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i . Item No. 1 PC: 11-5-92 SU-91-15 Page 27 • Require maintenance and management of nearly all Valley oaks on the site. Management . shall be done under the direction of an arborist according to •Living Among the Oaks: A Management Guide for Landowners* (UCCE, 1988). • Construct barriers around the dripline of trees during construction. • At a County-selected site,three native oak trees shall be replanted for every one oak tree removed from the site. • Establish a homeowners' association to maintain the common open space and the existing and newly planted oak:trees. I • Agricultural use of the land, consistent with the existing designation and zoning of the site, could lead to the eventual decline and outright elimination of the oak grove, particularly if the trees are removed to facilitate utilization of the prime soil in the oak woodland area for intensive cultivation. B. Skonificant Impact: Air quality. Project related air pollutant emissions (carbon monoxide, ozone, and PM-10) would exceed the San Joaquin County Air Polluton Control District's thresholds for significance and would l incrementally contribute to regional air quality problems. San Joaquin County is a nonattainment , area for ozone and PM-10. Findings: Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency. Statement of Fact: The air quality problem is a Countywide and regional problem. Additionally,San Joaquin County has nonattainment status already for PM-10 and ozone. Based on this,any project,however large or small, would incrementally contribute to the County's air quality problem. Attempting to solve this problem on a project-by-project level is infeasible and will not be effective due to the regional nature of the issue. Solutions to air quality issues need to be addressed both Countywide and regionally. • The underlying project will �e designed to enhance and encourage bicycle and pedestrian transportation to t::a nearby shopping area and other areas of the community. The EIR also stated that the Air Pollution Control District could develop an ordinance for approval by the Board of Supervisors that would prohibit conventional fireplaces and only permit EPA-approved woodstoves and fireplace inserts. Dust control measures will also be implemented during grading and construction. {