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extensive operating schedule and storage of agricultural field wastes. An urban industrial zone could still be a reasonable location. Provision 2 relates to performance standard of development which would be confirmed as conditions of approval for the project. Regarding provision 3, the project site is removed from populated areas, but would be situated on soils deemed as "prime" (Class III with high productivity) by the SCS. Ordinarily, "prime" refers to soils with Class I or II characteristics, except in such instances where exceptional productivity of a Class III or IV soil provides justification for a prime listing. This factor may place the site at odds with the third criterion of the ordinance, since approximately 20 acres, or 35 percent of the site would be taken out of production. The Planning Commission would have to make a determination that the chosen location of the site does not have a significant impact on productive farmland. Section 9-4103 (h) of the ordinance contains other requirements that suggest land use consistency of the project in the GA-40 zone. The proposed use is agricultural in nature in that it recovers and processes agricultural material . The parallel oil recycling operation, while not agricultural by definition, is an integral part of the proposed biomass recovery. The proposed use is, on the balance, consistent with the intent of r . the zoning ordinance for uses in the GA zone from the standpoint of resource recovery definitions, site development and regulatory factors. Less clear is the project's consistency with the ordinance from a loca- tional standpoint. Mitigation Measure. It appears that a finding from the County Planning Commission would be needed for the proposed siting of the pro- ject, based on the locational criteria of the Zoning Ordinance, Section 9-4103 (g) . The applicant should thus demonstrate to the Commission the relative importance of the selected site and the unavailability of qualified alternatives with less productive soils. The Commission should also determine whether, in fact, the Class III soils of this location qualify as "Prime Farmland." 3-11 104-3.R3 4/I0/89