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Section 4.0 – Environmental Setting and Discussion of Impacts <br /> <br /> <br />City of Redwood City 18 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />Sandpiper Elementary School Facilities Expansion November 2016 <br />AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST RESOURCES <br /> Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />With <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No <br />Impact <br />Beneficial <br />Impact <br />Information <br />Source(s) <br />Would the project: <br />3) Conflict with existing zoning for, <br />or cause rezoning of, forest land <br />(as defined in Public Resources <br />Code section 12220(g)), <br />timberland (as defined by Public <br />Resources Code section 4526), or <br />timberland zoned Timberland <br />Production (as defined by <br />Government Code section <br />51104(g))? <br /> 1 <br />4) Result in a loss of forest land or <br />conversion of forest land to non- <br />forest use? <br /> 1 <br />5) Involve other changes in the <br />existing environment which, <br />due to their location or nature, <br />could result in conversion of <br />Farmland, to non-agricultural <br />use or conversion of forest land <br />to non-forest use? <br /> 1, 5-6 <br /> <br /> <br />4.2.3 Agricultural and Forest Resources Impacts <br /> <br />4.2.3.1 Impacts to Agricultural and Forest Resources (Checklist Questions 1-5) <br /> <br />The project site is located in an urbanized residential area that is not used for agriculture. The <br />proposed project would not affect Prime Farmland or any other type of farmland, conflict with <br />existing zoning for agricultural use or a Williamson Act contract, or otherwise affect an agricultural <br />use. Per Sections 12220(g) and 4526 of the California Public Resources Code, the project site does <br />not meet the definition of forest land or timberland. For these reasons, the project would not result in <br />any impact to agricultural or forest resources or lands. (No Impact) <br /> <br />4.2.4 Conclusion <br /> <br />The proposed project would have no impact on agricultural land, forest land, timberland, or <br />agricultural activities. (No Impact) <br />7.A. - Page 49