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been identified as prime agricultural land by the County fbr planning purposes. It is the County's policy that agriculture will be encouraged where soils of high duality are found, water is or will be available, and adequate drainage can be maintained. This policy reinforces another policy of maintaining open areas between existing urban centers. It is also the County's policy that further fragmentation of viable agricultural land outside of areas designated for urban expansion will be permitted only in rural residential areas. Protective zoning for agricultural lands will be enforced by prohibiting scattered resi- dential, commercial, industrial or other uses unless they are directly related to the needs of the agri- cultural community. Implementation of the Williamson Act will be encouraged in these areas as a method of preserving prime agricultural land in long-term open space use." The above statements conclude our discussion of the Open Space/Conservation Element by showing the nature of the two major areal designations in the local vicinity of the proposed project. The present sub- division application is Rural Residential in character and location even though soils render it capable of possible Intensive Agriculture. Zoning: The subject property is located on Zoning Map 1.2, a portion of which is reproduced on the following page. Zoning of the subject property is RA -20. North of Cherokee Lane property is zoned I -PA for 1900' west of Cherryland. Property from there on west to the 99 Freeway is zoned M-2. RA• -20 Zoning extends west along the south side of Cherokee Lane 1400' where it becomes CM Zoniiig for 700' and finally M-1 for the remaining 1100' to the Freeway. South of the subject property 2200' the property east of Cherryland is zoned M-1. West of Cherryland the property is zoned RA -20 and CM. RA -20 Zoning exists to a point 1200' east of the center line of Cherryland Avenue and from there east properties are zoned I -PA and ultimately, GA -5. Appropriate City Plans and Their Elements: The City of Stockton projects industrial designation for property east of the Freeway to Cherryland. The property east of Cherryland is on the fringe of the Stockton planning area but not included within it (Bob Ching, City of Stockton Planning 12/11/74). The Open Space/Conservation Element is consistent with the Land Use Element in showing the area west of the property as urban in nature. -16-