other land uses, such as residential development. it is this long history and difficult experiences on which the State law and regulations and County General Pian are based. "Staff states that its finding that the Proposed Project will not affect the potential use, extraction, conservation, or depletion of a natural resource is based on the conclusion that the small size of these three parcels(2.44, 6.77, and 9.78 acres) would make mining those parcels difficult. This ; finding completely ignores the other side of the coin—the impact that these houses have on mining activities on adjacent parcels. "New development, particularly residential development, cannot be placed near resources off regional significant without impinging on the extraction of these resources. As a matter of faw and common sense, the Initial Study must conclude (paraphrasing the words from the cover page of the Initial Study and State law)that`the proposed project could affect the potential extraction of a resources of regional significance'." { Res onset A eat Statement No. 11: e project s. Koster Koster Road,the Delta Me Road c road and cannotanal, and an )be excavated,the Delta ng residence hMendota Canal)cannot be i Road is a County maintained public j excavated, and the existing residence is not proposing excavation. The construction of the residences will not restrict the extraction of resources of any other parcels in the vicinity. I PA-02-306\Towers San Joaquin County Page 10 Community Development