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Appendix D Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment CREEKSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN DRAFT EIR CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRAN O Appendices Appendix D Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment September 2020 CREEKSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN DRAFT EIR CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO Appendices This page intentionally left blank. PlaceWorks CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT FOR THE CREEKSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Prepared for: PlaceWorks 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Authors: Sandy Duarte, B.A., Molly Valasik, M.A., Kim Scott, M.S. Principal Investigator: Molly Valasik, M.A., RPA, Orange County Certified Principal Archaeologist Kim Scott, M.S., Orange County Certified Principal Paleontologist Date January 2020 Cogstone Project Number: 4743 Type of Study: Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment Sites: None USGS Quadrangle: San Juan Capistrano 7.5’ Area: 15.3 acres Key Words: Negative survey, cultural resources assessment, paleontological resources assessment, late Miocene to early Pliocene Capistrano Formation, Pleistocene axial channel deposits 1518 West Taft Avenue Field Offices cogstone.com Orange, CA 92865 San Diego • Riverside • Morro Bay • Sacramento • Toll free 888-333-3212 Office (714) 974-8300 Arizona Federal Certifications WOSB, EDWOSB, SDB State Certifications DBE, WBE, SBE, UDBE D-1 Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment for the Creekside Specific Plan Project TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY OF FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................... IV INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 PURPOSE OF STUDY .................................................................................................................................................. 1 PROJECT LOCATION ................................................................................................................................................ 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................... 2 PROJECT PERSONNEL .............................................................................................................................................. 5 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 5 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1970 (CEQA) (PRC § SECTION 21000 ET SEQ.) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 6 CALIFORNIA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES (PRC § 5024.1) .................................................................. 7 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION § 5097.5 .................................................................................. 8 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, TITLE 14, SECTION 4307 ........................................................................... 8 CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 601 .................................................... 8 DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ................................................................ 10 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 GEOLOGICAL SETTING .......................................................................................................................................... 11 PALEONTOLOGICAL SETTING ................................................................................................................................ 11 STRATIGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Old axial channel deposits, middle to late Pleistocene .................................................................................................... 11 Very old axial channel deposits, early to middle Pleistocene .......................................................................................... 13 Capistrano Formation, siltstone facies, late Miocene to early Pliocene .......................................................................... 13 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ................................................................................................................................... 13 PREHISTORIC SETTING .......................................................................................................................................... 13 PREHISTORIC CHRONOLOGY................................................................................................................................. 14 ETHNOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 HISTORIC SETTING ................................................................................................................................................ 18 SPANISH PERIOD (1769-1820) ............................................................................................................................. 18 MEXICAN PERIOD (1821-1847) ............................................................................................................................ 20 AMERICAN PERIOD (1848-1899) .......................................................................................................................... 21 20TH CENTURY (1900-1999) ................................................................................................................................. 23 PROJECT AREA HISTORY ...................................................................................................................................... 24 RECORDS SEARCHES ........................................................................................................................................... 25 PALEONTOLOGICAL RECORD SEARCH ................................................................................................................. 25 LATE MIOCENE TO EARLY PLIOCENE: CAPISTRANO FORMATION ............................................................................ 25 PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS ....................................................................................................................................... 25 NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION ..................................................................................................................... 34 SURVEY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 34 METHODS ............................................................................................................................................................... 34 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 35 PALEONTOLOGICAL SENSITIVITY ................................................................................................................. 36 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................... 37 PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................... 37 CULTURAL RESOURCES ......................................................................................................................................... 38 RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 38 Cogstone ii D-2 Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment for the Creekside Specific Plan Project REFERENCES CITED ............................................................................................................................................. 40 APPENDIX A. QUALIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................... 44 APPENDIX B. PALEONTOLOGICAL RECORD SEARCH ............................................................................. 50 APPENDIX C. PALEO SENSITIVITY CRITERIA............................................................................................. 54 APPENDIX D. NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION .................................................................................. 56 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1. PROJECT VICINITY MAP ............................................................................................................................ 1 FIGURE 2. PROJECT LOCATION ................................................................................................................................... 3 FIGURE 3. PROJECT AREA ...........................................................................................................................................
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