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ISSUES |
GENERAL PLAN 2007 - 2027 |
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Agriculture &
Resource Development |
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Agriculture |
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Agricultural
land preservation (2.1) (2.1) □
Significance
of Important Farmlands (2.1.1) □
Preservation
Tools (2.1.2) □
Urban/agricultural
interface (2.1.1 ) Ø
Buffers will protect
agricultural lands and provide urban residential growth opportunities. Ø
Protection
of agriculture from urban growth with buffers to separate urban and agriculture with
compact growth of urban areas. Ø
Agricultural buffers to
address noise, odor, dust, chemicals, visual impacts and traffic conflicts. Ø
Need to check with
insurance carriers to see if proposed agricultural buffers meet their
underwriting guidelines. Ø
Consider agricultural
estates (like Ruby Hills in Ø
Urban limit lines
(2.1.2) □
Status
of Soils Information (2.1.3) □
Old “paper”
subdivisions in agricultural areas (2.1.3) □
Variances for parcel
sizes in agricultural areas (2.1.4) □
Provision
of Irrigation Water to Urbanizing Areas (2.4) □
Agricultural/urban
noise conflicts (8.4) |
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Williamson
Act (2.2) □
Concern for new
Williamson Act designations within area planned for growth. □
Cancellation
(2.2.1) □
Minimum
parcel size (2.2.2) □
Continued
participation (2.2.3) |
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Trends
and opportunities in agriculture (2.6) □
Agricultural
by-products and value-added products such as the rice fiber board plant. □
Biomass energy
development. |
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Changes
in State and Federal Policies, Legislation and Regulations (2.3) □
Water
(2.3.1) □
Air
Quality (2.3.2) □
Agricultural
Chemicals (2.3.3) □
Wetlands
(2.3.4) |
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Dairy
Policies and Standards (2.5) □
New dairies being able
to keep coming to this area and being accepted into the community. □
Older dairies not being
able to sustain themselves with increased costs and decreased milk prices. □
Public perception of
dairies or agriculture as a whole. □
Increasing regulatory environment
dealing with water, air, etc. for agriculture, specifically dairies. |
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Future
of Timberland Preserve Zone Lands (5.1) ·
Sensitive Species (5.2)
(4.2) ·
Watershed Protection
(5.3) |
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Distribution
of Mineral Resources and Provisions for their Continued Availability
(6.1) □
Natural Gas (6.1.1) Ø
Protect natural gas
fields from encroachment of development. □
Sand
and Gravel (Aggregate) (6.1.2) Ø
Address the conflicts
between gravel mining and development. Ø
Protect aggregate
resources |
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Expansion
of Energy Resources (6.2) □
Hydroelectric Power
Potential (6.2.1) □
Biomass
energy development from agricultural products and wastes (6.2.2) |
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Land
Use Compatibility (6.3) |
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Energy
Efficiency and Conservation (6.4) |
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Agricultural
Resources Opportunities, Constraints and Conclusions |
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Mineral
and Energy Resources Opportunities, Constraints and Conclusions |
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Below are links to the issues identified
for each topic addressed by the Plan: |
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The
following links will allow one to continue reviewing the process for the
Plan: |
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