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PUD-93-02-09M 2001 Ruby Hill Boulevard shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, ^ ^ Q ^ or a Williamson Act contract? c) Involve other changes in the existing environment ^ ^ Q ^ which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use? Discussion a) The Deed of Perpetual Agricultural Conservation Easement, recorded on the subject land in September 1998, allows for an approximately 2.5-acre portion of the 36-acre site to be used for agriculture and residential uses associated with the agricultural use of the property. Permitted use includes winery, tasting rooms, residence, and structures necessary for any other commercial uses. The proposed development includes the relocation of an existing building on the same site and construction of a Tuscan style home in the future. All improvement including the parking area and pathways would be within the 2.5-acre easement area. The proposed development would remove some of the existing vineyards that are located within the easement area. However, the overall required acreage area for agricultural use would be retained. Therefore, this would be aless-than-significant-impact. b) Agriculture Resource impacts from the proposed development in minimal. The acreage specified for agricultural use on the subject site is to be retained in a manner conforming to the Deed of Perpetual Agricultural Conservation Easement. Therefore, this would be a less-than- significant-impact. c) The portion of the land that would be used for proposed commercial establishment, parking area, and the future home would be within the acreage specified in the Deed of Perpetual Agricultural Conservation Easement. The proposed land use change is less than significant in that the majority of the land would continue to be used as agriculture purpose. Therefore, this would be a less-than-significant-impact. 3. AIR QUALITY Environmental Setting The Bay Area has remained one of the cleanest of the five major urban California air basins in recent years. However, there are still several days annually when air pollution exceeds the federal and state air quality standards. These standards, set at different concentrations for each of the major air pollutants have been developed to protect public health. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) regulates air quality in the Bay Area Region through its permit authority over most stationary emission sources and through its planning and review activities. The BAAQMD is the main permitting agency for air pollutant sources.2 Standards of Significance For purposes of this environmental document, an impact is considered significant if the proposed project would: