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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project Farmland of Statewide Importance Farmland of Statewide Importance is similar to Prime Farmland but has minor shortcomings, such as greater slopes or a lesser ability to store soil moisture. Land must have been used for irrigated agricultural production at some time during the four years prior to the mapping date. Unique Farmland Unique Farmland has lesser quality soils used for the production of the state's leading agricultural crops. This land is usually irrigated, but may include non-irrigated orchards or vineyards as found in some climatic zones in California. Land must have been cropped at some time during the four years prior to the mapping date. Farmland of Local Importance Farmland of Local Importance is land important to the local agricultural economy as determined by each county's board of supervisors and a local advisory committee. Grazing Land Grazing Land is land on which the vegetation is suited to the grazing of livestock.This category was developed in cooperation with the California Cattlemen's Association, the University of California Cooperative Extension, and other groups interested in the extent of grazing activities.The minimum mapping unit for Grazing Land is 40 acres. Urban and Built-Up Land Urban and Built-Up Land is land occupied by structures with a building density of at least 1 unit per 1.5 acres, or approximately 6 structures to a 10-acre parcel.This land is used for residential, industrial, commercial, construction, institutional, public administration, railroad and other transportation yards, cemeteries, airports, golf courses, sanitary landfills, sewage treatment,water control structures, and other developed purposes. Other Land Other Land is land not included in any other mapping category. Common examples include low density rural developments; brush, timber,wetland, and riparian areas not suitable for livestock grazing; confined livestock, poultry, or aquaculture facilities; strip mines and borrow pits; and water bodies smaller than 40 acres.Vacant and nonagricultural land surrounded on all sides by urban development and greater than 40 acres is mapped as Other Land. California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment(LESA) Model In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the LESA Model prepared by the California Department of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. Agricultural and Forestry Resources 4.4-3 October 2021