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SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT DRAFT EIR <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />CULTURAL RESOURCES <br />Leandro General Plan defines historic preservation as the "sensitive maintenance, continued use, and <br />restoration of older buildings and sites having historic, architectural, aesthetic, or cultural value."' <br />The Historic Preservation and Community Design Element seeks to establish a preservation program by <br />creating an inventory of structures of historic value within the city. Utilizing the National Register and the <br />Secretary of the Interior's Standards as a starting point, the General Plan calls for the additional criteria to <br />be considered:' <br />■ "Historic Sites and Structures" include individual buildings or sites determined to have special historic, <br />cultural, educational, archaeological, or aesthetic value. <br />■ "Historic Districts" include geographic areas with large concentrations of historic structures. <br />■ "Neighborhood Conservation Districts (Heritage Neighborhoods)" are areas characterized by older <br />(pre -1940) housing stock, along with historic street furniture, signs, and landscape design elements. <br />Table 4.4-1 provides a list of the San Leandro General Plan goals and policies related to cultural resources <br />that are applicable to the Project site and future development under the Project: <br />4.4.1.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />This section provides an overview of the history of the City of San Leandro and of resources of historical <br />significance that may be affected by the Project. <br />Paleontological Resources <br />Paleontological resources (fossils) are the remains and/or traces of prehistoric plant and animal life <br />exclusive of human remains or artifacts. Fossil remains such as bones, teeth, shells, and wood are found in <br />the geologic deposits (rock formations) in which they were originally buried. Paleontological resources <br />represent a limited, non-renewable, sensitive scientific and educational resource. The potential for fossil <br />remains at a location can be predicted through previous correlations established between the fossil <br />occurrence and the geologic formations where they were buried. For this reason, geologic knowledge of a <br />particular area and the paleontological resource sensitivity of particular rock formations, make it possible <br />to predict where fossils will or will not be encountered. However, the San Leandro General Plan EIR does <br />not identify any paleontological resources at the Project site. <br />Archaeological Resources <br />Archaeological resources are the physical remnants of prehistoric or historic human activity. These can <br />include human remains and artifacts, including but not limited to tools, portions of building structure or <br />foundation, food, and refuse. The Project site is in the territory that was once controlled by the Ohlone <br />Indians, commonly known as the Costanoans, at the time of the European settlement. <br />City of San Leandro, General Plan, page 7-1. <br />z City of San Leandro, General Plan, page 7-7. <br />4.4-4 DECEMBER 2014 <br />