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SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT DRAFT EIR <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES <br />operations shall be permitted. Continued use of existing facilities such as surface parking and site <br />maintenance may continue within this buffer zone. <br />■ No restrictions on grading or construction activities outside the prescribed buffer zone are <br />required once the zone has been identified and delineated in the field and workers have been <br />properly trained to avoid the buffer zone area. <br />■ Construction activities shall be restricted from the buffer zone until the Biologist has determined <br />that young birds have fledged and the buffer zone is no longer needed. <br />■ A survey report of findings verifying that any young have fledged shall be submitted by the <br />Biologist for review and approval by the City of San Leandro prior to initiation of any tree removal, <br />landscape grubbing, building demolition, and other construction activities within the buffer zone. <br />Following written approval by the City, tree removal, and construction within the nest -buffer zone <br />may proceed. <br />Significance After Mitigation: Less than significant. <br />BI0-2 The Project would not have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian <br />habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or <br />regional plans, policies, regulations, or by the California Department of <br />Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. <br />No riparian or other sensitive natural community types are present on the Project site, and none would be <br />affected by the Project. Coastal salt marsh and well-developed riparian habitat are absent, and existing <br />vegetative cover is generally limited ornamental landscaping, including areas of turf, shrubs and <br />groundcovers and tree plantings. The narrow band of freshwater marsh along the drainage channel at the <br />western edge of the golf course is dominated by cattail, which is an opportunistic species that quickly <br />colonizes areas with permanent to semipermanent surface water. This feature may be a regulated <br />wetland, and would receive protection as such if jurisdictional, as discussed further below under BIO -3. <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />■ None <br />Significance Before Mitigation: No impact. <br />113I0-3 The Project would have a substantial adverse effect on federally <br />protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act <br />(including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through <br />direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means. <br />Implementation of the Project would result in direct and indirect effects on jurisdictional wetlands and <br />other waters. This includes disturbance to areas in open water and the shoreline of San Francisco Bay and <br />upland areas in the golf course. Modification in areas within or adjacent to tidal influence includes <br />removal of existing pilings and docks, demolition of the existing Harbor Master office, construction of new <br />docks and launching piers, installation of the aeration fountain in the middle of the marina basin, and <br />P LACE WORKS 4.3-17 <br />