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

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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 AQ IDG d San Andreas BR 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 e Hospital k Point COYOTE POINT d Linda Mar h e Pe ro rt B re COUNTY PARK dr o C GRAZING LAND IS LAND ON WHICH THE EXISTING VEGETATION IS SUITED TO THE GRAZING o V N u al S C ley r OF LIVESTOCK. a 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

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N (C a qualifying for Prime Farmland and Farmland of Statewide Importance are determined by the NRCS. Changes to soil 20 San Gregorio A 316 Spring I L S 35 N profiles subsequent to publication of NRCS soil surveys are not reflected on this map. This map was developed using F SAN GREG San G ORIO reg NRCS digital soil data (SSURGO) and may contain individual soil units as small as one acre. STATE BEACH ori S o La H Borel Hill onda Cr o ee 784 W W g k Redwood e 5 4

Mindego Terrace d Land use status is determined using current and historic aerial imagery, supplemental GIS data, and field verification. R R n Lake Cre A i ek lp M Imagery sources may include public domain datasets, web-based information, and commercially purchased data, I onio in Pomp C D S e San Francisco e a depending on data availability. Supplemental data on land management status is obtained from federal, state, and re e m POMPONIO e r Haskins Log Cabin Boys School k local governments. Map reviewers at the local level contribute valuable information with their comments and suggestions. STATE BEACH Pa Hill M rk c R D Please refer to FMMP field analyst reports for each county to obtain specific citations. idg o 132 e n O a ld R k C ee E r o C D S C e A Cultural base information for the Important Farmland Maps was derived from public domain data sets, based upon D N P v TA A Pomponio i a ls r C design of the U.S. Geological Survey, with updates generated by digitizing over current imagery. C C Reservoir k 331 a S n L

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B P E S C A e e T S o P D E R O C R E E K r H 1 6 P C A been delineated as accurately as possible at 1:24,000-scale, but no claim to meet 1:24,000 National Map Accuracy C Gaging Station r e C Standards is made due to variations in the quality of source data. ek Dearborn R 37°15'0" Park Bu C O U N T Y PA R K U k Z Pescadero t PORTOLA STATE PARK e Landing an e The Department of Conservation makes no warranties as to the suitability of this product for any particular purpose.

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