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4 Environmental Analysis <br /> 4.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources <br /> Policy 85: The County shall utilize provisions of the Williamson Act and other appropriate <br /> economic incentives to support agricultural uses. <br /> Policy 86: The County shall not approve cancellation of Williamson Act contracts within <br /> or outside the County Urban Growth Boundary except where findings can be made in <br /> accordance with state law, and the cancellation is consistent with the Initiative. In no case <br /> shall contracts outside the Urban Growth Boundary be canceled for purposes inconsistent <br /> with agricultural or public facility uses. Prior to canceling any contract inside the County <br /> Urban Growth Boundary, the Board of Supervisors shall specifically find that there is <br /> insufficient non-contract land available within the Boundary to satisfy state-mandated <br /> housing requirements. In making this finding, the County shall consider land that can be <br /> made available through reuse and rezoning of non-contract land. <br /> Policy 93: The County shall seek to stimulate agricultural investment and enhance the <br /> economic viability of existing or potential rural agricultural uses. <br /> Policy 96: In areas outside the County Urban Growth Boundary designated Large Parcel <br /> Agriculture, Resource Management, or Water Management Lands, the number of parcels <br /> that may be created, the residential units permitted on each parcel, the size of the <br /> development envelope, the maximum floor areas and floor area ratios, and the uses <br /> permitted by the plan on February 1, 2000, or by the Initiative, whichever is less, may be <br /> increased. <br /> Policy 98: The County shall require Site Development Review for all proposed buildings, <br /> except accessory uses related to agricultural production (see definition in Table 1 of <br /> ECAP), in the "A-100"(Agriculture— 100-acre minimum parcel size), "A-160"(Agriculture <br /> — 160-acre minimum parcel size), or'A-320"(Agriculture—320-acre minimum parcel size) <br /> Districts. <br /> Alameda County Municipal Code <br /> Zoninq Ordinance <br /> The portion of the Project site located within Alameda County, is in the Agricultural (A) zoning <br /> district. Pursuant to Section 17.52.020 of the Alameda County Municipal Code, public utility uses, <br /> excepting buildings and service yards or storage yards, are permitted in any zoning district, <br /> provided that plans for any such use be submitted to the Alameda County Planning Commission <br /> for a report and recommendation prior to the acquisition of any site, easement, or right-of-way <br /> (ROW). Accordingly, the gen-tie line portion of the Project would be an allowable use within the <br /> A zoning district in Alameda County. <br /> Right to Farm Ordinance <br /> Alameda County's "Right to Farm" ordinance is defined in Chapter 6.28 of the Municipal Code. <br /> This ordinance is designed to promote public health, safety, and welfare, and to support and <br /> encourage continued agricultural operations in the county. The Right-to-farm ordinance protects <br /> farmland by requiring disclosure to purchasers and users of property next to or near agricultural <br /> operations of the inherent potential problems associated with living near actively farmed land. <br /> Griffith Battery Energy Storage Project 4.2-8 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />