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SATE OF CALIFORNIA—THE RESOURCES AGENCY PETE WILSON, Governor DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME REGION 2 o 1701 NIMBUS ROAD, SUITE A ' RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95670 (916) 355-7020 January 6, 1994 Mr. Chandler Martin San Joaquin County13 1994 Community Development Department J' Is 1810 East Hazelton Avenue vU""I1UtV11 7 L tLIM Vr„ILly 3 IJtY(. Stockton, California 95205 PLANNING mitsom Dear Mr. Martin: The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has reviewed two Site Approval Applications, SA-93-50 and SA-93-49 . The projects are located along Hansen Road, south of Schulte Road, southwest of Tracy in San Joaquin County. The first Site Approval Application is on the east side of Hansen Road and would permit development of a wooden pallet recycling facility on approximately 9 .85 acres . The second proposal is on the west side of Hansen Road and would permit the construction of a concrete casting facility for highway related products on approximately 15 . 53 . Wildlife habitat conditions on and adjacent to the project site consist of irrigated pasture, annual grasslands, industrial development (Safeway Truck Distribution Facility) , and the California Aqueduct. The project site is a short distance east of Highway. I-580 . There is a roadway underpass as well as, a railroad underpass connecting the project site with more extensive annual grasslands on the west side of I-580 . We are concerned with the proposed projects potential for adverse impacts to the Federal-listed endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) . Both projects are within the boundaries of the San Joaquin kit fox Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) area. The kit fox HCP identifies agricultural lands as providing significant habitat for the kit fox. The proposed change in land use from agriculture or annual grassland to industrial will ultimately result in a loss of habitat for the kit fox. Therefore, we recommend that the applicants be required to mitigate the proposed project' s impacts by providing three acres of protected habitat for every acre of habitat that is lost. Habitat protection should consist of purchase of either fee title or a conservation easement on suitable habitat within the core conservation area as described in the HCP. The terms of the conservation easement and the location of the mitigation lands must be acceptable to the DFG. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Sections_ 21092 and 21092 . 2, the DFG requests written notification of the proposed actions and pending decisions regarding this project. Written notification should be directed to this office.