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� • ' ` S JCOG, Inc. <br /> 555 Fast Weber Avenue • Stockton, CA 95202 • (209) 235-0600 • FAX (209) 235-0438 <br /> San Joaquin County Mttlti-Species Habitat Conservation & Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) <br /> SJMSCP RESPONSE TO LOCAL JURISDICTION ( RTLJ ) <br /> ADVISORY AGENCY NOTICE TO SJCOG, Inc . <br /> To : Kelsey Gunter, San Joaquin County , Community Development Department <br /> From : Laurel Boyd , SJCOG , Inc . <br /> Date : March 22 , 2021 <br /> Local Jurisdiction Project Title : PA 2000214 (SA) <br /> Assessor Parcel Number(s ) : 245- 190-45 <br /> Local Jurisdiction Project Number: PA-2000214 (SA) <br /> Total Acres to be converted from Open Space Use : Unknown <br /> Habitat Types to be Disturbed : Multi -Purpose Open Space Habitat Land <br /> Species Impact Findings : Findings to be determined by SJMSCP biologist . <br /> Dear Ms . Gunter: <br /> SJCOG , Inc . has reviewed the application referral for PA-2000214 (SA) . This project consists of a Site Approval application <br /> for an unmanned , freestanding , 134 -foot high , wireless telecommunications pole with associated equipment including a <br /> backup generator , located within a 1 , 600 square foot lease space . Access to the site will be from S . Murphy Road . The <br /> project location is on the southeast corner of S . Murphy Road and E . Colony Road , Escalon (APN/Address : 245 - 190 - <br /> 45/22640 S . Murphy Road , Escalon ) . <br /> San Joaquin County is a signatory to San Joaquin County MultkSpecles 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 ' Hwww , sJcog . org <br /> If this project is approved by the Habitat Technical Advisory Committee and the SJCOG Inc . Board , the following process <br /> 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 /> 1 , 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 /> 2 . Under no circumstance shall ground disturbance occur without compliance and satisfaction of the ITMMs . <br /> 3 . Upon issuance of fully executed ITMMs and prior to any ground disturbance, the project applicant must : <br /> a . 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 /> b. Pay the appropriate SJMSCP fee for the entirety of the project acreage being covered ; or <br /> c . Dedicate land in- lieu of fees, either as conservation easements or fee title ; or <br /> d . Purchase approved mitigation bank credits . <br /> 4 . Within 6 months from the effective date of the ITMMs or issuance of a building permit, whichever occurs first, the project applicant must : <br />