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Agricultural Resources
Froom Ranch Specific Plan Project
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Land Evaluation Worksheet Site Assessment Worksheet 1
Land Capability Classification
(LCC)
and Storie Index Scores
Project Size Score
A B C D E F G H I J K
Soil Map
Unit
Project
Acres
Proportion
of
Project Area
LCC LCC
Rating
LCC
Score
Storie
Index
Storie
Index
Score
LCC
Class
I - II
LCC Class
III
LCC Class
IV - VIII
127 43.9 38.24% IIs 80 30.59 60 22.94 43.9
130 16 13.94% IIIe 70 9.76 60 8.36 16
131 7.3 6.36% IVe 50 3.18 40 2.54 7.3
162 1.8 1.57% IIIe 70 1.1 80 1.26 1.8
164 14.5 12.63% VIe 20 2.53 60 7.58 14.5
183 21.8 18.99% VIIe 10 1.9 20 3.8 21.8
197 3.7 3.22% I 100 3.22 100 3.22 3.7
221 2.9 2.53% VIII 0 0 0 0 2.9
300 2.9 2.53% VIe 20 .51 60 1.52 2.9
Totals 114.8 (Must Sum to
1.0)
LCC
Total
Score
52.79 Storie Index
Total Score 51.22 Total Acres 47.6 17.8 49.4
Project Size
Scores 80 10 20
Highest
Project Score
Size
80
Site Assessment Worksheet 2. – Water Resources Availability
A B C D E
Project
Proportion
Water
Source
Proportion of
Project Area
Water
Availability
Score
Weighted
Availability
Score
(C x D)
1 Groundwater or recycled water 1 25 25
2
3
4
5
6
(Must Sum to
1.0)
Total Water
Resource
Score
25
Site Assessment Worksheet 3.
Surrounding Agricultural Land and Surrounding Protected Resource Land
A B C D E F G
Zone of Influence
Surrounding
Agricultural
Land Score
(From Table)
Surrounding
Protected
Resource
Land Score
(From Table)
Total Acres Acres in
Agriculture
Acres of
Protected
Resource Land
Percent in
Agriculture
(A/B)
Percent
Protected
Resource Land
(A/C)
15% 60-64% 0 50
LESA Worksheet (cont.) Final LESA Score Sheet
Calculation of the Final LESA Score:
NOTES
(1) Multiply each factor score by the factor weight to determine the weighted score and enter Factor
Scores column.
(2) Sum the weighted factor scores for the LE factors to determine the total LE score for the project.
(3) Sum the weighted factor scores for the SA factors to determine the total SA score for the project.
(4) Sum the total LE and SA scores to determine the Final LESA Score for the project.
Factor
Scores
Factor
Weight
Weighted
Factor
Scores
LE Factors
Land Capability
Classification
<1> 52.79 25% 13.2
Storie
Index
<2> 51.22 25% 12.81
LE
Subtotal 50% 26.01
SA Factors
Project
Size
<3> 80 15% 12
Water Resource
Availability
<4> 25 15% 3.75
Surrounding
Agricultural Land
<5> 0 15% 0
Protected
Resource Land
<6> 50 5% 2.5
SA
Subtotal 50% 18.25
Final LESA
Score 44.26
For further information on the scoring thresholds under the California Agricultural LESA Model, consult Section 4 of the Instruction
Manual.
California LESA Model Scoring Thresholds
Total LESA Score Scoring Decision
0 to 39 points Not considered significant
40 to 59 points Considered significant only if LE and SA subscores are each greater than
or equal to 20 points
60 to 79 points Considered significant unless either LE or SA subscore is less than 20
points
80 to 100 points Considered significant
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Project Boundary
Zone Of Influence
Smallest Bounding Rectangle
Quarter-Mile Rectangle
SLO County Parcels
Basemap by County of San Luis Obispo, 2014.