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<br />• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Authorization – If any impacts are to occur to Corps <br />jurisdictional wetlands or waters, then a Section 404 Nationwide or Individual permit <br />will be required. <br /> <br />• State Authorization – If any impacts are to occur to wetlands or waters subject to <br />CDFW or RWQCB jurisdiction (Waters of the State), then a Section 401 permit will be <br />required, and a Streambed Alteration Agreement may be required. <br /> <br />• On-Site Wetland/Waters Mitigation – If work proposed on the Property includes <br />impacts to Corps or State jurisdictional features, then on-site mitigation will be <br />implemented. The proposed Project currently includes the design of on-site mitigation <br />to be provided at a 2:1 ratio. The mitigation features will be constructed in portions of <br />the Property currently identified as upland areas. This on-site mitigation would reduce <br />project impacts to jurisdictional features to “less than significant”. <br /> <br />• Rare Plant Survey – While special-status plants are not likely to occur on the Property, <br />a rare plant survey of the Property in accordance with CDFW and CNPS guidelines <br />should be within one year of the start of construction to ensure that impacts to <br />special-status plants are less than significant. The survey should be scheduled to <br />coincide with the identified blooming or identification periods for those species having <br />potential to occur (April through June). Any rare, threatened, or endangered plant <br />species that are observed should be identified and mapped. If any of these species <br />are found, consultation with the USFWS and/or CDFW may be required regarding <br />appropriate mitigation. Mitigation will likely include avoidance of the population or <br />collection and redistribution of seeds. <br /> <br />• Pre-Construction Avian Survey – If Project construction-related activities take place <br />during the nesting season (February through August), preconstruction surveys for all <br />nesting birds (including waterfowl, passerines, raptors, and other birds) within and <br />adjacent to (within 1,000 feet) the Property should be conducted by a competent <br />biologist 14 days prior to the commencement of the tree removal or site grading <br />activities. Surveys should focus on areas where birds are likely to nest, including <br />trees, shrubs, grasslands, rock faces, stream banks, or under eves of structures. If <br />any bird listed under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is found to be nesting within the <br />project site or within the area of influence, an adequate protective buffer zone should <br />be established by a qualified biologist to protect the nesting site. This buffer shall be a <br />minimum of 75 feet from the project activities for small passerine birds, and a <br />minimum of 250 feet for raptors. The distance shall be determined by a competent <br />biologist based on the site conditions (topography, if the nest is in a line of sight of the <br />construction and the sensitivity of the birds nesting). The nest site(s) shall be <br />monitored by a competent biologist periodically to see if the birds are stressed by the <br />construction activities and if the protective buffer needs to be increased. Once the <br />young have fledged and are flying well enough to avoid project construction zones <br />(typically by August), the project can proceed without further regard to the nest site(s). <br />Active nests, including those in the process of being constructed shall not be <br />disturbed. Surveys shall be repeated in areas where Project activities lapse for a <br />period of 7 days or more. <br /> <br />• Burrowing Owl Surveys – A burrowing owl pre-construction survey should take place <br />before any construction activities commence. Occupancy of burrowing owl habitat is <br />confirmed at a site when at least one burrowing owl or its sign at or near a burrow