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88 Page 41 take place between February 1 and July 31 (breeding season). All trees within the project area shall be surveyed. If active raptor or passerine nests are detected during the pre-construction surveys. a no-disturbance buffer zone shall be designated and maintained around the nest until a qualified biologist has determined that the young have fledged from the nest. The size of the no-disturbance zone shalt be determined in consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game. Mitigation Measure 810-2: A minimum of one preconstruction bat survey shall be conducted by a qualified bat biologist (a biologist holding a CDFG collection permit and a Memorandum of Understanding with CDFG allowing the biologist to handle and collect bats) shall be conducted prior to demolition activities. If no bats are detected, then no further surveys are required. However, if bats are detected in a tree or structure on site, the bats shan be passively excluded/evicted from the roost area for two consecutive days. Tree removal and/or demolition shall occur not less than the day following the two consecutive days of exclusion/eviction. Mitigation Measure 810-3: Prior to removing any trees defined as a Heritage Tree under the City of Redwood City's Tree Preservation Ordinance, the applicant shall apply for a tree removal permit. Under the Ordinance, the value of the tree to be removed, as determined by a certified arborist, must be replaced with the planting of new trees. The replanting of a minimum of one new tree for each tree removed is a general condition of a tree removal permit. Mitigation Measure CUL-1: Prior to issuing a building permit, a screening plan shall be developed by a qualified landscape architect and approved by City's Planning Department. The screening plan shall identify the appropriate height for screening vegetation that would completely obscure the views of the proposed home on lot 9 (or the proposed home adjacent to the Finger Farmhouse) from views from the Finger Farmhouse property adjacent to the historic house. The screening plan shall include a maintenance and monitoring program to ensure that the screening of the new home is maintained and successful. If it is determined by the screening plan that the new home on lot 9 cannot be fully screened from views on the Finger Farmhouse property, the City shall require the applicant to modify the project design to ensure that the new home on lot 9 would be appropriately screened from the Finger Farmhouse. Mitigation Measure CUL-2: The project applicant shall identify a qualified archaeologist prior to any demolition, excavation, or construction. The City shall approve the selected archaeologist prior to issuance of the grading permit. The project archaeologist shall attend the pre-grading meeting to discuss how to recognize archaeological resources in the soil during grading activities. The prime construction contractor and any subcontractor(s) shall be cautioned on the legal and/or regulatory implications of knowingly destroying cultural resources or removing artifacts, human remains, and other cultural materials from the project site. The archaeologist shall perform spot check monitoring during grading and subsurface construction and watch for and evaluate artifacts or resources that may be uncovered. The archaeologist shall also have the authority to temporarily halt excavation and construction activities in the immediate vicinity (within a 50-meter radius) of a find if significant or potentially significant cultural resources are exposed and/or adversely affected by construction operations. Reasonable time will be allowed for the qualified archaeologist to notify the proper authorities for a more detailed inspection and examination of the exposed cultural resources. During this time, excavation and construction would not be allowed in the immediate vicinity of the find; however, those activities could continue in other areas of the project site. 10-26-09 Revised Draft Finger Avenue Conditions of Approval