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Riparian Habitat An existing natural pond is located on Parcels 2 and 3. Riparian habitat consisting of cattails and willows exist around the edge of the pond. Development Title Section 9-1510.5 states that parallel to any natural bank of waterway, a natural open space for riparian habitat and waterway protection shall be maintained to provide nesting and foraging habitat and the protection of waterway quality. The minimum width of said open space shall be one-hundred (100) feet, measured from the mean high water level of the natural bank or fifty (50)feet back from the existing riparian habitat, whichever is greater. As a result, the applicant will be required to maintain a one-hundred (100) foot buffer zone around the edge of the existing pond. The restriction will be on the Final Map and recorded as a separate instrument. Furthermore, any future improvements or structures that require ground disturbance on this or subsequent divided parcels will be subject to participation in the San Joaquin Council of Governments Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP). Protect Opponents The Community Development Department has received a letter from a neighbor expressing concerns about flooding. The letter states that flooding caused by drainage of State Route 99 W. Frontage Road and Liberty Road has caused the property owner of the subject parcel to exit the through the concerned party's parcel. The northern part of the property is in the 100-year flood plain. As a result, the Department of Public Works required the preparation of a flood study and storm water management plan. In April of 2006, the applicant submitted the required study and plan. The studies concluded that if individual lots retained their own runoff, and if the subdivision complied with County standards, flooding would not increase and upstream and down stream levels of the creek would not be significantly affected. The Department of Public Works has reviewed the study and concurs with the study's conclusions. Furthermore, ingress and:egress access to V the subdivision will be provided by State Route 99 West Frontage Road via a 50 foot wide private road. Access Public Works recommends that the private road be improved to County standards for a fifty (50) foot wide right-of-way rural residential road. In addition, Public Works recommends that adequate frontage for Parcel 6 be provided. San Joaquin County PA-0500329/Champion Community Development Page 4