Tentative Tract Map 69651 Time Extension No. 2

The project involves the residential development of 19.8 acres of vacant land in Palmdale, California, comprising a 75-lot subdivision with one lot designated as a detention basin. Activities include vegetation removal, grading, installation of water and sewer utilities, road construction, paving, building construction, and landscaping. The project will result in the incidental take of 535 western Joshua trees, a protected species under both the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act and the California Endangered Species Act, authorized via CDFW Incidental Take Permit 1927-ITP-2023-002-05, which is effective upon execution and expires on July 31, 2028. A mitigation fee of $103,250 has been paid to the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Fund as required under Fish and Game Code section 1927.3. The City of Palmdale is the lead agency, while the California Department of Fish and Wildlife holds regulatory oversight and enforcement authority. The permit imposes strict environmental compliance obligations, including daily inspections by a CDFW-approved biologist, mandatory monthly and annual reporting, and submission of a Project Completion Report within one month of project finishing. All work must adhere to conditions governing habitat buffers, no-work zones, topsoil salvage, erosion control, fire prevention, and the use of only EPA-registered dyes and approved herbicides. Access routes and staging areas must be pre-approved and confined to disturbed areas; the use of hazardous materials within 50 feet of protected trees is prohibited. Relocated western Joshua trees must be tracked via GPS, monitored for survival, and documented with photographic evidence submitted annually for five years post-completion. The permittee must notify CDFW of any newly discovered trees before any further activity, and failure to comply may trigger an immediate stop-work order. Key personnel, including the Designated Representative and biologist, must be formally approved by CDFW, and substitutions require written consent. All reports and documentation are to be submitted via email or physical mail to CDFW’s South Coast Region office, with no electronic portal or federal invoicing system in use. No standard federal acquisition clauses, contract pricing structure, or socioeconomic certifications are applicable, and the procurement is governed exclusively by state environmental regulatory requirements, not federal procurement rules.