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YC: 9-6-90 QX-90-1 Land Use• The proposed quarry site is located on a 120-acre portion of a 253 . 71-accre parcel located between the south bank of the Mokelumne River and the bluff area north of the town of Clements. Approximately the eastern 55 acrs of the 120-acre site currently contains a nonproductive walnut orchard, with the balance planted in asparagus . Adjacent lands to the north, east, and west are devoted to agricultural uses. Residential and commercial uses within the town of Clements lie approximately 300 to 1000 feet south of the proposed quarry site. Also adjacent to the south side of the quarry site is a vacant 20 . 64-acre parcel primarily located on top of the 50-foot-high bluff overlooking the project site. The parcel ' s current zoning is R1-10 (Residential; 10, 000-square- foot minimum parcel size) , and an application has been submitted to establish a 38-lot residential subdivision on the site. The existing residences nearest to the proposed quarry site are located approximately 300 feet from the southern boundary of the extraction area and approximately 2700 feet from its northern boundary. If developed as proposed, the 20 . 64-acre site would contain residences as close as 200 feet and as far away as 2000 feet from the northern boundary of the extraction area. The site of the proposed quarry would, as a result of approval, be taken out of agricultural production for a period of ten years. During this time, excavation activities would proceed from west to east in north/south extraction strips. Excavation operations that would be visible from residential portions of the town would involve two to three pieces of excavation machinery and off-highway trucks which would each make approximately 16 trips per day to the processing site. The largest visible change would be the view of the disturbed ground instead of the current agricultural farmland. Once excavation operations begin, a portion of the site would be disturbed at any given time during the 10-year period of operation until reclamation is complete. In order to mitigate these potential land use conflicts to less than significant levels, the applicant will minimize the area being extracted at any one time, perform ongoing rehabilitation, and utilize temporary revegetation. These. mitigation measures are contained in the Conditions of Approval. -29-