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Potentially Less Than Less Than Analyzed Si nificant Significant with Si nificant No In The 9 Mitigation 9 Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Prior EIR II.AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES, In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model(1997)prepared by the California Dept.of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land,including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. --Would the project, a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and ❑ ❑ ® ❑ El Program of the California Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land(as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland ❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ e) Involve otherchanges in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of ❑ ❑ © ❑ ❑ forest land to non-forest use? Impact Discussion: a-e) The project is a Use Permit application for an animal processing facility and chicken farm on a three(3)acre portion of one(1)legal parcel totaling 40,39-acres in the AG-40(General Agriculture,40-acre minimum), The proposed project site is currently under Williamson Act contract No. WA-71-C1-264. The contract restricts development to uses that are compatible with the Williamson Act and Development Title Section 9- 1805. "Compatible use"as defined in the Williamson Act includes uses determined by the County to be compatible with the agricultural, recreational, or open-space use of land within the preserve and subject to contract. (Government Code Section 51201[e])(Development Title Section 9-1810.3[b]) 1. The use will not significantly compromise the long-term productive agricultural capability of the subject contracted parcel or parcels or on other contracted lands in agricultural preserves. 7 Planning Commission Staff Report, PA-18003161 11 Environmental Review