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PERMIT NO. 6-94 (Issued on July 24, 1996, As Amended Through March 4, 2010) AMENDMENT NO. SIX (Exclusive of Amendment No. Four) City of Redwood City and Keech Properties, LLC Page 15 of the improvements, shall remove such material, at their expense, within ten days after it has been notified by the Executive Director of such placement. I. 1 Creosote Treated Wood. No pilings or other wood structures that have been pressure treated with creosote shall be used in any area subject to tidal action or in lagoons draining to the Bay as part of the project authorized herein. K. Certification of Contractor Review. Prior to commencing any grading, demolition, or construction, the general contractor or contractors in charge of that portion of the work shall submit written certification that s/he has reviewed and understands the requirements of the permit and the final BCDC-approved plans, particularly as they pertain to any public access or open space required herein, or environmentally sensitive areas (Amendment No. Six). J. Notice to Contractor. The pcrmittces shall provide a copy of this amendcd pcrmit to any contractor or person T/:orl-Jng in concert 'with the permittces to carry out the actiT!ities authorized hcrein and shall point out thc special conditions containcd hcrein. K.. L. Recording. The permittees shall record this amended permit or a notice specifically referring to this' amended permit on all parcels affected by this amended permit with San Mateo County within 30 days after execution of the amended permit issued pursuant to this authorization and shall, within 30 days after recordation, provide evidence of recordation to the Commission. III. Findings and Declarations This amended authorization is given on the basis of the Commission's findings and declarations that the work authorized herein is consistent with the McAteer-Petris Act, the San Francisco Bay Plan (Bay Plan), the California Environmental Quality Act, and the Commission's amended coastal zone management program for San Francisco Bay for the following reasons: A. Background. The existing exterior levee was improved between 1945 and 1962, and has remained relatively unchanged since. The elevation of the existing levee top in the areas to be improved pursuant to this amended permit is approximately 7.5 to 8.5 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), and the levee has an average width of 15 feet at the top and 50 feet at the toe. The bayside of the levee is generally bordered by tidal salt marsh, a variety of native and non-native grasses, and shrubs common to the upland transitional zone of San Francisco Bay marshes. At the time, this amended permit was originally issued, the entire perimeter levee is was open and used for public access, with portions of the levee trail paved to facilitate public access; on the interior of the levee, the land uses included residential and commercial development, a sewage treatment plant, radio facilities, seasonal wetlands, borrow ditches and salt pannes. In BCDC Permit Nos. 20-66 and 27-66, the Commission authorized levee improvements and required public access on levees that are the subject of this authorization. In addition, as part of a 1974 title settlement between the California State Lands Commission and Redwood Shores' (the original co-permittee) predecessor, the State Lands Commission obtained fee title or easements to the levee which was the subject of the original permit for the express purpose of providing public access. Though there were few public access signs and portions of the levee are that remained unimproved and poorly signed, the levee top was used by walkers, joggers, and bike riders.