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Potentially Less Than Less Than Analyzed Si nificant Significant with Significant No In The 9 Mitigation g Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Prior EIR II.AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES. In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the Califomia Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. —Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the � ❑ ❑ � ❑ Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a ❑ ❑ ❑ F]Williamson Act contract? c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of ❑ ❑ ❑ F-1forest land to non-forest use? e) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? Impact Discussion: a) The subject property is zoned Community Commercial (C-C) and is not identified or designated as Prime or Unique Farmland or as Farmland of Statewide Importance on maps provided by the California Department of Conservation's Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program. The Department of Conservation categorizes the site as Urban and Built- up Land. Land with this designation is intended for use as residential, industrial, commercial, construction, institutional, public administration, railroad and other transportation yards, cemeteries, airports, golf courses, sanitary landfills, sewage treatment,water control structures, and other developed purposes.Therefore, the proposed project, a General Plan Map Amendment and Zone Reclassification, will not convert important farmland to non-agricultural use. b) The subject property is zoned Community Commercial (C-C) and is not zoned for agricultural use. Therefore, the proposed project will not conflict with an agricultural use and is not under a Williamson Act contract. PA-1900031 and PA-1900037—Initial Study 6