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4.9 CULTURAL RESOURCES area reasonably suspected to overlie adjacent human remains. . . ." S Native Californian burials have been retrieved from two sites and,as indicated by archaeological evidence (Moratto, 1984;Johnson, 1991),burials are probably present at the other two. The uncovering of any ' burials automatically triggers the implementation of CEQA and Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5, which generally prohibits the disturbance or removal of human remains from any location other than a dedicated cemetery. Significant Impacts Two types of impacts,direct and indirect,would result from the proposed Buckeye Ranch residential and recreational development. Direct impacts include actions associated with earthmoving and related activities associated with the proposed development that would adversely affect significant cultural resources. Direct impacts would occur to all resources within the project area dependent upon specific development plans. Indirect impacts are those associated with increased access to an area where cultural ` resources exist, including the staging of equipment. Historic features have not been determined to be either architecturally nor historically unique or significant. Impacts to these resources, therefore, are not considered to be significant. Impact 4.9-1 Development of the project site would destroy or degrade cultural resources. Impacts of the proposed development include, but are not limited to, the following: • destruction of major portions of the area classified as having high archaeological sensitivity as a result of landform alteration and construction; • impairment of the setting and physical linkage or connectivity of the various locales of the complex through physical separation of the sites by the road, buildings, golf course, and equestrian trail; i • loss of future research potential of the complex as an intact cultural focus. The intrusion of the houses, roads, golf course fairways, country club, equestrian center and horse trail would significantly alter this river and lake environment. These developments would degrade the area's ability to serve as a natural setting where the complex can be viewed as a prime example of prehistoric habitation. Landform alteration for the construction of roadways, houses and buildings, the golf course, bridge crossing, and equestrian trail would disturb and destroy large portions of at least three of the four newly 4.9-9