1. (a) An application shall include a written narrative factually demonstrating that, even under the best currently available cultivation and management practices, continued agricultural use of the proposed solar-use easement area is substantially limited due to chemical or physical properties of the soils found on the site. The narrative shall include:

   1. (1) Reference to USDA NRCS soil survey information for the proposed easement area, including:

      1. (A) A soil map that clearly delineates the soil mapping units found on the site.
      2. (B) The land capability classification, indicating whether the land is irrigated or non-irrigated, for each soil mapping unit.
      3. (C) The soil survey description of the primary physical or chemical limitation(s) to agricultural use for each soil mapping unit.
   2. (2) The existing agricultural use(s) on the solar-use easement site.
   3. (3) A discussion of the typical cultivation and management practices used to carry out the uses described in (b) above.
   4. (4) The existing agricultural conditions in the surrounding area and county.
   5. (5) A discussion of the best currently available agricultural management practices and an explanation as to whether one or a combination thereof would allow continued agricultural production on the project site.

Note: Authority cited: Section 51191.8, Government Code. Reference: Section 51191, Government Code.

History

1. New section filed 1-16-2014; operative 2-1-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2014, No. 3).