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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 30 FirstCarbon Solutions Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/FOF/21480016 Pleasanton Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project FOF.docx 2. Trees to be preserved may require pruning to provide adequate clearance from construction activities. All pruning shall be performed by a licensed State of California contractor possessing the C61 classification license and the D49 specification. All pruning shall adhere to the latest editions of the American National Standards Institute Z133 and A300 standards. 3. Install tree protective fencing at the edge of the TPZ. No grading, construction, installation or other activity is permitted within this area. 4. Stake the edge of grading along the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) access road in order to review impacts to trees. Tree protection during construction 1. Prior to beginning work, contractors working near trees to be preserved shall be required to meet with the Consulting Arborist at the project site to review all work procedures, access routes, storage areas, and tree protection measures. 2. Any grading, construction, demolition or other work that is expected to encounter tree roots shall be monitored by the Consulting Arborist. 3. If injury should occur to any tree during construction, it shall be evaluated as soon as possible by the Consulting Arborist so that appropriate treatments can be applied. 4. Fences have been erected to protect trees to be preserved. Fences shall remain until all site work has been completed. Fences may not be relocated or removed without permission of the Project Superintendent. 5. Construction trailers, traffic, and storage areas shall remain outside fenced areas at all times. 6. No materials, equipment, spoil, waste, or wash-out water may be deposited, stored, or parked within the TPZ (fenced area). 7. Any additional tree pruning needed for clearance during construction shall be performed by a qualified Arborist and not by construction personnel. 8 8. Any roots damaged during grading or construction shall be exposed to sound tissue and cut cleanly with a saw. Tree Removal Permit The City of Pleasanton requires a permit to remove Heritage Trees. Implementation of the above mitigation measures would reduce loss of trees to a less than significant level. Facts in Support of Findings: 95 of the 208 on-site trees surveyed meet the City’s criteria for Heritage Trees. (Draft EIR, p. 3.3-44). Although the number of trees that would be removed or retained would be determined when the grading footprint is staked on the field, the potential removal of Heritage Trees would constitute a potentially significant impact. (Draft EIR, p. 3.3-44). Therefore, the proposed project would be required to implement MM BIO-5 to ensure conform with the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance. Through implementation of MM BIO-5, the proposed project would reduce impacts on local tree preservation policies and ordinances to less than significant.