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5.Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program(Revised January 2020) TABLE 5-1 (Continued) MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM Site(s) Implementation Monitoring Monitoring and Reporting Monitoring Verification of Mitigation Measures Affected Procedures Responsibility Action Schedule Compliance i I 4.E-1.Biological Resources(cont.) Mitigation Measure 4.E-1: Pre-Construction Bat Surveys. All sites Site developer shall Site developer Verify inclusion of condition on Prior to issuance Verified by: Conditions of approval for building and grading permits issued for where prepare constructionEngineering construction plans. If large trees of grading or Date: demolition and construction on sites within the EDZ area shall include buildings shall plans that incorporate Department are to be removed or if vacant building permit, a requirement for pre-construction special-status bat surveys when be pre-construction surveys buildings are to be demolished, whichever is large trees constituting suitable habitat for roosting bats(e.g.trees demolished or and buffer zones.If review and approve qualified sooner. with cavities or trees with bark that could be used for roosting such as large trees required,avoidance biologist, pre-construction Inspect site during eucalyptus and redwood)are to be removed or underutilized or constituting procedures shall be survey reports,and a construction to vacant buildings are to be demolished, suitable implemented. construction plan that includes ensure • Surveys shall be conducted by a qualified biologist prior to any tree habitat for Site developer shall hire a bat avoidance. compliance with removal or building demolition.Removal of trees and structures roosting bats qualified biologist and the Inspect construction site to project shall occur when bats are active,approximately between the shall be site developers confirm buffer zones, if construction periods of March 1 to April 15 and August 15 to October 15;outside removed. contractor(s)shall required. plans. of bat maternity roosting season(approximately April 15—August engage the qualified 31)and outside of months of winter torpor(approximately October biologist to conduct pre- 15—February 28),to the extent feasible. construction surveys as • If removal of trees and structures during the periods when bats are described. active is not feasible and active bat roosts being used for maternity or hibernation purposes are found on or in the immediate vicinity of the site where tree and structure removal is planned,a no disturbance buffer of 100 feet shall be established around these roost sites until they are determined to be no longer active by the qualified biologist.A 100-foot no disturbance buffer is a typical protective buffer distance;however,buffer width may be modified by the qualified biologist depending on existing screening around the roost site(such as dense vegetation or a building)as well as the type of construction activity which would occur around the roost site. • The qualified biologist shall be present during tree and structure removal if potential bat roosting habitat or active bat roosts are present.Trees and structures with active roosts shall be removed only when no rain is occurring or is forecast to occur for 3 days and when daytime temperatures are at least 50°F. • Removal of trees with potential bat roosting habitat or active bat roost sites shall follow a two-step removal process: 1. On the first day of tree removal and under supervision of the qualified biologist, branches and limbs not containing cavities or fissures in which bats could roost,shall be cut only using chainsaws. 2. On the following day and under the supervision of the qualified biologist,the remainder of the tree may be removed,either using chainsaws or other equipment(e.g.excavator or backhoe). Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone 5-12 ESA/140421 Partial Recirculated DSEIR Response to Comments January 2020