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5.6 Land Use <br /> This section provides an inventory of existing and designated land uses,including <br /> agricultural uses, in the vicinity of the Lodi Energy Center (LEC).For the purposes of this <br /> analysis,the affected environment study area is defined as those areas within 1 mile of the <br /> LEC project site and 0.25 mile within any linear project feature. Section 5.6.1 describes the <br /> environment that could be affected.Section 5.6.2 identifies potential environmental <br /> consequences, if any,from project development.Section 5.6.3 discusses potential cumulative <br /> effects. Section 5.6.4 discusses possible mitigation measures. Section 5.6.5 presents the laws, <br /> ordinances,regulations,and standards (LOBS) applicable to land use. Section 5.6.6 lists the <br /> state and local agencies involved in permitting the project,provides agency contacts,and <br /> describes the required permits. Section 5.6.7 provides the references used to write this <br /> section. <br /> 5.6.1 Affected Environment <br /> 5.6.1.1 Existing Land Uses within the Study Area (1 Mile of the Project Site) <br /> The proposed 4.4-acre LEC project site is located on land owned and incorporated by the <br /> City of Lodi, 6 miles west of the Lodi city center, in San Joaquin County. The power plant site <br /> is on the west side of Interstate-5 (I-5) approximately 1.7 miles south of State Route 12 (SR <br /> 12). On the east side of the site is the City of Lodi's White Slough Water Pollution Control <br /> Facility (WPCF). The WPCF's treatment and holding ponds are located to the north,the <br /> existing Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) Combustion Turbine Project#2 (STIG <br /> plant) is located to the west with a 230-kV PG&E overhead electrical transmission line <br /> aligned further to the west,and the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control <br /> District facility is to the south. <br /> The power plant site is currently used as equipment storage for the WPCF. The four areas <br /> (Areas A,B, C, and D) adjacent to the site to the east and northeast that are proposed for <br /> laydown areas are open space lands that appear to have been previously disturbed, and are <br /> relatively level with a few trees scattered throughout the sites. Area A has a building located <br /> within the southern portion of the site. The area in the project vicinity is developed primarily <br /> into agricultural land uses with rural residences,t-5 and local roadways,and irrigation <br /> canals. There are three residences located approximately 0.75 mile to the north of the power <br /> plant site;these are the closest residences. The proposed natural gas pipeline route would be <br /> aligned east from the power plant site following the boundaries between seven agricultural <br /> fields,crossing two agricultural fields, and passing by rural residential land uses on West <br /> Armstrong Road,terminating at a railroad line. The Kingdon Airport is located north of, and <br /> adjacent to,the proposed pipeline route. Figure 5.6-1 shows existing land uses within one <br /> mile of the project site. <br /> A search to determine if schools (elementary,middle,and high),churches,child care/day <br /> centers,parks and recreation centers,historic areas,and mines and quarries are located in <br /> the vicinity of the project site revealed that no such facilities are located within one mile of <br /> the project site. Table 5.6-1 lists the name of the entity in each of these facility categories that <br /> is located closest to the project site. <br /> SAC/371322/082340004(LEC_5.6_LAND_USE.DOC) 5.6-1 <br />