09.05.2023 Reso 0091 PC23-20 PC Reso 800 Main Hotel Sequoia

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ATTY/RESO.0091/PC RESO 800 MAIN HOTEL SEQUOIA REV: 09-01-23 VR Page 30 of 32 nesting birds no more than three days prior to the removal or trimming of any tree and prior to the start of ground disturbing activities. If active nests are not present, project activities can proceed as scheduled. If active nests of protected species are detected, a suitable buffer shall be established around the nest based on CDFW standards, and the buffer shall remain in place until the City has determined, in consultation with the qualified biologist, that the buffer is no longer necessary to avoid significant impacts to the nest. [COA][MMRP] j. Tree Removal (formerly FEIR Mitigation 15-4, SEIR Mitigation BIO-5): Any project in the amended DTPP area that would involve the removal of any tree shall complete the application and review process specified in the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance (Municipal Code chapter 35) prior to project approval. [COA][MMRP] k. Geotechnical Report (formerly FEIR Mitigation 16-1, SEIR Mitigation GEO- 4a): The detailed, design-level geotechnical investigations required by the City Building Official shall include analysis of expansive soil hazards and recommend stabilization measures. Once grading plans have been developed, the actual use of expansive soils in engineered fill construction shall be further evaluated by a geotechnical engineer and the location primary borrow source areas for fills shall be determined. Additionally, supplemental field and laboratory testing of potential cut materials shall be completed. In addition to observing all cut and fill slope construction, the project geotechnical engineer shall inspect and certify that any expansive soils underlying individual building pads and all roadway subgrades have been either removed or amended in accordance with City-approved construction specifications. If expansive soils are not fully remediated on each lot and in the area of all public and private improvements at the time of site development, the project geotechnical engineer shall make site-specific recommendations for grading, drainage installation, foundation design, the addition of soil amendments, and/or the use of imported, non-expansive fill materials, as may be required to fully mitigate the effects of weak or expansive soils and prevent future damage to project improvements. These recommendations shall be reviewed by a City-retained registered geologist and, following his or her approval, be incorporated into a report to be included with each building permit application and with the plans for all public and common area improvements. In addition, since proper drainage, in particular, can improve the performance of expansive soils by significantly reducing their tendency to shrink and swell, deed restrictions shall be imposed to prohibit significant modification of finished lot grades that would adversely affect site drainage. [COA][MMRP] l. Corrosive Soil (formerly FEIR Mitigation 16-2, SEIR Mitigation GEO-4b): Project plans and specifications shall ensure that water systems and other buried metal infrastructure in all future development within the amended DTPP area shall, in addition to other coatings called for in the specifications, have cathodic protection using a sacrificial anode system. Design criteria for cathodic protection shall conform to Part VII (G) of the City’s water system design criteria