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City of Santa Ana <br />Discussion <br />Would the project: <br />Environmental Checklist <br />a. Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland ofStatewide Importance (Farmland), <br />as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of <br />the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? <br />No Impact. The proposed project is located in a fully developed urban environment. According to <br />the California Department of Conservation Orange County Important Farmland 2008 map <br />(California Department of Conservation 2008), the proposed project site is classified as "urban and <br />built-up land," which does not contain any agricultural uses. As a result, approval of the proposed <br />project would not result in the conversion of Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of <br />Statewide Importance to non-agricultural uses. No impact would occur. <br />b. Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or conflict with a Williamson Act contract? <br />No Impact. The project site is currently designated for residential uses by the Santa Ana General <br />Plan and Zoning Code. The project site has historically been used for residential purposes and is <br />currently used for religious purposes. Likewise, the area surrounding the project site is fully <br />developed, and no agricultural land uses and no property under Williamson Act contract exist in the <br />vicinity of the proposed project. As such, the introduction of the proposed Bat Nha Meditation <br />Center would not conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or a Williamson Act contract. No <br />impact would occur. <br />c. Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public <br />Resources Code section 12220(8)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section <br />4526), or timberland zoned 7Ymberland Production (as defined by Government Code section <br />51104(8))? <br />No Impact. As described above in Section Il.b., the site and surrounding areas are within an <br />established urban area. No land zoned as forest land or timberland exists within the proposed <br />project boundaries. The proposed project would not conflict with existing zoning for forest land or <br />timberland. No impact would occur. <br />d. Result In the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non forest use? <br />No Impact. As discussed in ILc, no land zoned as forest land or timberland exists within the <br />proposed project boundaries. Approval of the proposed project would not result in the loss of forest <br />land or conversion of forest land to other uses. No impact would occur. <br />e. Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could <br />result in conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non. <br />forest use? <br />No Impact. No agricultural land uses, forest land, or timberland exist in the vicinity of the proposed <br />project and the proposed project site has long been developed for urban uses. The proposed <br />redevelopment of the project site would not involve other changes in the existing environment that, <br />due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of farmland to non-agricultural use or <br />forest land to non-forest use. No impact would occur. <br />The Bat Nha Buddhist Meditation Center lone xo13 <br />Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 3-10 Itf 0e2013 <br />31 C-63