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31. Construction of the proposed project could result in the disturbance <br /> of active raptor nests, which are protected under California State <br /> Fish and Game (CSFG) Code Section Code Section 3503.5. If <br /> grading is to begin during the raptor nesting season (February 1 to <br /> August 31), a focused survey for raptor nests shall be conducted by a <br /> qualified biologist during the nesting season. The survey shall be <br /> conducted no less than fourteen (14) days, and no more than thirty <br /> (30) days, prior to the beginning of grading and/or tree removal. If <br /> nesting raptors are found during the focused survey, no grading or <br /> tree removal shall occur within five hundred feet (500' 0") of an <br /> active nest until the young have fledged — as determined by a <br /> qualified biologist — or until the project developer receives written <br /> permission from CSFG personnel to proceed. The written findings <br /> of the biologist shall be provided to the Planning Director within <br /> thirty(30) days of the start of grading. <br /> 32. The project developer shall submit the improvement plans, tract <br /> grading plans, and building permit construction plans to Ralph <br /> Osterling Consultants, Inc. for review in order to determine that site- <br /> specific measures required to preserve the existing trees designated <br /> for preservation during construction are being implemented with the <br /> plans. The consultant's comments shall be submitted to the Planning <br /> Director and to the City's Landscape Architect and shall be <br /> incorporated onto the final site plans, grading plans, improvement <br /> plans, etc., prior to issuance of a grading, on-site, and/or building <br /> permits. No tree-trimming and/or pruning would occur unless <br /> supervised by a horticultural consultant. <br /> 33. The project developer shall arrange for the consultant to conduct a <br /> field inspection of the construction site(s) prior to issuance of <br /> grading permits to ensure that all pre-construction recommendations <br /> have been properly implemented. The consultant shall then certify <br /> in writing to the Planning Director that the recommendations have <br /> been followed prior to start of construction. <br /> 34. For the existing trees that would be located on private lots, the <br /> project developer shall record a disclosure/deed restriction on the lot <br /> stating that the existing trees on these lots are to be preserved and <br /> maintained by the homeowner. The disclosure/deed restriction shall <br /> state the measures to be employed by the homeowner to preserve <br /> these trees, e.g., not planting turf beneath the drip line/canopy of an <br /> existing oak tree. The disclosures/deed restriction shall also describe <br /> the permit procedures for removing any existing tree. The <br /> Conditions of Approval,PUD-5,Centex Homes'Apperson Ridge June 5.2001 <br /> Page 16 <br />