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designation of RNL (Residential-Very Low Density) and is zoned AU-20 (Agriculture Urban Reserve-20 acre minimum). Loss of Agricultural Land According to the San Joaquin Important Farmland Map (Department of Conservation), the land proposed for development is classified as Prime Farmland. This classification is given to land that is considered the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics able to sustain long-term production of agricultural crops. The loss of approximately 5.6 acres of Prime Farmland is considered a loss of agriculture that can be mitigated to a less than significant level by providing one of the following mitigation measures listed below: 1. By providing water supply for agriculture 2. By assisting agriculturists in developing restoration and conservation projects. 3. By purchasing and combining smaller parcels to make agriculture more viable. 4. By conducting or funding flood plain restoration projects that benefit agriculture. 5. By developing or funding buffer zones between urban development and agricultural land. 6. By improving levees to protect agricultural land from flooding. 7. By conducting or funding erosion control projects that benefit agriculture 8. By clustering development of the 'Project" to support efficient use of agricultural lands. 9. By conducting or providing funding for techniques that increase production by identifying new processes, new techniques, or new crop potential on heretofore- limited agricultural production lands, i.e., converting grazing land to vineyards. 10. By conducting or funding programs that identify best agriculture management practices to increase efficiencies, such as land adjacent to wetlands, and potentially bring more agricultural land into production. By conducting or funding Urban Limit Line studies that provide for improvement of geometric shape and compactness of urban development that reduce pressure to prematurely convert agricultural lands. The applicant needs to propose a form of agricultural mitigation prior to attending the Planning Commission meeting. Please provide the proposed mitigation to the Community Development Department no later than December 3, 2003. Parkin Development Title Section 9-1015.3 states that one (1) parking spaces is required per 1,000 square feet of building space for the use type Educational Services-General and 0.20 spaces are required per student. The Religious Assembly-Community use type requires 0.33 parking spaces per seat. As a result, a total of 136 parking spaces are required. However, because the religious assembly and school activities occur at separate times, the Community Development Department has determined that the number of required parking spaces may be reduced to 108 as proposed by the applicant under Development Title Section 9-1015.9 which states that the requirements of the [Parking] Chapter may be modified by the Director in cases in which, due to the unusual nature of the establishment proposed, the requirements may be considered insufficient or excessive. 2