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• • • <br /> APPENDIX TO CONSERVATION ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF <br /> THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br /> This Appendix is required by the State of California Surface Mining and <br /> Reclamation Act of 1975. Public Resources Code Section 2710 et seq(SMARA) <br /> and the State Mining and Geology Board Policy. California Code of Regulations, <br /> Chapter 8,Title 14 Sections 3675-3676. <br /> The State Mining and Geology Board has designated an area adjacent to the <br /> Town of Los Altos Hills as an area of significant mineral resources. The State <br /> designation is known as "Sector Z-Construction Aggregate Resource Area - <br /> Greenstone deposit located in the Los Altos Hills southwest of the City of Los <br /> Altos in northwestern Santa Clara County". See Special Report 146,Part II and <br /> SMARA Designation Report No. 7. <br /> This area is in two ownerships. Area 1 is approximately 282 acres and is owned <br /> by the Mid Peninsula Regional Open Space District. Area 2 is approximately 78 <br /> acres and is owned by John Vidovich et al and contains the area formerly known <br /> as the Neary Quarry. <br /> As of November, 1993,both areas are in the unincorporated area of the County of <br /> Santa Clara and in the sphere of interest of the Town of Los Altos hills. <br /> Area 1 is part of Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve owned by the Mid <br /> Peninsula Regional Open Space District. The Town of Los Altos Hills will not <br /> seek to include this area in its urban service area nor will it annex this area into <br /> its corporate limits since this property does not need municipal services. The use <br /> of this area as publicly owned open space is incompatible with mining of the <br /> mineral deposits on this property. Since the Town of Los Altos Hills will not <br /> annex Area 1,the County of Santa Clara is the lead agency for purposes of <br /> SMARA. <br /> Area 2 is located west of Interstate 280 between El Monte and Magdalena. The <br /> area is bounded on the north northwest and south by Stonebrook Drive. It is <br /> contiguous to the Town of Los Altos Hills. <br /> Quarry operations began in 1934 to provide fill and crushed stone to construct <br /> Moffet Field. The quarry was operated by John Sondgroth and Sons from 1934 <br /> until 1940 and Sondgroth Brothers operated it until 1962. George Neary then <br /> operated the quarry until 1975 when Patton Brothers Construction took over. A <br /> Reclamation Plan was approved by the Board of Supervisors of the County of <br /> Santa Clara in April, 1989. The Plan was based upon the future site conditions <br /> following an additional 10 years of operations. The Plan contemplates an <br />