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currently zoned AG-40 (General Agriculture; 40 acre. minimum) . The applicant is requesting a rezoning to AL-5 ( Limited Agriculture, 5 acre minimurri) . Agricultural uses can continue to exist on the subject parcel (s) under the new zoning. b) The subject property is currently zoned AG40 (General Agriculture, 40 acre minimum) .The applicant is requesting "a rezoning to A-L (Limited Agriculture). Agricultural uses can continue to exist on the subject parcel(s) under the new zoning. However, the applicant has also submitted a. Minor Subdivision application to split the 10 acre parcel into two 5 acre parcels. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66474.4:(b), land that is less than 10 acres in size in the case of prime agricultural land are too small -to sustain their agricultural use. As a result, parcels under- Williamson Act. contract must be , at a minimum , 10 acres in size. The project parcel is currently under the -California Land Conservafion Act (Williamson Act) and is subject to Williamson act Contract No . 78-C1 -213. in order to approve the subdivision, the legislative body approving the subdivision must require that the parcel be subject to joint management agreement. _ Pursuant to Government Code Section 66474.4(c)(1 ) a subdivision. can be approved for parcels that are categorized as .prime farmland but .are smaller than the minimum 10 acres of prime farmland- if the parcels are subject to -a joint management agreement, provided that the land under the agreement totals a minimum of 10 acres of prime farmland . The joint management agreement must remain in effect for as long as the parcels are under a Williamson Act contract. In the case of the -subject parcel , the applicant has filed a Notice of Non-renewal that will allow the contract to expire March 1 , 2030. i c-d) The project area does not have forest land -or timber land . Therefore , the proposed project's likelihood of causing the loss of forest land or the conversion ,of forest land to non4orest use, is less than significant. e) The project consists of a Zone Reclassification -and a Minor Subdivision. Aside from the issues discussed above , the projects possible influences causing other changes in the existing environment which , due to their location- or nature, r could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non4orest use , are less- than signfcant. r i i' e r I - 1 PA-2000107 (ZR) and PA-2000109 (MS )— Initial Study 7