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BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT and BURROWING OWL SURVEY REPORT Altitude Business Centre City of Chino, California Prepared BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT AND BURROWING OWL SURVEY REPORT Altitude Business Centre City of Chino, California Prepared for Richland Real Estate Fund, LLC 3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 425 Irvine, CA 92612 Contact: Mr. Craig Cristina (949) 261-7010 Prepared by M.J. Klinefelter 40960 California Oaks Road #316 Murrieta, CA, 92562 (951) 698-8374 Contact: Mike Klinefelter [email protected] December 22, 2017 Revised: May 16, 2018 Revised (minor corrections): August 31, 2018 Table of Contents Summary of Information ........................................................................................................................ 1 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Purpose of the Report...................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Location of Project .......................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Project Biological Assessment History ........................................................................... 5 1.4 Project Description.......................................................................................................... 6 2. Methodology ...................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................................. 8 3.1 Site Description ............................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Vegetation ..................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.1 Agricultural Land - Active Fields (Croplands)....................................................................... 10 3.2.2 Agricultural Land - Fallow Fields .......................................................................................... 11 3.2.3 Agricultural Land - Dairy ...................................................................................................... 12 3.2.4 Agricultural Land - Pasture .................................................................................................. 12 3.2.5 Developed ........................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.6 Disturbed ............................................................................................................................. 12 3.3 Wildlife ......................................................................................................................... 12 3.3.1 Birds ..................................................................................................................................... 13 3.3.2 Mammals ............................................................................................................................. 14 3.3.3 Reptiles ................................................................................................................................ 14 3.3.4 Amphibians .......................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.5 Invertebrates ....................................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Soils............................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.1 Chino silt loam ..................................................................................................................... 15 3.4.2 Chualar clay loam ................................................................................................................ 15 3.4.3 Grangeville fine sandy loam ................................................................................................ 15 3.5 Jurisdictional Waters including Wetlands .................................................................... 16 3.6 Special Status Plants and Animals ................................................................................ 16 3.7 Burrowing Owl Focused Survey ................................................................................... 17 3.7.1 Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 17 3.7.2 Burrowing Owl Survey Results ............................................................................................ 17 4. Impacts ............................................................................................................................................. 18 4.1 Vegetation ..................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Wildlife ......................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Jurisdictional Waters including Wetlands .................................................................... 20 4.4 Special Status Species ................................................................................................... 20 4.4.1 Special Status Plants ............................................................................................................ 22 4.4.2 Sensitive Natural Communities ........................................................................................... 23 4.4.3 Special Status Wildlife ......................................................................................................... 23 4.5 Wildlife Movement and Nursery Sites ......................................................................... 25 4.6 Cumulative Impacts ...................................................................................................... 25 5. Recommended Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................... 27 5.1 Vegetation ..................................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Wildlife ......................................................................................................................... 27 5.2.1 Endangered and/or Threatened Species ............................................................................. 27 5.2.2 Nesting Birds ....................................................................................................................... 27 5.2.3 Burrowing Owl ..................................................................................................................... 28 5.3 Mitigation Fee ............................................................................................................... 30 6. Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Special Status Species ......................................................................................................... 30 Riparian Habitat and/or Sensitive Natural Communities.................................................... 30 Jurisdictional Wetlands ....................................................................................................... 30 Wildlife Movement ............................................................................................................. 30 Biological Resource Policies .............................................................................................. 30 Habitat Conservation Plans/Natural Community Conservation Plans ................................ 30 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................................ 31 7. Report Certification ......................................................................................................................... 31 8. References ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Appendices Appendix A: Map Figures Figure 1 – Regional Map Figure 2 – Vicinity Map Figure 3 – Project Site and Off-Site Map Figure 4 – Site Map Figure 5 – Vegetation Map Figure 6 – Soils Map Figure 7 – Burrowing Owl Map Figure 8 – Impact Map Appendix B: Special Status Plant Surveys for the Altitude Business Center. Prepared by David Bramlet. Prepared for Michael Klinefelter. August 2017 Includes Special Status Species Assessment Tables and Compendia of Pant Species Observed on the Project Site Appendix C: Special Status Species Assessment Tables Table 1 – Special Status Plant Species Recorded or Expected in the Vicinity and their Potential to Occur at the Site Table 2 – Special Status Wildlife Species Recorded or Expected in the Vicinity and their Potential to Occur at the Site Appendix D: Compendia of Plant and Animal Species Table 1 – Plant Species Detected at or Near the Site Table 1 – Wildlife Species Detected at or Near the Site Biological Resources Assessment, Altitude Business Centre, City of Chino, California Summary of Information Report preparation date: December 22, 2017. Revised: May 16, 2018 The purpose of this report is to update the previous biological assessment report (M.J. Klinefelter 2015) which included the subject
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