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Commercial development would be concentrated in these same areas as well as along major transportation routes
<br /> (SJMSCP 2000).
<br /> 5.3 ANALYSIS OF CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
<br /> The following sections contain a discussion of the cumulative effects anticipated from project implementation
<br /> along with the related projects and regional development for each of the thirteen environmental issue areas
<br /> evaluated in this DEIR. The analysis conforms with Section 15130 of the State CEQA Guidelines,which specifies
<br /> that the"discussion of cumulative impacts shall reflect the severity of the impacts and their likelihood of
<br /> occurrence,but the discussion need not provide as great a detail as is provided of the effects attributable to the
<br /> project alone."
<br /> 5.3.1 LAND USE AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
<br /> As described in Section 4.1 of this DEIR, implementation of the project would not physically divide a community
<br /> or result in land use conflicts between the project area and adjacent land uses. Impacts involving land use plans or
<br /> policies and zoning generally would not combine to result in cumulative impacts. The determination of
<br /> significance for impacts related to these issues, as considered in Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines, is
<br /> whether a project would conflict with any applicable land use plan or policy adopted for the purpose of reducing
<br /> or avoiding environmental impacts. Such a conflict is site specific; it is addressed on a project-by-project basis.
<br /> As described in Section 4.1, implementation of the project would not result in significant land use planning
<br /> impacts, and the project would be consistent with City land use plans,policies, and zoning. Because no land use
<br /> impacts would occur on a project-specific basis,the project would not contribute to any potential cumulative land
<br /> use impacts.
<br /> Implementation of the proposed project would contribute incrementally to the cumulative conversion of Important
<br /> Farmland to nonagricultural use in San Joaquin County. The incremental contribution of the project would be
<br /> cumulatively significant.
<br /> Most of the land in San Joaquin County is in agricultural production. In the year 2004, San Joaquin County had a
<br /> total of 624,115 acres of Important Farmland(California Department of Conservation 2007). Between the years
<br /> 1990 and 2004,the total amount of Important Farmland in San Joaquin County decreased by 11,714 acres or
<br /> approximately 2 percent(see Table 5-3). Prime Farmland and Farmland of Statewide Importance has decreased
<br /> by 23,596 acres and 8,344 acres,respectively, since the year 1992. Designation of new areas as Unique Farmland
<br /> and Farmland of Local Importance has resulted in net increases of 15,449 acres and 4,777 acres in these
<br /> categories of farmland,respectively, since the year 1992.
<br /> Table 5-3
<br /> Acreages of Important Farmland in San Joaquin County
<br /> Land Use Category 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2004
<br /> Prime Farmland 436,146 434,476 433,134 429,168 419,227 412,550
<br /> Farmland of Statewide Importance 99,566 99,148 98,148 96,795 93,739 91,222
<br /> Unique Farmland 47,086 47,206 48,759 52,715 59,118 62,535
<br /> Farmland of Local Importance 53,031 54,267 53,479 53,682 58,906 57,808
<br /> Total 635,829 635,097 633,535 632,360 626,402 624,115
<br /> Source:FMMP 2007
<br /> Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR EDAW
<br /> City of Manteca 5-11 Cumulative Impacts
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