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5.6 LAND USE 5.6.1.3.2 Zoning Designations within the Study Area The zoning ordinance is a regulatory tool used to implement the General Plan. It defines zones that dictate permitted uses,and can include design requirements such as setbacks and height limits. The city and county zoning ordinances are enforced by their respective planning and building departments. The power plant site,construction laydown and parking areas,and a portion of the natural gas pipeline route are zoned"Public and Community Facilities" (PF) by the City of Lodi. There are no height restrictions in the PF zoning district (Morimoto,pers. comm.,2008). In lands designated for public uses,the City determines development standards during the project review process (City of Lodi,2003)3. The gas pipeline is also located in an area that is zoned"General Agriculture" by San Joaquin County. According to Title 9,San Joaquin County's Development Title, The"General Agriculture" zone was established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of commercial agricultural enterprises. This zone is intended to implement the General Agriculture land use category of the General Plan.Minor utility services are a permitted use in the General Agriculture zone;major utility uses are permitted, subject to site approval in the General Agriculture zone (San Joaquin County,2001). The zoning designations for land that is within a 1-mile radius of the project sites are listed in Table 5.6-4. The distribution of the zoning relative to the project sites is shown in Figure 5.6-4. TABLE 5.6-4 Zoning Designations and Allowable Activities Within a 1-mile Radius of the Project Zoning Designation Allowable Uses City of Lodi—Applicable to the Project Site, Laydown Areas,and a Portion of the Natural Gas Pipeline Public and Community Facility(PF) Applied to areas suitable for public land uses including government offices, schools, and libraries, and other related public uses.A Utility Facility is an allowable use in the PF zone. San Joaquin County—Applicable to the Natural Gas Pipeline General Agriculture Utility Services are a permitted use or a use that is permitted subject to site approval,depending on the utility use. Parcels containing less than two acres in the General Agriculture zone may be created for the purpose of providing a separate lot for an existing use or a use granted by permit(such as Utility Services). Sources: City of Lodi,2003; San Joaquin County,2001. 5.6.1.3.3 San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open-Space Plan The San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open-Space Plan (Plan) allows Plan Permittees (such as San Joaquin County and the cities within the County) to issue Incidental Take Permits or allow project applicants to mitigate for impacts to 3 NCPA met with the City of Lodi Community Development Department,Planning Division, Rad Bartlam, Interim Community Development Director on August 28,2008.Per Mr.Bartlam,the City will not require or impose development standards for the LEC facility. 5.6-10 SAC/371322/082340004(LEC_5.6_LAND_USE.DOC)