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Community Plan Exemption Checklist <br />City of Santa Ana Gary Avenue Business Park Project <br />e) Involve other changes in the existing ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ <br />environment which, due to their location or <br />nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, <br />to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest <br />land to non -forest use? <br />Summary of Impacts Identified in the GPU EIR <br />The Final Recirculated GPU EIR addressed agriculture and forestry resource impacts on pages 8-1 and 8-2. <br />The GPU EIR determined that the City does not have any significant agricultural resources and has no land <br />designated or zoned for agricultural use and does not have any land subject to a Williamson Act contract. <br />Santa Ana does not have any land designated or zoned for forestland, timberland, or zoned Timberland <br />Production. Thus, the GPU EIR concluded that impacts associated with conversion of farmland and forestry <br />would not occur, and no mitigation measures related to agricultural, or forestry were required or identified. <br />Impacts Associated with the Proposed Project <br />a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance, as shown on the <br />maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California <br />Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? <br />No New Impact. The Project site is on Urban and Built -Up Land according to the California Department of <br />Conservation's California Important Farmland Finder Map. The Project site is surrounded by Urban and Built - <br />Up Land. No farmland or other agricultural uses are located near the Project site. Therefore, the Project <br />would result in no new impacts related to farmland or agriculture. <br />b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? <br />No New Impact. As identified above, the Project site does not include agricultural land. The Project site has <br />a General Plan land use of FLEX-3 land use and an Interim Development Standard of M1 (Light Industrial). <br />Additionally, the Project site is not currently under an active Williamson Act contract. Therefore, the Project <br />would result in no new impacts on conflicts with existing zoning for agricultural use or a Williamson Act <br />contract. <br />c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources <br />Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526), or <br />timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51 104(g))? <br />No New Impact. As discussed above, the Project site is currently developed and located within an urban <br />and developed area. The Project site does not include forest land or timberland. The Project site is <br />designated as FLEX-3 and has an Interim Development Standard of M1. Therefore, the Project would result <br />in no new impacts related to conflicts with existing forest land or timberland zoning. <br />d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non -forest use? <br />No New Impact. As discussed above, the Project site is currently developed and located within an urban <br />and developed area. The Project site does not include forest land or timberland. Therefore, the Project would <br />result in no new impacts related to conversion of forest land to non -forest use. <br />e) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result <br />in conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non -forest use? <br />33 <br />