4.5 Cultural Resources
CULTURAL RESOURCES
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This analysis is summarized from a cultural resources technical report included as Appendix E. The season
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of construction has no bearing on the potential impact evaluation.
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4.5.1 Significance Criteria
The federal criteria used to evaluate resources that may be affected by this project are those provided in
the NHPA. The National Register criteria are presented in 36 C.F.R. 60 as follows:
The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, and culture is present
in districts, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting,
materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and:
A.
That are associated with events that have made a significant contributionto the broad
patterns of our history; or
B.
That are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or
C.
That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic
values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components
may lack individual distinction; or
D.
That have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or
history.
A cultural resource is considered "historically significant" under CEQA if the resource meets
the criteria for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources. These criteria define
an "important" archaeological resource as one which:
A.
Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad
patterns of California's history and cultural heritage; or
B.
Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past; or
C.
Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of
construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possess
high artistic values; or
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