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Hana Japan Restaurant Project <br />Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />58 <br />May 2025 <br />XII. MINERAL RESOURCES. <br />Would the project: <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less-Than- <br />Significant <br />with <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less-Than- <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No <br />Impact <br />a. Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral <br />resource that would be of value to the region and the <br />residents of the state? <br />    <br />b. Result in the loss of availability of a locally-important <br />mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local <br />general plan, specific plan or other land use plan? <br />    <br /> <br />Discussion <br />a,b. According to Figure 7-2 of the City’s General Plan, approximately 1,750 acres of regionally <br />significant sand and gravel deposits are located within and adjacent to the easternmost <br />portion of the City. The California Division of Mines and Geology has designated the area <br />as an “Aggregate Resource Area of Regional Significance.” The project site is located in <br />a developed area within the western portion of the City, approximately 4.41 miles from the <br />designated aggregate resource area. The City’s General Plan EIR states that much of the <br />developed Planning Area is categorized as Mineral Resource Zone (MRZ) 1, which is <br />defined as an area without significant mineral deposits. The General Plan EIR therefore <br />concluded that buildout of the Planning Area would result in a less-than-significant impact <br />to mineral resources. Given that the proposed project would be consistent with the site’s <br />current General Plan land use designations, the project would be consistent with the <br />foregoing conclusion. <br /> <br />Based on the above, no impact to mineral resources would occur as a result of <br />development of the proposed project. <br /> <br />