Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment for a Self-Storage Facility Project on 3.04 Acres in the City of Murrieta, Riverside County, California
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Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment for a Self-Storage Facility Project on 3.04 Acres in the City of Murrieta, Riverside County, California Prepared for MHS 98, LLC 31938 Temecula Parkway, Ste A369 Temecula, CA 92592 Attn: Steve Galvez May 2020 Report Completed: May 5, 2020 Fieldwork Performed: April 18, 2020 Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment for a Self-Storage Facility Project on 3.04 Acres in the City of Murrieta, Riverside County, California Project Site Location: 7.5-Minute USGS topographic quadrangle, Murrieta, California. Township 7 South, Range 3 West; Section 24. Assessor’s Parcel Number: 913-210-032. Prepared For MHS 98, LLC 31938 Temecula Parkway, Ste A369 Temecula, CA 92592 Attn: Steve Galvez Prepared By Heather R. Puckett, Ph.D. RPA Gregorio Pacheco, B.A. P.O. Box #92796 P.O. Box #92796 Pasadena, CA 91109 Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone: (951) 522-7326 Phone: (626) 627-4436 Keywords: APN 913210032; Phase-1; Cultural Resources Assessment; Negative Results; CEQA; AB52; Murrieta, Riverside County; Township 7 South, Range 3 West; Section 24; 7.5-Minute USGS topographic quadrangle, Murrieta, California. i TABLE OF CONTENTS MANAGMENT SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF PERSONNEL AND RESPONSABILITIES ........................................................................... 4 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ............................................................................................................ 4 Geology ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Flora and fauna ................................................................................................................................ 4 CULTURAL SETTING ......................................................................................................................... 6 Prehistoric Overview ....................................................................................................................... 6 Horizon I–Early Man Period (ca. 10,000–6000 B.C.) ..................................................................... 6 Horizon II–Milling Stone Period (6000–3000 B.C.) ....................................................................... 7 Horizon III–Intermediate Period (3000 B.C.–A.D. 500) ................................................................. 8 Horizon IV–Late Prehistoric Period (A.D. 500–Historic Contact) .................................................. 9 ETHNOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................... 9 HISTORIC OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 13 Spanish Period (1769–1822) .......................................................................................................... 13 Mexican Period (1822–1848) ........................................................................................................ 14 American Period (1848–Present) ................................................................................................... 14 LOCAL HISTORY ................................................................................................................................... 15 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH... ..................................................................................................................... 16 REGULATORY SETTING ..................................................................................................................... 28 STATE.................................................................................................................................................. 28 California Environmental Quality Act ........................................................................................... 28 LOCAL REGULATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 29 CITY OF MURRIETA ........................................................................................................................ 29 RESEARCH METHODS ......................................................................................................................... 29 RESULTS .................................................................................................................................................. 30 CHRIS RECORDS SEARCH .............................................................................................................. 30 Previously Conducted Cultural Resource Studies ...................................................................... 30 FIELD RECONNAISSANCE VISIT ...................................................................................................... 33 SACRED LANDS FILE SEARCH .......................................................................................................... 35 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES .................................................................................................... 35 RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 35 CERTIFICATION .................................................................................................................................... 36 REFERENCE CITED .............................................................................................................................. 37 Figures Figure 1. Project Vicinity Map,. ................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2. Project Property Boundaries. ......................................................................................................... 3 Figure 3. Geologic Map of Murrieta 7.5' Quadrangle, Riverside County, California. ................................. 5 Figure 4. Native Tribal Languages and Spanish Colonial Settlements, ca. AD 1800. ............................... 12 Figure 5. 1938 Historical Aerial Overview Photograph.. ........................................................................... 18 Figure 6. 1943 Historical Topographic Map Overview .............................................................................. 19 Figure 7 1955 Historical Topographic Map Overview ............................................................................... 20 Figure 8. 1962 Historical Topographic Map Overview. ............................................................................. 21 Figure 9. 1967 Aerial Overview Photograph.. ............................................................................................ 22 Figure 10. 1978 Aerial Overview Photograph.. .......................................................................................... 23 Figure 11. 2004 Aerial Overview Photograph. ........................................................................................... 24 Figure 12. Modern refuse deposits, facing west. ........................................................................................ 33 Figure 13. Possibly backhoe or loader machinery disturbance, facing northwest. ..................................... 34 Figure 14. Motorcycle track disturbance, facing north. .............................................................................. 34 Tables Table 1. Previously Recorded Cultural Resources within 0.5 miles of the Project Area. ........................... 30 Table 2. Previously Recorded Cultural Resources within 1 miles of the Project Area. .............................. 31 Table 3. Previously Conducted Studies within 0.5 miles of the Project Area. ........................................... 31 Table 4. Previously Conducted Studies within 1 miles of the Project Area. .............................................. 32 Appendices Appendix A. EIC Record Search Result (CONFIDENTIAL) Appendix B. Sacred Lands File Search Results ii MANAGEMENT SUMMARY Purpose of Investigation: MHS 98, LLC retained BioCultural LLC to conduct a Phase I Cultural Resources Review and Sensitivity Assessment of the proposed self-storage facility development on one lot parcel located in the City of Murrieta, Riverside County, California. Summary Project Description: The project proposes the construction of a self-storage facility on a 3.04-acre site. The project site is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Delhaven Avenue and Date Street and is comprised of the northern portion of Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 913-210-032. The site is undeveloped and access was available by Date Street and Rising Hill Drive. The City of Murrieta required a Phase I cultural resources assessment for purposes of project compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and specifically Assembly Bill 52 (AB 52). The following report provides the methods and results of an intensive pedestrian survey, Sacred Lands File (SLF) search through the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), a records search of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS), background