Draft EA - San Diego International Airport

SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – PROPOSED RUNWAY 9 DISPLACED THRESHOLD
Figure 3-1 depicts the APE utilized by the FAA to identify whether any historic properties exist within the area
anticipated to be affected by the Proposed Action. The APE was defined by determining the extent of
construction or alteration of existing structures. The South Coastal Information Center was contacted and
they conducted a records search for the Proposed Action to identify any known historic, archaeological,
architectural, or cultural resources within ½-mile of the APE. The records search identified no archaeological
resources, no California historical landmarks, and no historical resources listed on the NRHP or the California
Register of Historical Resources within the APE. Additionally, the records search found no cultural resources
within the APE (see Appendix A).
3.7.1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Seven archaeological sites have been recorded within a ½-mile radius of the SDIA property line, none within
the APE itself. Two of these sites were recorded in the early part of the 20th century and were already quite
disturbed at that time. One site (CA-SDI-53) was described as traces of probable camp sites. The second site
(CA-SDI-54) was described as traces of a refuse heap on a bluff, which washed away as the bluff receded. The
site’s documentation was based on observations of a gully. The only other prehistoric or Native American site
in the vicinity is a light shell scatter that may have been redeposited from SDM-W-291, which Malcolm Rogers
considered to be associated with the ethnohistoric village of Kosoy. The remaining four sites are historic
archaeological sites, which include the Barth Foundry Dump site; two historic artifact scatters from the early
part of the 20th century; and a historic dump used circa 1900-1930.
An archaeological survey report for the Airport was completed in February 2006 as part of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for elements of the Airport Master Plan. The survey examined the
entire Airport property including the former NTC and Teledyne Ryan manufacturing complex, and consisted of
a records search at the South Coastal Information Center, review of archaeological reports for other projects
in the vicinity of SDIA, and a driving tour of the Airport. The current topography of the APE has been achieved
through decades of dredging and placement of fill soils in an area of bay and mudflats. In addition, the APE
consists of portions of the existing SDIA and a small portion of the MCRD located west of the Airport; the APE
contains no undisturbed ground surface. Based on the information from the Archaeological Survey Report
and the results of the 2011 South Coastal Information Center records search, archaeological resources would
not be anticipated in the APE.
3.7.2 HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
No traditional cultural properties, Native American heritage sites or other culturally important sites or areas
have been identified within the APE. The California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) sacred
lands files identified that Native American cultural resources were identified in proximity to the APE. The
NAHC stated that this area is known to contain Native American cultural resources and provided a list of
Native American tribal contacts with which to coordinate. Native American consultation was initiated on
October 4, 2012, and Section 106 consultation was initiated with the State Historic Preservation Officer on
November 13, 2012 (see Appendix A).
A number of historic structures have been recorded within ½-mile of the APE, including buildings at the
former NTC and at MCRD, as well as buildings and structures associated with the Consolidated Aircraft Plant
Affected Environment
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