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10. By conducting or funding programs that identify best agriculture management practices to <br /> increase efficiencies, such as land adjacent to wetlands, and potentially bring more <br /> agricultural land into production. <br /> 11. By conducting or funding Urban Limit Line studies that provided for improvement of geometric <br /> shape and compactness of urban development that reduces pressure to prematurely convert <br /> agricultural lands. <br /> Another method to mitigate for the loss of agricultural land is to obtain agricultural conservation easements <br /> that ensure the availability of agricultural land for the long term. One technique to obtain conservation <br /> easements to mitigate for the loss of agricultural land is to establish a mitigation fee. Absent such a fee, the <br /> project proponent has the alternative to purchase the easement directly from a property owner. Another <br /> alternative is to work with the American Farmland Trust to establish a mitigation fee. In this case, the fee <br /> will be placed in an interest-bearing account for a three-year period of time to allow San Joaquin County to <br /> develop a mitigation program for the loss of agricultural land or to select an appropriate mitigation site within <br /> San Joaquin County. If San Joaquin County establishes a farmland trust during the three years, the <br /> American Farmland Trust will distribute the funds to San Joaquin County. If San Joaquin County has not <br /> approved a program for the loss of agricultural land, then the American Farmland Trust will utilize the funds <br /> to obtain an easement. <br /> The applicant has proposed to provide mitigation for the loss of agricultural land by paying $1,500 toward <br /> funding Urban Limit line studies. This will provide sufficient mitigation for the loss of agricultural land. <br /> San Joaquin County UP-01-5\Jehovah's Witnesses <br /> Community Development Page 4 <br />