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8.0 Cumulative Impacts <br />Avion Project SEIR <br />Page 8-4 <br />8.2.2 Biological Resources <br />The 1998 EIR identifies a significant cumulative impact associated with the loss of important <br />habitats, including wetlands and non-native grassland. As discussed in Section 5.2, the project would <br />not impact any wetlands, and implementation of mitigation measure MM-BIO-1a would reduce <br />impacts on non-native grassland and other sensitive upland communities to a level less than <br />significant. <br />Projects that comply with the MSCP as specified by the City’s Subarea Plan and its implementing <br />ordinances are not expected to result in a significant cumulative impact for those biological <br />resources adequately covered by the MSCP, including vegetation communities. As described in <br />Section 5.2.6, conflicts with the MSCP MHPA Land Use Adjacency Guidelines related to noise would <br />be mitigated through implementation of MM-BIO-1b. Additionally, approval of the project’s MHPA <br />BLA would ensure that the project meets the equivalency standards as they pertain to a no net loss <br />of MHPA habitat area, functions, or values. As described in Section 5.1.4.2b above, the project would <br />be consistent with the six biological factors required by the MSCP for a MHPA BLA, and the approved <br />BLA would transfer equal or higher biological values of impacted species and habitats into the <br />preserve. All the other project’s presented in Table 8-1 are constructed and were required to comply <br />with the MSCP and mitigate for impacts to biological resources as necessary. Therefore, when <br />considered with other cumulative projects, the project would not result in a significant cumulative <br />impact related to biological resources. <br />8.2.3 Cultural/Historical Resources <br />Archaeological resources are important for prehistoric or historic information that may be <br />recovered. The 1998 EIR identifies cumulatively significant impacts to cultural resources. As <br />discussed in Section 5.3, the project would not impact any known religious or sacred uses or disturb <br />any human remains on-site, and implementation of mitigation measure MM-HIST-1 would reduce <br />potential impacts on prehistoric/historic resources to a level less than significant. <br />All the other project’s presented in Table 8-1 are constructed and were required to implement <br />appropriate mitigation measures to reduce impacts on historical resources to a level less than <br />significant as necessary. Therefore, when considered with other cumulative projects, the project <br />would not result in a significant cumulative impact related to cultural/historical resources. <br />8.2.4 Air Quality <br />The 1998 EIR identifies construction-related emissions associated with buildout of the Subarea Plan <br />as a significant cumulative impact. Construction of the project would be temporary in nature. As <br />described in Section 5.5, the project would not violate any air quality standards or expose sensitive <br />receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations. Additionally, all the projects presented in <br />Table 8-1 are constructed and were required to implement measures to comply with maximum daily <br />construction emissions as necessary. Therefore, when considered with other cumulative projects, <br />the project would not result in a significant cumulative impact related to air quality.