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L S A FAIRVIEW BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS <br />(9TR STREET TO 16TR STREET( PROJECT <br />SANTA ANAL CALIFORNIA <br />3.2 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES <br />INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION <br />MAY 2020 <br />Less Than <br />Potentially Significant with Less Than <br />Significant Mitigation Significant No <br />Would the project: <br />a. Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of <br />Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps <br />prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />Program of the California Resources Agency, to non- <br />agricultural use? <br />b. Conflict with existing zoningfor agricultural use, ora <br />El <br />El <br />ElWilliamson <br />Act contract? <br />c. Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest <br />land (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 12220(g)), <br />timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code Section <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />4526). or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as <br />defined by Government Code Section 51104(g))? <br />d. Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land <br />El <br />El <br />El <br />non -forest use? <br />e. Involve other changes in the existing environment which, <br />due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of <br />El <br />El <br />ElFarmland, <br />to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest <br />land to non -forest use? <br />3.2.1 Existing Setting <br />Maps of designated farmlands are compiled by the California Department of Conservation Farmland <br />Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP), pursuant to the provisions of Section 65570 of the <br />California Government Code. These maps use data from the United States Department of <br />Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) soil survey and current land use <br />information utilizing eight mapping categories, and represent an inventory of agricultural resources <br />within the State. The maps depict currently urbanized lands and a qualitative sequence of <br />agricultural designations. Maps and statistics are produced biannually using a process that <br />integrates aerial photo interpretation, field mapping, a computerized mapping system, and public <br />review. Orange County FMMP maps were reviewed to determine the potential for impacts to <br />farmland as a result of the proposed Project. <br />3.2.2 Impact Analysis <br />a. Would the project convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide <br />Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and <br />Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? <br />No Impact. The Project area is classified as Urban and Built -Up Land, according to the FMMP.' The <br />Project area is not located on land that is designated as Prime Farmland or Farmland of Statewide <br />2 California Department of Conservation. 2014. Orange County Important Farmland 2014. Website: <br />ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/dlrp/FMMP/pdf/2014/oral4.pdf (accessed August 2019). <br />3-4 7 58�38ND\Final ISMND\Fairview Street Bridge Final ISMND.docx (OS/26/20) <br />