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SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT DRAFT EIR <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />CULTURAL RESOURCES <br />4.4 CULTURAL RESOURCES <br />This chapter discusses the regulatory framework and existing conditions of the Project site and analyzes <br />potential impacts to cultural resources that could result from buildout of the Project. Cultural resources <br />include historical, architectural, archaeological, and paleontological resources. <br />4.4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br />4.4.1.1 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK <br />This section describes the policies and regulations that apply to cultural resources in the City of San <br />Leandro. <br />Federal Regulations <br />National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 <br />The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established the National Register of Historic Places <br />(National Register) as the official designation of historical resources, including districts, sites, buildings, <br />structures, and objects. For a property to be eligible for listing in the National Register, it must be <br />significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture, and must retain <br />integrity in terms of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Resources <br />less than 50 years in age are not eligible for the National Register unless specified as of exceptional <br />importance. Though a listing in the National Register does not prohibit demolition or alteration of a <br />property, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires the evaluation of project effects on <br />properties that are listed in the National Register. <br />State Regulations <br />California Environmental Quality Act <br />Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines states that a project that may cause a substantial adverse change <br />in the significance of a historical resource is a project that may have a significant impact on the <br />environment. The CEQA Guidelines define four ways that a property can qualify as a significant historical <br />resource for purposes of CEQA compliance: <br />■ The resource is listed in or determined eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical <br />Resources, as determined by the State Historical Resources Commission. <br />■ The resource is included in a local register of historical resources, as defined in Section 5020.1(k) of <br />the Public Resources Code, or identified as significant in a historical resource survey meeting the <br />requirements of Section 5024.1(g) of the Public Resources Code, unless the preponderance of <br />evidence demonstrates that it is not historically or culturally significant. <br />■ The lead agency determines the resource to be significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, <br />economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, military, or cultural analysis of California, as <br />supported by substantial evidence in the light of the whole record. <br />P LACE WORKS 4.4-1 <br />