Appendix D Cultural & Paleontological Resources Assessment
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Appendix D Cultural & Paleontological Resources Assessment Cultural and Paleontological Resources Assessment Dhammakaya International Meditation Center City Of Azusa, Los Angeles County, California Prepared for: Peter K. Carlson Vandermost & Carlson, Inc. 30900 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 100 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Prepared by: Frederick W. Lange, Ph.D. and Curt Duke, M.A. Duke Cultural Resources Management, LLC 22 Socorro, Rancho Santa Margarita California 92688 (949) 303-0420 www.DukeCRM.com and Jennifer Mermilliod JM Research & Consulting 5110 Magnolia Avenue Riverside, CA 92506 Duke CRM Project Number: C-0107 July 2014 Per California Government Code 6254.10 archaeological site location information is exempt from the California Public Records Act. Therefore archaeological site location information should be kept confidential and not be made available for public view. DUKE CUltUral ResoUrces Management TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................. i MANAGEMENT SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Project Description ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Project Location ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 SETTING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Natural.............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Cultural ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Prehistory .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Ethnography ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 History ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 PERSONNEL ................................................................................................................................................................... 13 METHODS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Research ......................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Field Survey ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Records Search.............................................................................................................................................................. 14 CRMS 1992/1996 .................................................................................................................................................... 14 HEART 1996 ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Jones & Stokes 1996 ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Cornejo 2005 ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Field Survey ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 The MacNeil Mansion Property ............................................................................................................................ 16 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................... 18 Significance/Eligibility Criteria .................................................................................................................................. 18 California Register of Historical Resources ......................................................................................................... 18 Azusa Municipal Code Chapter 4.5 Cultural Resources .................................................................................... 19 Significance/Eligibility Determination ..................................................................................................................... 20 MacNeil Mansion-Manresa Retreat Property ...................................................................................................... 20 Archaeological Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Paleontological Resources ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Potential Azusa Foothill Ranch Historic District ............................................................................................... 20 IMPACTS ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................... 21 Project Component – Meditation Hall ..................................................................................................................... 21 Project Component – Dormitory Buildings ............................................................................................................ 21 Project Component – Storage/Workshop Building ............................................................................................... 22 Project Components – Parking, Storm Water Detention Basin, Fire Access Road, Reflecting Pool, Landscaping ................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Mitigation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Figures Figure 1: Project Photograph ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Figure 2: Project Photograph ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Figure 3: Project Photograph ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Figure 4: Project Photograph ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Figure 5: Project Photograph ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 6: Project Photograph .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 7: Project Photograph .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 8: Project Photograph .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 9: Project Photograph .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 10: Project Photograph ........................................................................................................................................ 12 i DUKE CUltUral ResoUrces Management Figure 11: Project Photograph ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Figure 12: Project Photograph .......................................................................................................................................