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p9cma <br /> BUCKEYE RANCH <br /> yZI <br /> REVISED FINDINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE <br /> (Land Use, Biological Resources,Cultural Resources, AUG 21993 <br /> and Departmentof Fish and Game 6/15/93 Letter Comments Only) ENVIROrvMENTAL HEALTH <br /> July 30, 1993 PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> I. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT WHICH ARE AVOIDED OR <br /> SUBSTANTIALLY LESSENED. <br /> A. LAND USE <br /> A-1. Potentially Significant Impact: Location of proposed residential lots and golf course fairways <br /> undermine the integrity of the forest and degrade a unique biological feature. Additionally, <br /> human activities in close proximity to Tracy Lakes would compromise the worth of the lakes as <br /> a wintering waterfowl habitat and nesting area. (EIR 4.1-1) <br /> The most environmental lysensitiveareas of the site are the riparian forest and Tracy lakes. <br /> Development of the project as proposed places some of the residential lots in the forest <br /> fringe and along the edges of the lakes. Lots fronting the lakes would also bring human <br /> activity close to nesting waterfowl, thus degrading the habitat value of the lake. <br /> Additionally, prior to application submittal, the applicants cleared three long fairways <br /> through the woods, destroying the continuity of the natural area. <br /> Finding: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project <br /> which avoid or substantially lessenthe significant environmental effect as identifiedin the <br /> FEIR. These mitigation measures are listed below. <br /> Statement of Fact: This impact will be reduced by the following: <br /> a) Live Oak Woodland <br /> > Restoration of approximately 20 acres of live oak woodland habitat, resulting in <br /> approximately 2000 trees planted (Section 7.24, RMP) <br /> > Protectionof the remaining live oak forestand allowing natural forest ecosystem processes <br /> to continue(Section 7, RMP) <br /> b) Riparian Forest <br /> > Restoration of 50 acres of new riparian vegetation created along the margins of South <br /> Tracy Lakes in and in "green"tree areas in the upper reaches of east South Tracy Lakes <br /> (Section 7.36, RMP) <br /> c) Oak-Buckeye Savanna Restoration <br /> > Restoration of the oak-buckeye savanna, resulting in approximately 2000-4000 trees <br /> planted (Section 7.36, RMP) <br /> > Implementationof various arboriculturaltechniquesto preserveand lengthenthe life of the <br /> existing trees (Section 5.2 and Appendix I, Tree Protection Guidelines,RMP) and from <br /> impacts relating to golf and other human disturbance factors. <br /> Mitigation through restoration: Restoration of the overall ranch site, including the tree planting <br /> program (80-90 acres, or about 10,000 trees), wetlands (130 acres of permanent lake, 30 acres of <br /> 1 <br />