Appendix B Cultural Resources Assessment Study 280-330 Skyway Drive Development Project Cultural Resources Assessment Report prepared for City of Camarillo Department of Community Development 601 Carmen Drive Camarillo, California 93010 John Novi, Senior Planner prepared by Rincon Consultants, Inc. 209 East Victoria Street Santa Barbara, California 93101 June 2021 Please cite this report as follows: Williams, James, Alexandra Madsen, Steven Treffers, and Shannon Carmack 2021. 280-330 Skyway Drive Development Project Cultural Resources Assessment Report. Rincon Consultants, Inc., Project No. 21-11061. City of Camarillo Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................1 Purpose and Scope .........................................................................................................................1 Dates of Investigation .....................................................................................................................1 Summary of Findings ......................................................................................................................1 CUL-1 Unanticipated Discovery of Cultural Resources .......................................................2 Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains .....................................................................2 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................3 Project Description and Location ........................................................................................3 Rincon Personnel ................................................................................................................1 2 Regulatory Framework ........................................................................................................2 California Environmental Quality Act..................................................................................2 National Register of Historic Places .......................................................................2 California Register of Historical Resources ............................................................3 City of Camarillo Landmarks ..................................................................................4 3 Natural and Cultural Setting ...............................................................................................6 Environmental Setting ........................................................................................................6 Prehistoric Setting ...............................................................................................................6 Ethnographic Context .........................................................................................................7 History .................................................................................................................................9 4 Background Research ....................................................................................................... 16 Cultural Resources Records Searches .............................................................................. 16 Previous Studies .................................................................................................. 16 Previously Recorded Resources .......................................................................... 18 Archival Research Methods ............................................................................................. 19 Native American Heritage Commission ........................................................................... 19 5 Field Survey ...................................................................................................................... 21 Methods ........................................................................................................................... 21 6 Findings and Conclusions ................................................................................................. 37 CUL-1 Unanticipated Discovery of Cultural Resources .................................................... 37 Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains .................................................................. 37 7 References ....................................................................................................................... 39 Tables Table 1 Previous Cultural Resource Studies within a 0.5-Mile Radius of the Project Site ........... 16 Table 2 Previously Recorded Cultural Resources within 0.5-mile of the Project Site .................. 18 Cultural Resources Assessment Report i City of Camarillo 280-330 Skyway Drive Development Project Figures Figure 1 Regional Location ................................................................................................................4 Figure 2 Project Area ........................................................................................................................5 Figure 3 Proposed Project Site Plan ..................................................................................................1 Figure 4 Representative Rendering of the Proposed Project ...........................................................1 Figure 5 Historical Aerial Photograph of Oxnard Flight Strip, 1945, with Project Area Depicted in Red ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 6 Historical Aerial Photograph of Oxnard Air Force Base, 1959, with Project Area Depicted in Red ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 7 Bird's-Eye View of Oxnard Air Force Base, 1963 .............................................................. 14 Figure 8 280-330 Skyway Drive Site Map....................................................................................... 22 Figure 9 Elevated Water Tank, View to the Southwest ................................................................. 23 Figure 10 Elevated Water Tank, Viewed from Beneath................................................................... 24 Figure 11 280 Skyway Drive, North Elevation, View to the Southwest ........................................... 25 Figure 12 280 Skyway Drive, North and West Elevations, View to the Southeast .......................... 25 Figure 13 Overview of Ball Courts and Portable Classroom at 280 Skyway Drive, View to the Southwest ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Figure 14 300 Skyway Drive, North and West Elevations, View to the Southeast .......................... 27 Figure 15 Portable Restroom and Partial View of 280 Skyway Drive, North and East Elevations, View to the Southwest ........................................................................................................................ 27 Figure 16 330 Skyway Drive, North Elevation, View to the South ................................................... 28 Figure 17 330 Skyway Drive, North and West Elevations, View to the Southeast .......................... 29 Figure 18 Aerial Photograph the Subject Property and Vicinity, 1938 ................................................ 30 Figure 19 Aerial Photograph the Subject Property and Vicinity, 1947 ............................................ 30 Figure 20 Aerial Photograph of the Subject Property and Vicinity, 1953 ........................................ 31 Figure 21 Aerial Photograph of the Subject Property and Vicinity, 1959 ........................................ 32 Figure 22 Aerial Photograph of the Subject Property and Vicinity, 1963 ........................................ 32 Appendices Appendix A California Historical Resources Information System Search Results (2019 and 2021) Appendix B Native American Heritage Commission Search Results Appendix C California Department of Parks and Recreation 523 Series Forms ii City of Camarillo This page intentionally left blank. Cultural Resources Assessment Report iii Executive Summary Executive Summary Purpose and Scope The City of Camarillo Department of Community Development (City) retained Rincon Consultants, Inc. (Rincon) to conduct a cultural resources assessment for the 280-330 Skyway Drive Development Project (project), located at 280-330 Skyway Drive (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 230-0-030-105) in the city of Camarillo, Ventura County, California. The proposed project includes the demolition of three permanent buildings (constructed between circa 1955 and circa 1960) and two portable buildings (circa 1985 and circa 2000), and construction of three industrial buildings and one retail building. This cultural resources assessment report was prepared to support compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and included a search of the California Historical Resources Information Center (CHRIS) at the South Central Coast Information Center (SCCIC), a Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) Sacred Lands File (SLF) search, archival research, a pedestrian field survey, and preparation of this report. Dates of Investigation A CHRIS search was performed by the SCCIC on June 22, 2021 in support of this project. Rincon also reviewed the results of a previously conducted (December 17, 2019) CHRIS search, the