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<br />Page 7 <br /> <br />b. incorporate tiered plantings of trees (such as redwood, deodar cedar, live <br />oak, and/or oleander) to the maximum extent feasible between the sources of <br />pollution and sensitive receptors; <br />c. install, operate and maintain in good working order a central heating <br />ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system or other air take system in the <br />building, or in each residential unit, that meets or exceeds an efficiency <br />standard of MERV 13, including the following features: installation of high <br />efficiency filter and /or carbon filter to filter particulates and other chemical <br />matter from the building (either HEPA filters or ASHRAE 85 percent supply <br />filters); <br />d. retain a qualified HVAC consultant or Home Energy Rating System (HERS) <br />rater during the design phase of the project to locate air ventilation and the <br />HVAC system intakes based on exposure modeling from pollutant sources; <br />e. install indoor air quality monitoring in buildings; and <br />f. applicants shall ensure that HVAC systems and air ventilation systems are <br />maintained, repaired, or replaced on an ongoing and as-needed basis. If the <br />project includes for-sale units, then the applicant shall prepare two operation <br />and maintenance manuals for the HVAC systems and the filters: one manual <br />shall be included in the recorded Conditions Covenants and Restrictions <br />(CC&Rs) that shall be recorded, and the manual shall be distributed to <br />building maintenance staff; the other manual shall be written for homeowners <br />with operating instructions and maintenance and replacement schedule for <br />the HVAC system and filters, and that manual shall be distributed to owners. <br /> <br />Project applicants shall retain a qualified air quality consultant to prepare a health <br />risk assessment (HRA) in accordance with BAAQMD requirements to determine the <br />exposure of project residents/occupants/users to air pollutants prior to issuance of a <br />grading permit, or issuance of a building permit, whichever is sooner. The HRA shall <br />be submitted to the Community Development Department for review and approval. <br />For individual projects, the HRA shall be completed and identified recommendations <br />in order to reduce exposure to TACs below BAAQMD thresholds of significance, if <br />any, in the HRA shall be incorporated into design and construction documents as <br />Conditions of Approval prior to issuance of grading or building permit, whichever is <br />sooner. <br /> <br />Outdoor Air Quality–Individual and common exterior open space, including <br />playgrounds, patios, and decks, shall either be shielded from the source of air <br />pollution by buildings or otherwise buffered to further reduce air pollution for project <br />occupants. <br /> <br />• MM BIO-1:Prior to the approval of any site-specific entitlement, applicants or <br />sponsors of projects on sites where potential special-status species, migratory <br />birds, or nesting birds are determined to be present by a qualified Biologist, then the <br />applicants or sponsors of projects shall retain a qualified Biologist and/or Wetland <br />Regulatory Specialist to prepare a Biological Resource Assessment (BRA). The <br />BRA shall include a project-specific analysis of potential impacts on all biological <br />resources, including impacts on special-status species and their habitat, migratory <br />birds and other protected nesting birds, roosting bats, rare plants, sensitive <br />communities, protected waters and wetlands (analyze project-specific compliance <br />with Clean Water Act [CWA], Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act, and Fish and <br />Game Code, as applicable), wildlife corridors and nursery sites. The BRA shall