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North of the 2706 Pock Lane site is a mix of vacant land and urban development that includes residential areas and the Maya Angelou Branch Library. Light industrial and logistics development has occurred east of the 2706 Pock Lane site. South of the 2706 Pock Lane site is vacant land and orchards. Along with Kennedy Park and Community Center, Hamilton Elementary School is to the west of the 2706 Pock Lane site. The current San Joaquin County General Plan was adopted in 2016. The County General Plan is a legal document that serves as the County's guide for all future land use, development, preservation, and resource conservation decisions. The horizon year for the General Plan, except for the Housing Element, is 2035, which reflects the 20 -year planning period for the General Plan. The County General Plan has designated the project site R -L — Low Density Residential. The San Joaquin County Development Code (San Joaquin County Code Title 9) applies to lands in unincorporated San Joaquin County. The Development Code designates zoning districts that are distinguished by the allowable land uses in each district. It also specifies development standards for each zoning district, along with more generalized standards such as height of structures, yards, and infrastructure standards. As noted in Section 3.2, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, the project site is zoned AU -20 — Agriculture -Urban Reserve, 20 -acre minimum. Environmental Justice Environmental justice is not an issue that CEQA explicitly requires to be addressed; however, the State of California has recently emphasized the incorporation of environmental justice concerns in land use and environmental planning. The State has enacted SB 535, which seeks to address the adverse environmental impacts of projects that disproportionately affect minority and/or lower income communities, particularly those already burdened with environmental problems. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has developed the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen) to identify "environmental justice" or "disadvantaged" communities. CalEnviroScreen measures pollution and population characteristics using 20 indicators such as air and drinking water quality, waste sites, toxic emissions, asthma rates, and poverty. It applies a formula to each U.S. Census tract in California to generate a score that rates the level of cumulative impacts on each area. A Census tract that scores in the top 25% is considered a disadvantaged community. The project site is covered by two Census tracts: Tract #6077002100 and Tract #6077002800. According to CalEnviro Screen, the overall scores for both tracts are within the top 25%; therefore, the project site is within an area of disadvantaged communities (OEHHA 2021). Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures a) Division of Established Communities. Although the project site is identified as being within the Kennedy CDP, it is within an area of land that is only partially developed; only two rural residences are on the site. Pock Lane Public Review Draft IS/MND 3-50 May 2022