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4 Environmental Analysis <br /> 4.5 Cultural Resources <br /> structure is no longer feasible and the new use is allowed by the underlying land use <br /> designation and zoning district. <br /> NCR-6.8 Land Use and Development: The County shall encourage land uses and <br /> development that retain and enhance significant historic properties and sustain historical <br /> community character. <br /> NCR-6.9 Educational Programs: The County shall support educational and outreach <br /> programs that promote public awareness of and support preservation of historical and <br /> cultural resources. (IGC/PI). <br /> 4.5.3 Identification of Cultural Resources <br /> In accordance with the CEQA, archaeological, historic, and tribal resources were identified using <br /> the following methods: <br /> oo A records search of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) via <br /> the Central California Information Center (CCIC), Division of Anthropology, California <br /> State University, Stanislaus; <br /> oo A records search of the CHRIS via the Northwest Information Center (NWIC), Division of <br /> Anthropology, California State University, Sonoma; <br /> oo Review of California Office of Historic Preservation Historic Properties Directory, NRHP, <br /> Office of Historic Preservation Archaeological Determinations of Eligibility, CRHR, <br /> California Points of Historical, California Historical Landmarks; <br /> oo A review of USGS maps, General Land Office (GLO) plat maps, and historic aerials; <br /> oo A review of federal land patents; <br /> oo An NAHC SLF Search; <br /> oo A Class I cultural resource pedestrian field survey (Farrell and Kitchel 2022) and Cultural <br /> Resource Assessment (Price et al. 2022); and <br /> oc Tribal consultation per AB 52, as discussed in Section 4.5.2, Regulatory Setting, above <br /> and detailed in Section 4.16, Tribal Cultural Resources. <br /> 4.5.3.1 Literature Review Results <br /> CCIC and NWIC Records Search Results <br /> Within a 1-mile radius of the Project, the record searches identified 23 previous studies and 23 <br /> documented resources. Two previous archaeological surveys (SJ-08014 and S-11826) overlap <br /> with the Project site. SJ-08014 was linear survey conducted in 1984 for a transmission line right- <br /> of-way maintenance project; the previous survey covered less than 1 percent of the Project site <br /> in the eastern end of the 106-acre parcel (Farrell and Kitchell 2022). S-11826 was a block survey <br /> conducted in 1980 that covered a portion of the proposed gen-tie corridor and PG&E tie-in (Price <br /> et al. 2022). The remaining studies were conducted between 1978 and 2016 and consist of <br /> management and planning, architectural and historical research, field surveys, excavation, and <br /> monitoring projects. <br /> Cultural resources identified within 1 mile of the Project area are all historic and include historic- <br /> era transmission lines, railroads, irrigation districts, foundations, refuse scatters, a ranch, a <br /> school, and a cemetery. One previously recorded built environment resource is within the Project <br /> Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.5-13 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />