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subdivision densities, as reflected by the density designations on the general plan. There are other potentiallY developable parcels which could be reviewed. In the Happy Valley area, the Harris property, the Kass property, the Amador School District property and other properties in that general vicinity constitute a cluster large enough to consider for development as low density residential lots. However, the city has considered proposals by property owners in that area for annexation and development. The residents of the Happy Valley area have overwhelmingly demanded to stay unincorporated, so Happy Valley could maintain its rural character. As a result, the city council agreed that Happy Valley is not suitable for annexation and development at this time. Non- contracted lands such as Happy Valley which council has determined to be not suitable for annexation and development are not available and not suitable for low density housing development in preference to the Garms parcel. cancellation of the williamson Act for the Bonde property is in the public interest. A. other public concerns substantially outweigh the objectives of the Williamson Act. The relevant objectives of the williamson Act are, in summary, as follows: (ll preservation of limited agricultural land to maintain the agricultural economy of the state and adequate food for the future; (2l discouragement of premature and unnecessary conversion of agricultural land to urban uses benefits urban dwellers as it discourages discontiguous patterns of development which increase costs of community services; and (3) agricultural lands have value as open space constituting an important physical, social, . esthetics, and economic asset to existing and pending urban developments. since the city acquired the right-of-way for Bernal Avenue, the prior use of the site for boarding horses has been discontinued and no grazing use has been made of that portion of the site northerly of Bernal Avenue. The portion of the site southerly of Bernal Avenue, as indicated by Mrs. Bonde's representative, is no longer economically viable as grazing land for horses. The site is not prime agricultural land (see EIRl, and evidence in the record indicates it cannot support agricultural use. .