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III. Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigations A. Land Use,Plans and Policies regional plans. The existing landfill site is owned and operated by the City of Stockton and has been annexed by the City from San Joaquin County. [Mike Miller,is this true?] The City has acquired the proposed expansion area to the north from the CYA, although this land is part of the unincorporated County. The proposed expansion area to the south(Brocchini Property)would be acquired under the project. These properties would not need to be annexed because according to a recent court case,the City is exempt from zoning requirements and conformance with the County's General Plan(Miller, 1993). [Mike Miller will add text regarding this issue] The proposed project site is also within the Planning Area boundaries,urban services area and the future growth area set forth in the City of Stockton General Plan. Consequently,the project would be subject to the goals,guidelines and policies established in the City of Stockton General Plan. Following are relevant policies of the Stockton General Plan,along with interpretive analysis of how the proposed project may or may not be in conformance with those policies. The existing City of Stockton General Plan City Limits Map does not show the existing Austin Road Landfill as having been annexed by the City. Urban Growth and Overall Development Goal 4: Promote and maintain environmental quality and the preservation of agricultural land while promoting logical and efficient urban growth. Policy 1: The wasteful and inefficient sprawl of urban uses into agricultural lands surrounding the urban area should be avoided by regulating the location of urban uses through the Urban Growth and Overall Development policies to minimize the consumption of agricultural land and other open areas containing valuable natural resources or scenic beauty. The proposed project would not represent"wasteful"or"inefficient"encroachment of urban uses onto County agricultural land because the proposed expanded landfill operation would not be compatible in areas with existing urban uses. City Concept and Design Goal 2: Develop a balanced and complete community in terms of land use distribution and densities,housing types and styles,job opportunities and opportunities for social and cultural expression. Policy 2: Business and industry should be encouraged to provide job opportunities for members of Stockton's work force. The proposed project would create short-term construction employment and extend the duration of long-term landfill and landfill-support employment in the area. HI.A.3