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Environmental Checklist Agriculture and Forestry Resources Draft Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration 23 ▪ Farmland of Local Importance: Land of importance to the local agricultural economy as determined by each county’s board of supervisors following recommendations by a local advisory committee. PRC Section 12220(g) defines forest land as: land that can support 10-percent native tree cover of any species, including hardwoods, under natural conditions, and that allows for management of one or more forest resources, including timber, aesthetics, fish and wildlife, biodiversity, water quality, recreation, and other public benefits. PRC Section 4526 defines timberland as: land, other than land owned by the federal government and land designated by the board as experimental forest land, which is available for, and capable of, growing a crop of trees of a commercial species used to produce lumber and other forest products, including Christmas trees. Commercial species shall be determined by the board on a district basis. Government Code Section 51104(g) defines a timberland production zone as: an area which has been zoned pursuant to Section 51112 or 51113 and is devoted to and used for growing and harvesting timber, or for growing and harvesting timber and compatible uses, as defined in subdivision (h). Impact Analysis a. Would the project convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? The project site is not designated as, is not adjacent to, and is not proximate to lands classified as Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance, as shown by maps prepared by the DOC’s Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program maps (DOC 2016a). The rezone of the project site from Commercial Community, Assembly Use Overlay to Industrial General would not result in the rezone of an agricultural use to a non-agricultural use. The project would only modify the project site; therefore, no Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance would be affected by project implementation and no impact would occur. NO IMPACT b. Would the project conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or a Williamson Act contract? The project site and surrounding areas are not subject to Williamson Act contracts (DOC 2016b). The project would only involve construction and modification at the project site, an industrial site. The rezone of the project site from Commercial Community, Assembly Use Overlay to Industrial General would not result in the rezone of an agricultural use or Williamson Act contract land to a non- agricultural use. Therefore, no Williamson Act contracts would be affected by project implementation and no impact would occur. NO IMPACT