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Legacy Sunflower Apartments Page 47 Mitigated Negative Declaration – March 14, 2019 trees are protected by a local policy or ordinance that would prohibit their removal. The project would not impact any local policies that protect biological resources, including trees. f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? No Impact. The City of Santa Ana is not located within an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan. The project would not conflict with or impact a conservations plan. V. CULTURAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource pursuant to §15064.5? No Impact. The existing church and other site improvements would be demolished to develop the project. Based on the Santa Ana General Plan6, the church is not a designated historical resource. The project would not have a historical resource impact. b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a unique archaeological resource as defined in §15064.5? Less Than Significant Impact. There may be resources present on the site that would could be uncovered or exposed during project grading and construction that may be considered a unique archaeological resource. As recommended in section “XVIII. a)”, mitigation measure are recommended requiring a Native American Monitor of Gabrieleño Ancestry to be on-site during all project-related, ground-disturbing construction activities (e.g., pavement removal, auguring, boring, grading, excavation, potholing, trenching, grubbing, and weed abatement) of soils to a maximum depth of 10 feet below ground surface to monitor for the presence of Tribal resources. The Tribal monitor would evaluate all archaeological resources unearthed by project construction activities to determine if a resource is Native American in origin or not. As required by the recommended mitigation measures in section “XVIII. a)”, if archaeological features are discovered, including Tribal and non-Tribal resources, the archaeologist shall report such findings to the City of Santa Ana Planning Manager. The incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures in section “XVIII. a)” would reduce potential Tribal and non-Tribal archaeological resource impacts to less than significant. c) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries? No Impact. The project site is not presently used as a formal cemetery and has not been used as a cemetery in the past. In addition, the site is not known to have been used for any activities that have resulted in human remains being present on the property. The project would not impact human remains. VI. ENERGY: Would the project: a) Result in potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation? Less Than Significant Impact. Information found in this section, as well as other aspects of the project’s energy implications, are discussed in greater detail elsewhere in this MND, including section “VII” (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) and section “XVII” (Transportation) of this MND. 6 Santa Ana General Plan Land Use Element, Exhibit A-12 Historic Resources. 6-69