San Mateo County Important Farmland 2014
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor SAN MATEO COUNTY THE NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION John Laird, Secretary DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION DIVISION OF LAND RESOURCE PROTECTION David Bunn, Director IMPORTANT FARMLAND 2014 FARMLAND MAPPING AND MONITORING PROGRAM -122°30'0" -122°22'30" -122°15'0" -122°7'30" A L A PRIME FARMLAND M T 3 S Golf SAN FRANCISCO CO E Course D 82 Substation A PRIME FARMLAND HAS THE BEST COMBINATION OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL FEATURES 3 280 101 C ABLE TO SUSTAIN LONG-TERM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. THIS LAND HAS THE SOIL U O 35 N QUALITY, GROWING SEASON, AND MOISTURE SUPPLY NEEDED TO PRODUCE SUSTAINED I O U N CANADA DE GUADALUPE P HIGH YIELDS. LAND MUST HAVE BEEN USED FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION VISITACION Y RODEO VIEJO AT SOME TIME DURING THE FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE MAPPING DATE. W S 6 a R n Radio Towers Golf Course B Daly City ru Hosp no Brisbane FARMLAND OF STATEWIDE IMPORTANCE Mo Colma unt Sierra ain Point FARMLAND OF STATEWIDE IMPORTANCE IS SIMILAR TO PRIME FARMLAND BUT WITH MINOR Cemetery SHORTCOMINGS, SUCH AS GREATER SLOPES OR LESS ABILITY TO STORE SOIL MOISTURE. P A C Oyster Pt I LAND MUST HAVE BEEN USED FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AT SOME TIME F 177 S IC DURING THE FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE MAPPING DATE. A Point San Bruno N Edgemar UNIQUE FARMLAND Golf M Course ia B g UNIQUE FARMLAND CONSISTS OF LESSER QUALITY SOILS USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ra South San Francisco R U THE STATE'S LEADING AGRICULTURAL CROPS. THIS LAND IS USUALLY IRRIGATED, BUT MAY id g e F INCLUDE NONIRRIGATED ORCHARDS OR VINEYARDS AS FOUND IN SOME CLIMATIC ZONES R 330 Pacifica GOLDEN GATE IN CALIFORNIA. LAND MUST HAVE BEEN CROPPED AT SOME TIME DURING THE FOUR YEARS NAT CEM R I La gun a Skyline US NAV PRIOR TO THE MAPPING DATE. Sala da College RES A 37°37'30" SHARP Sw ee ne y Rid ge San Bruno PARK Sk y lin e P re se rve N San Francisco Mori Point International Airport S A N C FARMLAND OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE P E D R O 35 37°37'30" Vallemar S 280 B w I e LANDS OTHER THAN PRIME, STATEWIDE, OR UNIQUE THAT PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING Rockaway U SANCHEZ e Ju n ip e ro S erra S Beach n CROPS: OATS, CHRISTMAS TREES, PUMPKINS, DRYLAND PASTURE, OTHER GRAINS, AND Cattle Hill Cou n ty P ark e R y C HAYLANDS. THESE LANDS ARE NOT IRRIGATED. Golf Course I R O Shelter Cove UE E i Q G d A RID San Andreas B g Millbrae Point San Pedro S k e Lake EO a r 82 AT L) S n o 8 M OL GRAZING LAND a F Coyote SAN (T n P Burlingame Hospital Point COYOTE POINT ed Linda Mar k P r h ee ed o rt B r COUNTY PARK GRAZING LAND IS LAND ON WHICH THE EXISTING VEGETATION IS SUITED TO THE GRAZING ro o C Va N u S C lle r OF LIVESTOCK. a y re Golf n e i k SAN PEDRO VALLEY Course P B ek Substation 92 B e ek re d COUNTY PARK re C ro u C Devils M n S id S r o 1 M o d i A Slide t le a i s n u S rk a t Fo n h P Little URBAN AND BUILT-UP LAND A S z e Golf Coyote Point Y F 348 M a N h k c Course w n a a S URBAN AND BUILT-UP LAND IS OCCUPIED BY STRUCTURES WITH A BUILDING DENSITY OF t y e R o e F i S A AT LEAST 1 UNIT TO 1.5 ACRES, OR APPROXIMATELY 6 STRUCTURES TO A 10-ACRE PARCEL. North Pk 579 r R d N MATEO Hospital ek ek e W W g e r T A r COMMON EXAMPLES INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL C 6 5 C C Montara U e M D Foste i o 25 R R E N r City n Knob n U FACILITIES, CEMETERIES, AIRPORTS, GOLF COURSES, SANITARY LANDFILLS, SEWAGE i AQ Hil rt ta R C lsborough Brewer Island a r i M a d I F TREATMENT, AND WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES. Pilarcitos g S L San Mateo S U S A e M o l N N Montara Lake C e u A E t T FR Beach a Substa W A O N M M Bay Slu IL C D I k o Black L SC e 206 Radio IF O re u C Mtn E Montara C n r n Towers R B t e F S a Golf Bay Meadows E AY OTHER LAND 31 a e S FU Point Montara k T Course Racetrack G te in 36 E n ek E A t ce re n i C T 4 S T College of o OTHER LAND IS LAND NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OTHER MAPPING CATEGORY. COMMON EXAMPLES V m l T L5 S C E Sa L n Mateo e h INCLUDE LOW DENSITY RURAL DEVELOPMENTS, BRUSH, TIMBER, WETLAND, AND RIPARIAN AREAS n o Scarper eek T 4 S a n a Cr B g d Redwood Moss Beach S o c u n st k Peak h P Radio T 5 S o la Point i s o l s NOT SUITABLE FOR LIVESTOCK GRAZING, CONFINED LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, OR AQUACULTURE nn 6 i I lh l S I e ll e re Towers D F m au Hospital r 536 u L U e ir FACILITIES, STRIP MINES, BORROW PITS, AND WATER BODIES SMALLER THAN 40 ACRES. VACANT s g a C Z I N Redwood r B r Ox Hill C IO e C O R R A L D E e S b T I E R R A e r N Sh AND NONAGRICULTURAL LAND SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND k P e ores n Seal C Lower H e i ove u e (PALOMARES) k Belmont lg t Crystal Springs Res S W W GREATER THAN 40 ACRES IS MAPPED AS OTHER LAND. A a r rr R s 4 5 o Half M oo n Bay y i C o R R R k d d e i Greco Airp o rt e g A d College of e P g r e e A Island k e N Notre Dame n ek C d E e e l n Grana C r da S C I San Carlos o e o D F Wes r IC o tpo y Belmont in M A Airport t Princeton C t w n Ox Mountain n P e ort of N 92 mo Hill Smit d SAN FRANCISCO BAY WATER d h a Landf l iN ll e e s B R NAT WI i G edwood City LDLIFE REFUGE o o R n C S Ravenswood 37°30'0" i u lu a l f 35 A 283 P Point f Sa Pillar Point o n Carlos PERENNIAL WATER BODIES WITH AN EXTENT OF AT LEAST 40 ACRES. m Sk y la wn Me m Ga rde n s n s 92 Pulgas h a e M Pillar Point Harbor c p 14 (Ce m ete ry) Slu g H n A E e g H A a r i A Miram C U ar F l D r Upper N R 37°30'0" f L e F e a k Crystal Springs Res R D v M rt k e e C e n CORRAL DE TIERRA lb e s O A a E R r w M O n C y 35 o N (VASQUEZ) F E L o Substation o o Hosp d A n U 2 S L B k l o e A u A n A e G M Y r S P ULG E 92 C E AS 84 D S TU G T Sequoia A k NN A E e L Hospital PACIFIC T 1 e C r B E Redwood City NION O C U a s Henderson AQUEDUCT B Eagle HY o M HE HETC y E TCH t a Hill A i 187 d A c on C r na a H u la C 120 g O i Edgewood A C 84 US VETERANS East Palo Alto P A Co Park e Creek d HOSPITAL A ~ R S R N A SCA LE: 1:100,000 L A I jo 13 SANTA 1 inch represents approximately 1.6 miles Half Moon Bay s F O USGS C M ll o IRAMONTES i 36 D T oy Atherton H W W r Western Region Hdqrs M 31 Ar 101 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 i 5 4 W g 82 A g A e R R st Kilometers rr i n ~ o s T 5 S Z Canada y D College o T 6 S U O Menlo Park 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Golf K n n E i N Course Miles Can in o yon o n Le 1 g E 6 s R Woodside M A C Glens Miramontes o r u Y 149 Point n k t e a Huddart Bear Gulch e i M r n Co Park Reservoir Golf C U Woodside 10 40 The minimum land use Course mapping unit is 10 acres, N except Water, which is Summit AQ a D UED n mapped to a minimum of Bear UC i SpringS T 40 acres.