Saticoy & Wells Community Plan & Development ... - City Of Ventura

Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 4.4 Biological Resourcesshall be delineated prior to grading or construction. All individualsor areas of the population that can be avoided shall be flagged off,preserved, and monitored to insure indirect impacts do not contributeto further loss of any listed species. Avoidance is defined as aminimum 200-foot buffer unless an active maintenance plan isimplemented for the known occurrence. With implementation of anactive maintenance and management program, the buffer width maybe reduced further based on review and approval by the jurisdictionalagencies (USFWS and/or CDFG).Construction monitors shall be present during grading or otherconstruction activity within 200 feet of known listed plant species.Construction operators shall be educated as to the speciesidentification and sensitivity, and shall be directed to avoid impacts tosuch plants.Any individuals that may be affected or lost due to constructionactivities and associated development shall be salvaged and relocatedto a designated suitable mitigation site isolated from humandisturbance. A mitigation restoration plan shall be prepared by aqualified plant ecologist that identifies the number of plants to bereplanted and the methods that will be used to preserve this speciesin the onsite mitigation area. The plan shall also include a monitoringprogram so that the success of the effort can be measured.Restoration efforts shall be coordinated with applicable federal, state,and local agencies. The mitigation restoration plan shall be submittedto the appropriate regulatory agencies for review, with the plan thensubmitted to the City of Ventura for approval prior to issuance of agrading permit for the area of concern.BIO-3(e)Sensitive Plant Protection Plan. A mitigation and management planshall be developed for listed plant species that may be affected or lostdue to potential development facilitated by the proposed CommunityPlan. The plan shall be developed by a qualified plant ecologist andwould include an analysis of take, mitigation measures, and anAdaptive Management Plan (AMP) to identify strategies forresponding to changed circumstances, and a monitoring plan.Specifically, it shall identify the number of plants to be replanted, themethods that will be used to preserve this species in this location, andmethods to ensure successful mitigation for impacts to special-statusplant species. The required level of success shall be defined at aminimum as a demonstration of three consecutive years of growth ofa population equal to or greater than that would be lost due todevelopment facilitated under the proposed Community Plan. Themitigation plan shall include but not be limited to:4.4-18City of Ventura