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Fauna observed in the vicinity of the property include introduced bird species (such as dove, Japanese whiteeye, house finch,myna), and domestic animals (such as cats, dogs, rats, pigs, and mongoose). These are all common and not endangered. Given the suburban, developed nature of the area, the applicants do not believe that rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are likely to be found within the subject parcel. 20. Archaeological/Historic/Cultural Resources: In February 2013, a complaint was filed for the grubbing of the property without permits. The complaint alleged that there was a possible disturbance of archaeological sites on the property. An enforcement action ensued before the State Historic Preservation Division(SHPD) and it was determined that a number of archaeological sites within the property had been disturbed. An Archaeological Inventory Survey(AIS) was subsequently completed by Haun and Associates in June 2013 (Exhibit A of the application). The AIS identified seven (7) sites with 36 total features on the subject property. In a letter dated January 25, 2016 SHPD accepted the AIS (Exhibit B of the application), and the recommendations contained therein, including proposed data recovery for Sites 29789 (lava tube) and 29794 (terrace). Instead of data recovery, the previous landowner agreed to preserve the sites in place, thus a Preservation Plan was prepared (Exhibit C of the application) and accepted by SHPD by letter dated October 26, 2016 (Exhibit D of the application). Pursuant to the approved Preservation Plan, the sites will be conserved within a proposed 0.12-acre archaeological preserve situated within Lot 5 of the proposed subdivision. Other requirements of the preservation plan include an interim buffer of 20 feet marked by bright orange construction safety fence, to be erected prior to the commencement of any ground altering activity and retained in place until completion of all development on the property. The preservation plan also requires a 10-foot-wide permanent preservation buffer to be set by a metes and bounds survey and recorded on a plat map and submitted to the Bureau of Conveyances and recorded as a restrictive covenant in the property deed for Lot 5. By letter dated April 19, 2017, SHPD verified the completion of temporary preservation measures (Exhibit E of the application),however,the other requirements of the plan have yet to be completed. Based on the approximate location of the preserve area, the applicants may have to adjust their proposed subdivision layout to accommodate the required temporary 20-foot buffer. -4-