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S JCO G, Inc. <br />555 East Weber Avenue • Stockton, CA 95202 • (209) 235-0600 • FAX (209) 235-0438 <br />San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation & Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) <br />SJMSCP RESPONSE TO LOCAL JURISDICTION (RTLJ) <br />ADVISORY AGENCY NOTICE TO SJCOG, Inc. <br />To: Christine Luckasen, San Joaquin County, Community Development Department <br />From: Laurel Boyd, SJCOG, Inc. <br />Date: March 8, 2019 <br />Local Jurisdiction Project Title: PA-1900030 (UP) <br />Assessor Parcel Number(s): 208-180-23 <br />Local Jurisdiction Project Number: PA-1900030 (UP) <br />Total Acres to be converted from Open Space Use: Unknown <br />Habitat Types to be Disturbed: Urban Habitat Land <br />Species Impact Findings: Findings to be determined by SJMSCP biologist. <br />Dear Ms. Luckasen: <br />SJCOG, Inc. has reviewed the application referral for PA-1900030 (UP). This project consists of a Use Permit application <br />for the expansion of an existing 34,035 square foot crane rental facility. The expansion includes the construction of an <br />enclosed 14,400 square foot building for equipment storage with 7,200 square feet of overhang, totaling 21,600 square <br />feet. Operations are planned for 12 hours per day, Monday through Saturday, with 35 employees per shift, three (3) <br />customers per shift, and two (2) vehicles per shift. This parcel will utilize a private septic system and be provided water <br />from a public water district. The project site is located on the northeast corner of South Comconex Road and State Route <br />120, Manteca (APN/Address: 208-180-23/17800 South Comconex Road, Manteca). <br />San Joaquin County is a signatory to San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan <br />(SJMSCP). Participation in the SJMSCP satisfies requirements of both the state and federal endangered species acts, <br />and ensures that the impacts are mitigated below a level of significance in compliance with the California Environmental <br />Quality Act (CEQA). The LOCAL JURISDICTION retains responsibility for ensuring that the appropriate Incidental Take <br />Minimization Measure are properly implemented and monitored and that appropriate fees are paid in compliance with the <br />SJMSCP. Although participation in the SJMSCP is voluntary, Local Jurisdiction/Lead Agencies should be aware that if <br />project applicants choose against participating in the SJMSCP, they will be required to provide alternative mitigation in an <br />amount and kind equal to that provided in the SJMSCP. <br />This project is subject to the SJMSCP and is located within the unmapped land use area. Per requirements of the <br />SJMSCP, unmapped projects are subject to case-by-case review. This can be a 90 day process and it is recommended <br />that the project applicant contact SJMSCP staff as early as possible. It is also recommended that the project applicant <br />obtain an information package. http://www.sjcog.org <br />After this project is approved by the Habitat Technical Advisory Committee and the SJCOG Inc. Board, the following <br />process must occur to participate in the SJMSCP: <br />Schedule a SJMSCP Biologist to perform a pre-construction survey prior to any ground disturbance <br />SJMSCP Incidental take Minimization Measures and mitigation requirement: <br />I. Incidental Take Minimization Measures (ITMMs) will be issued to the project and must be signed by the project applicant prior to any <br />ground disturbance but no later than six (6) months from receipt of the ITMMs. If ITMMs are not signed within six months, the applicant <br />must reapply for SJMSCP Coverage. Upon receipt of signed ITMMs from project applicant, SJCOG, Inc. staff will sign the ITMMs. This <br />is the effective date of the ITMMs. <br />Under no circumstance shall ground disturbance occur without compliance and satisfaction of the ITMMs. <br />Upon issuance of fully executed ITMMs and prior to any ground disturbance, the project applicant must: <br />Post a bond for payment of the applicable SJMSCP fee covering the entirety of the project acreage being covered (the bond <br />should be valid for no longer than a 6 month period); or <br />Pay the appropriate SJMSCP fee for the entirety of the project acreage being covered; or <br />Dedicate land in-lieu of fees, either as conservation easements or fee title; or <br />Purchase approved mitigation bank credits.