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Hana Japan Restaurant Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 31 May 2025 If birds are identified nesting on or within the zone of influence, a qualified ornithologist or biologist with extensive experience working with nesting birds near and on construction sites shall establish a temporary protective non- disturbance buffer around the nest(s). The non-disturbance buffer shall be staked with orange construction fencing and shall be of sufficient size to protect the nesting site from construction-related disturbance. Typically, adequate nesting buffers are located 50 feet from the nest site or nest tree dripline for common passerine birds and up to 100 feet for special-status passerine birds. Upon completion of nesting surveys, if nesting birds are identified on or within the zone of influence, the qualified ornithologist/biologist that frequently works with nesting birds shall prescribe adequate nesting buffers to protect the nesting birds from harm while the project is constructed. The nesting buffer shall be monitored daily for the first week of construction to ensure that nesting birds are not affected by on-site construction activities and that the buffer size does not need to be increased. Once the qualified ornithologist/biologist determines, through direct observations, that birds are not agitated by project construction, monitoring can be reduced to once a week. Construction or earth-moving activity shall not occur within any established nest protection buffer prior to September 1st unless the qualified ornithologist/biologist determines that the young have fledged and have attained sufficient flight skills to avoid project construction zones, or that the nesting cycle is otherwise completed. The nest completion date can be significantly earlier or later and shall ultimately be determined by the qualified biologist. At the end of the nesting cycle and/or fledging from the nest, as determined by a qualified biologist, temporary nesting buffers may be removed, and grading and construction may commence in established nesting buffers without further regard for the nest site. IV-4. If nesting raptors or other migratory birds are detected on or adjacent to the site during the survey, an appropriate non-disturbance buffer shall be established around all active nests. Typically, adequate nesting buffers are 50 feet from the nest site or nest tree dripline for common passerine birds and up to 100 feet for special-status passerine birds. The actual size of buffer would be determined by the project biologist, and would depend on species, topography, and type of activity that would occur in the vicinity of the nest. The project buffer shall be clearly staked with construction fencing and shall be monitored periodically by the project biologist to ensure compliance. After the nesting is completed, as determined by the biologist, the buffer would no longer be required. Buffers shall remain in place for the duration of the breeding season or until a qualified biologist has confirmed that all chicks have fledged and are independent of their parents. b,c. The project site is currently undeveloped, though is bisected by a concrete drainage ditch and contains one on-site tree. According to the BRSA prepared for the proposed project, the project site does not contain any wetlands or aquatic features. Therefore, the proposed project would not have a substantial adverse effect on riparian habitat, sensitive natural communities, or federally protected wetlands, and a less-than-significant impact would occur.