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- San José is Stream Rich
- What Makes a Stream?
- What is the Riparian Corridor?
- Why are Streams and the Riparian Important?
- It’s all connected (up, down, land, water)
- Vegetation = Habitat, Water Quality, Water Supply & Flood Control.
- No setbacks = No Vegetation
- Creek-side Development Biological Review
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- Upstream to Downstream
- Upland to Creek Channel
- Small to Large
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- Habitat and Species Diversity
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- Flood and Erosion Control
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- Water for Riparian Vegetation
- Room for Meander
- Buffer for Wildlife
- Safety During Rainstorms
- Spatial separation from swift flows
- Slower, lower peak flows
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- It’s All Connected (land/soil/water, up/downstream)
- Setbacks Are Critically Important
- Flood and Erosion Control
- Water Quality and Supply
- Habitat and Species Diversity
- Aesthetics
- Insufficient Setback = Reduced Riparian Vegetation = Fewer of the above
benefits
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- Riparian corridor definition
- Biotic resource inventory
- Identifies adjacent public land
- Identifies (future) flood control activities
- Guidelines to protect biotic resource values when development occurs
near corridors
- Measures for development of recreational facilities along corridors
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- Review Plan Sets
- Review Biotic Report
- Description of habitat and conditions
- Setback dimensions
- Plans for addressing the Policy
- Occasional site visits
- Compare to Policy Guidelines and Conditions
- Draft Comments to be Included with ESD Summary
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- Situations not fully addressed by the Policy
- Tree removal in setbacks
- Levee – bound creek reaches
- Conflicts with flood maintenance activities
- Atypical riparian areas (e.g. wetlands)
- Reports that do not address Policy Guidelines and conditions
- Reports comparing developed project only to current conditions
- Factual disagreements
- Reports seldom recommend full setbacks
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