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would occur within the Mountain House Creek Restoration Plan; if not feasible, replacement — wetland would occur elsewhere in San Joaquin County. (See CDD COA#37) CDD has also included a condition (COA#38) requiring the applicant to prepare a Riparian Habitat Mitigation Plan (Habitat Plan)for the elimination of the riparian habitat on the site of the proposed project.The Habitat Plan would indicate sites that are to be developed or preserved to serve as offset for loss of riparian habitat as a result of the proposed project. To the extent practical, replacement sites would be located in San Joaquin County and would assist in the maintenance of riparian corridors. Finally, it should be noted that specified findings have been included in the Bases for Master Plan Amendment and in the Findings for Major Subdivision Application concerning the elimination of wetlands and riparian habitat on the project site. (Under Volume 1, Policy VI, G,6 of the General Plan, the Review Authority must find,when a development project would result in the elimination of wetlands, that:a) no suitable alternative site exists for the land use, and the use is considered necessary to the — public; b)there is no degradation of the habitat or numbers of any rare, threatened, or endangered plant, or animal species as a result of the project; and c) habitat of superior quantity and superior or comparable quality will be created or restored to compensate for the loss.) With respect to possible State regulation, since the drainage swale is a wetland feature that could be considered a water of the State of California (as defined by California Water Code Section 13260(a)(1)), the California Department of Fish and Game ("CDFG") may require a Streambed — Alteration Permit. If CDFG determines that the drainage Swale is a State Wetland, the applicant would also be required to meet State Regional Water Quality Control Board discharge requirements. As a result, CDD has included the following CDD Tentative Map COAs: COA#39:The appiicant shall submit a Notification Packet to the Streams and Lakes Division of the California Department of Fish and Game. If the Division of Streams and Lakes determines that a Streambed Alteration Permit is required, the permit shall be obtained prior to approval of the Final Map and prior to the approval of the subdivision Improvement Plans. COA#40: If the California Department of Fish and Game determines that the wetland on the — project site is a State Wetland, then the applicant shall contact the Regional Water Quality Control Board to obtain discharge requirements prior to approval of the Final Map and prior to approval of the subdivision Improvement Plans. Master Plan and Specific Plan III Amendments As noted previously, prior to approval of the Tentative Map, both the Master Plan and the Specific Plan III document would need to be revised to eliminate the riparian habitat/wetland feature and associated acreage shown on various tables and map figures of those plans. For the Master Plan, the following tables and map figures are proposed for amendment:Table 3.1: Land Use — Summary; Table 3.2: Land Use by Neighborhood; Table 7.1: Recreation and Open Space Areas; Figure 3.5—Master Plan Designations; Figure 3.8—Master Plan Designations—South Area; and Figure 7.1—Recreation and Open Space Plan. For Specific Plan III, the following tables and map figures are proposed for amendment:Table 3-1: Land Use Summary by Neighborhood; Table 3-2- Master Plan Land Use Designations in Specific Plan III; Table 3-3: Neighborhood Minimum, Maximum and Expected Residential Units; Figure 1-3: Master Plan Designations; Figure 3-2: Land Use Map and Residential Buildout; Figure 3-4: Implementing Zones for Master Plan Land — Use Designations; Figure 7-1: Recreation and Open Space Plan. In addition to the above amendments, the Neighborhood Entry at the intersection of"F Street and the Delta College Campus parcel is proposed to be deleted. The Neighborhood Entry at this location is shown on Master Plan Figure 4.18: Community Entries Location Plan and on Specific Plan III Figure 4-2: Landscape Framework Diagram. Neighborhood Entries are intended to mark the primary entry points into a residential neighborhood and are located at the intersection of _ Arterial and Collector streets. Since there is no street intersection at the subject location, and since the County cannot dictate the design of the Delta College campus at this location, retention 18