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rmorandum <br />cot�fernioCOMMENT E <br />Ms. Norma Wood <br />State Clearinghouse <br />Office of Planning and Research <br />1400 Tenth Street, Room 121 <br />Sacramento, California 95814 <br />Dote : July 17, 1987 <br />PkK* : Sacramento <br />F --M, Deportment of Food and Agricuku►e --12 2 0 N Street , Room 10 4 = a <br />Sacramento CA 95814 .� "' �r' <br />Sacramento, � <br />Subject: SCH No. 86081922 -- General Plan Amendment for the Trains''`-.�- <br />Brother's Property in San Joaquin County <br />DAME <br />r)1_100; <br />The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has <br />reviewed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the <br />above referenced project wherein a General Plan Amendment is <br />proposed which would subdivide 26.06 acres of prime agricultural <br />land into 14 rural residential lots. Because of the potential <br />cumulative and growth inducing impacts associated with the proj- <br />ect, a similar General Plan Amendment for the surrounding 384 <br />acres is analyzed in this DEIR as well. The land under study is <br />410 acres. <br />1. This land is considered prime agricultural land and is under <br />permanent agricultural production in orchard crops. Conver- <br />sion of this land to urban uses would be an irreversible loss E.1 <br />of prime agricultural land in San Joaquin County. <br />2. The CDFA favors infill rather than discontiguous growth. The <br />Conversion of 410 acres to urban use is in conflict with the E.2 <br />General Plans of both San Joaquin County and the City of <br />Tracy. As discussed in section 5.1, development of the study <br />area would not be consistent with the intent to encourage <br />development in other locations in the County, specifically <br />adjacent to urban areas. This is considered a signficant <br />Environmental Effect which may not be avoided with mitigation <br />measures. <br />3. The CDFA is concerned about developments that introduce land E.3 <br />uses which conflict with pre-existing agricultural operations <br />in the vicinity. Section 3.1-9 provides a discussion of Land <br />Use Compatibilities. This is listed as a significant <br />environmental impact. <br />4. The cumulative impacts are discussed in Section 3. These E.4 <br />include loss of prime agricultural land, land use compat- <br />ibility, and the change in planning policy which would have <br />growth inducing effects in other areas of the County. The <br />growth inducing impacts are discussed in Section 8 and are <br />considered significant. <br />1-9 <br />