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8.A. - Page 44 Summary of Impacts Potentially Less than Signifcant Less than Significant With Mitigation Signifcant No Im act Incor orated Im act Im act e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, X such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? � Cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels? X g) Conflict with the any applicable land use plan,policy, or regulation adopted X for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an adverse effect on vegetation and wildlife? Documentation: a. &f. The Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. I 5-13 through I S-I S) concluded thatspecial-status species would be potentially affected only by DTPP facilitated development that is adfacent to Redwood Creek The project site is located more than 350 feet from Redwood Creek where it daylights near Bradford Stree� and therefore would not result in such an impact Purthermore, the proposed project site is located in a developed area within Redwood City's Downtown, which has been developed with urban land uses for over 100 years. Therefore, no impact is anticipated b. There are no npanan habitats or sensitive natural communities identified in the project vicinity (EIR pp. IS-1 through IS-4). Therefore, the proposed project is zrpected to have no effect on any npanan habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regianal plans, policies, regulafions, or by the Califomia Deparbnent ofPish and YVildlife or U.S Pish and YVildlife Service. c. The Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. IS-14 and IS-IS) concluded that the potential for loss or c&sturbance of junsc&ctional wetlands or regulated waters existed only with DTPP facilitated development that is adfacent to Redwood Creek The project site is located more than 350 feet from where Redwood Creek daylights nearBradford Stree� �d therefore no impactis anficipated d The Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. I S-I S and I 5-16) cancluded that the development occurring in conformance with the DTPP could impact nesfing birds, represenfing a potentially significant impact Mitigafion I S-3 of the Downtown Precise Plan program EIR reguires that all tree removal and tnmming take place outride of the breec&ng season or that a gualified biologist conduct a survey for nesting birds pnor to tree removal or tnmming. This measure, which shall be reguired as a conc&tion of approval for the projec� will reduce the potential impacts of the project on migratory wildlife to a less-than-significant level. e. The Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (p. I 5-16) concluded that the development occurring in conformance with the DTPP could impact hentage trees as defined by the City's Tree Preservation Orc&nance (Chapter 35 of the Municipal Code), resulting in a potentially signific�t impact The proposed project is subject to the City's Tree Preservation Orc&nance as a conc&tion of approval for the projec� as descnbed in the DTPP program EIR (p. I S-8) and implemented under Mitigafion I S-4. The Orc&n�ce specifies that before any tree in Redwood City is cu� movec� or removec� the applicant must obtain a permitfrom the Parks and Recreation Director. The Parks and Recreation Commission has authonty over declanng "hentage trees," and the Commission's decision will affect the permit application. The proposed project is also subject to Chapter 29 of the Municipal Code, which regulates street trees (incluc&ng their removal) within public nghts of way. Mitigafion I S-Q which shall be reguired as a conc&tion of approval for the projec� will reduce the potenfial impacts of the project on erisfing trees to a less-than-signific�t level. An ArbonstReport (HortScience, Inc., March 2013) was prepared for the project site. The arbonst: (I) assessed all trees 6 inches and larger in c&ameter, (2) recommended any hentage trees as defined by the Tree Preservation Orc&nance, (3) identified trees suitable for preservafion, and(4) assessed potenfial project impacts on the trees A total of 55 trees were evaluatec� incluc&ng 49 an-site trees, 4 street trees onTefferson Avenue, and 2 off-site trees on the adfacent property to the north. The arbonst concluded that none of the trees gualifies as a hentage tree, and none except the 2 off-site trees should be preserved The arbonst recommends that a Cerlified Arbonst or Tree YVorker prune, if necessary, the 2 off-site trees in conformance with the latest ec&tion of the Amencan National St�dards Institute (ANSI) Z133 (Standard for Arboncultural Operations--Safety Reguirements) and A300 (Tree Care Operations) standards as well as 'Best Management Pracfices--Tree Pruning"published by the Internafional Society of Arbonculture. Subject to City 9