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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,RESOURCES AGENCY TOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AIL% DIVISION OF LAND RESOURCE PROTECTION 801 K STREET • MS 18-01 • SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA 95814 PHONE 916/324-0850 • FAX 916/327-3430 . TDD 916/324-2555 • WEB SITE conservation.ca.gov RECEIVED JUN - 1 2005 May 26, 2005 Community DeVelo pment Dept. Ms. Kathy Allen San Joaquin County Community Development Department 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 Subject: Minor Subdivision Application No. PA-0500232 (Reece) Negative Declaration(ND) — SCH# 2005042141, San Joaquin County Dear Ms. Allen: The Department of Conservation's (Department) Division of Land Resource Protection (Division) has reviewed the ND for the referenced project. The Division monitors farmland conversion on a statewide basis and administers the California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act and other agricultural land conservation programs. We offer the following comments and recommendations with respect to the project's impacts on Williamson Act contracted land. Prosect Description The project is an application to create a five-acre homesite parcel from a parcel (APN 255- 320-01) of 243.92 acres enforceably restricted by Williamson Act contract. The property is iocated on the southwest corner of State Route 33 and State Route 5 southeast of Tracy at 30220 State Route Highway, San Joaquin County (County). The property is planted in row crops. Surrounding land is a mixture of agricultural and residential use. The five-acre parcel could contain a primary residence and second unit dwelling. The remainder parcel currently contains a residence and could include a second unit dwelling. Subdivision of Williamson Act Contracted Land The Board of Supervisors must deny approval of a tentative map or parcel map involving Williamson Act contracted land if it finds that either the resulting parcels following a subdivision would be too small to sustain their agricultural use or the subdivision will result in residential development not incidental to the commercial ?Fie(Department of Conservation's mission is to protect Californians and their environment by: (Protecting fives and property from earthquakes and landslides;Ensuring safe mining and oilandgas drilling; Conserving Cafifornia's farmland,•and Saving energy and resources through recycling.