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2.1 Zoning <br />The San Joaquin County Community Development Department web site states <br />that the Site is zoned AG -40, General Agriculture with a minimum parcel size of <br />40 acres. This zoning designation "is established to preserve agricultural lands <br />for the continuation of commercial agriculture enterprises." <br />2.2 Proposed Development <br />A minor subdivision is proposed to divide the Site into three parcels. Gerard <br />Warmerdam, owner of the Site, indicated that he is splitting the land so that it can <br />be shared with his children. Two new homes will be built on the Site after the <br />parcel split, but the other uses of the land will remain unchanged (personal <br />communication, August 27, 2019). <br />2.3 Topography <br />A recent U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 -minute topographic map was obtained from <br />the San Joaquin County District Viewer. In the map, the Site is depicted as <br />slightly hilly land located at approximately 110 to 120 feet above mean sea level. <br />This map is included as Plate 3. <br />3.0 HISTORICAL RESEARCH <br />3.1 Aerial Photographs <br />Live Oak reviewed aerial photographs of the Site provided by the San Joaquin <br />County Surveyor's Office in Stockton, California. The available photographs <br />were dated 1937, 1952, 1963, and 1975. Additional photographs dated 1993, <br />2003, 2007, and 2014 were obtained from Google Earth. <br />In the 1937 photo, the Site appears to be primarily dry -farmed land crossed by a <br />dry creek. A barn and a smaller structure can be seen near the creek; haystacks <br />can be seen nearby. The portion of the Site south of the barn appears to be a <br />vineyard. The surrounding properties appear to be pasture or dry -farmed land. <br />In the 1952 photo, three new structures can be seen in the area near the barn. <br />The vineyard can no longer be seen, but two portions of the Site now appear to <br />be irrigated pasture. A vineyard can be seen on one of the adjacent properties to <br />the west. <br />In the 1963 photo, three new structures (or haystacks) can be seen to the north <br />of the barn. Several round objects which could be fertilizer tanks can be seen <br />near one of the other structures. More of the Site is now irrigated, and a small <br />LOGE 1940 2 <br />