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MOUNTAIN HOUSE PROPOSED ALTAMONT HEIGHTS TENTATIVE MAP 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST <br />' 4.5 CULTURAL REsouRCHS <br /> Less Than <br /> Potential SPIIIEIR Significant <br /> Significant Requires Impact Due New New <br /> ( Impact Additional to Mitigation Additional Additional <br /> Less Than Adequately Review:NO Measures in Impact Not . Mitigation <br /> Significant Addressed in Significant Project Addressed in Measures <br /> Issue or No lmpact SPIIIEIR Impact Description SPIIIEIR Required <br /> f 5. CULTURAL RESOURCES- Would <br /> the project. <br /> E <br /> a) Cause a substantial adverse change <br /> in the significance of a historical ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ <br /> resource as defined in Section <br /> 15064.5? <br /> b) Cause a substantial adverse change ■ ❑ ❑ ❑+ <br /> in the significance of an ❑ ❑ <br /> archaeological resource pursuant to <br /> Section 15064-5? <br /> c) Directly or indirectly destroy a ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ <br /> unique paleontological resource or ❑ ❑ <br /> site or unique geologic Feature? <br /> d) Disturb any human remains, <br /> including those interred outside of ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ <br /> formal cemeteries? <br /> SETTING t , <br /> Historically, the site of the proposed Altamont Heights project was used farming. The site is <br /> in the Mountain House Community that is located between the historic Miwok and Ohlone <br /> Indian area to the north and west and the Northern Yokut Indian area to the east and south. <br /> With the-secularization of the missions in 1833, much of California was divided into private <br /> ranchos. Cattle ranching, orchards and other agricultural uses were common.in the region <br /> around the property. <br /> I <br /> SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IDENTIFIED IN 2005 SPIIIEIR <br /> I <br /> w <br /> I <br /> Three potential cultural resource impacts were identified in the SPIIIEIR. The impact <br /> regarding the potential for the destruction of the historic trees along Grant Line Road was <br /> found to be less than significant due to commitments made by developers of the Mountain <br /> House Community to replace the trees when the road is widened and to provide other <br /> amenities along the road. <br /> The following impacts were identified as potentially significant or significant_ <br /> Impact 4.6-2: Cultural Resources—Potential Destruction/Damage to Undiscovered Cultural <br /> Resources. Subsurface disturbances during construction could potentially destroy or damage <br /> undiscovered prehistoric or historic cultural resources that may be considered"unique <br /> archaeological resources"or"historic resources"as defined by CPQA. A potentially significant <br /> impact would occur. <br /> i' <br /> 4-24 <br />