Alta Vista Drive Project (PC2-125) Cultural Resources Study November 2018 | TWG-01 Submitted to: City of Vista Community Development Dept. Mary Robbins-Wade 200 Civic Center Drive Director of Cultural Resources Vista, CA 92084-6275 Prepared for: Henderson Land Company, LLC 12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 Del Mar, CA 92130 Prepared by: HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. 7578 El Cajon Boulevard La Mesa, CA 91942 Alta Vista Drive Project (PC2-125) Cultural Resources Study Submitted to: City of Vista Community Development Department 200 Civic Center Drive Vista, CA 92084-6275 Prepared for: Henderson Land Company, LLC 12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 Del Mar, CA 92130 Prepared by: HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. 7578 El Cajon Boulevard La Mesa, CA 91942 November 2018 | TWG-01 National Archaeological Database Information Authors: Mary Robbins-Wade M.A, RPA and Dominique Diaz de Leon, B.A. Firm: HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. Client/Project: Henderson Land Company, LLC / Alta Vista Drive Project (PC2-125) Report Date: November 2018 Report Title: Cultural Resources Study for the Alta Vista Drive Project, City of Vista, California Submitted to: City of Vista, Community Development Department, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, CA 92084-6275 Type of Study: Cultural Resources Survey New Sites: None Updated Sites: None USGS Quad: San Marcos 7.5-minute Quadrangle Acreage: Approximately 3.18 acres Key Words: City of Vista, San Diego County; Alta Vista Drive; Rancho Buena Vista; negative archaeological survey; Township 11 South, Range 3 West, Sections 29 and 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. ES-1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Project Location .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Project Description ............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Regulatory Framework ....................................................................................................... 1 1.3.1 National Historic Preservation Act ......................................................................... 1 1.3.2 California Environmental Quality Act .................................................................... 2 1.3.3 City of Vista General Plan ...................................................................................... 2 1.3.4 Native American Heritage Values .......................................................................... 3 1.4 Project Personnel ................................................................................................................ 3 2.0 PROJECT SETTING ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Natural Setting .................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Cultural Setting ................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1 Prehistoric Period .................................................................................................. 4 2.2.2 Ethnohistory ........................................................................................................... 5 2.2.3 Historical Background ............................................................................................ 6 2.2.4 Project Vicinity ....................................................................................................... 7 3.0 STUDY METHODS ............................................................................................................................. 8 4.0 STUDY RESULTS ................................................................................................................................ 8 4.1 Records Search .................................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Archival Research .............................................................................................................. 12 4.3 Sacred Lands File Search ................................................................................................... 13 4.4 Field Survey ....................................................................................................................... 13 5.0 IMPACTS AND SIGNIFICANCE ......................................................................................................... 14 6.0 MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................... 14 7.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................... 16 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.) LIST OF APPENDICES A Resumes B Records Search Results (Confidential, bound separately) C Native American Correspondence (Confidential, bound separately) LIST OF FIGURES No. Title Follows Page 1 Regional Location ............................................................................................................................. 2 2 USGS Topography ............................................................................................................................ 2 3 Aerial Photograph ............................................................................................................................ 2 LIST OF TABLES No. Title Page 1 Previous Studies Within One Mile of the Project Area .................................................................... 9 2 Previously Recorded Resources Within One Mile of the Project Area .......................................... 11 ii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AMSL above mean sea level APN Assessor’s Parcel Number CCR California Code of Regulations CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CRHR California Register of Historical Resources GLO General Land Office HELIX Helix Environmental Planning, Inc. NAHC Native American Heritage Commission NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NRHP National Register of Historic Places OHP Office of Historic Preservation SCIC South Coastal Information Center SLF Sacred Lands File SLR San Luis Rey TCP Traditional Cultural Properties TCR Tribal Cultural Resources USGS U.S. Geological Survey iii This page intentionally left blank iv Alta Vista Drive Project | November 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. (HELIX) was contracted by Henderson Land Company, LLC to provide cultural resources services for the Alta Vista Project (PC2-125; project) in the City of Vista (City), San Diego County, California. The project is a proposed residential development within an approximately 3.18-acre parcel (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 180-290-17). A cultural resources study including a records search update, Sacred Lands File search, a review of historic aerial photographs and maps, and a pedestrian survey was conducted for the project site. This report details the methods and results of the cultural resources study and has been prepared to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the guidelines of the City. A records search was conducted at the South Coastal Information Center (SCIC) on September 24, 2018 and indicated that 33 cultural resources studies have been conducted, and 14 cultural resources have been recorded, within one mile of the project area. Two resources (CA-SDI-646 and CA-SDI-647) were recorded as prehistoric campsites. The other resources recorded within one mile of the project site include historic buildings and structures, as well one historic archaeological site and one historic park. No cultural resources have been documented within or adjacent to the project site. The field investigations included intensive pedestrian survey of the study area by a HELIX archaeologist and a Native American monitor from Saving Sacred Sites (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians/Luiseño) on October 16, 2018. The survey did not result in the identification of any cultural material within the project area. As such, no impacts to cultural resources are anticipated; however, there is possibility of both subsurface prehistoric and historic artifacts due to the sensitivity of the general area. Based on this, it is recommended that an archaeological and Native American monitoring program be implemented for ground-disturbing activities. ES-1 Alta Vista Drive Project | November 2018 This page intentionally left blank ES-2 Alta Vista Drive Project | November 2018 1.0 INTRODUCTION HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc. (HELIX) was contracted to conduct a cultural resources survey for the proposed Alta Vista Project (PC2-125; project) located in the City of Vista (City) and to assess whether the project would have any effects on cultural resources. This report details the methods and results of the cultural resources study, which included a records search, Sacred Lands File (SLF) search, a review of historic maps and aerial photographs, and a field survey. 1.1 PROJECT LOCATION The project is located in the southern portion of the City, approximately one mile north of State Route (SR) 78, in northwestern San Diego County (Figure 1, Regional