DEPARTMENT: Development Services
SUBJECT:
SEP-HCP Application 19-002 - Sonoma Verde - Tract 2
LOCATION:
This project is located within northwest Bexar County, within the City of San Antonio ETJ. The Sonoma Verde - Tract 2 tract is located at the northwest corner of Kyle Seale Parkway and Vista Colina Drive in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Council District: N/A - Unincorporated Bexar County
Owner: 2i Sonoma Verde, LP
Consultant: Terracon Consultants, Inc
Acreage: 48.38 acres
The project is proposed to consist of approximately 48.4-acre of multifamily development, and the Applicant has requested to participate in the SEP-HCP to mitigate impacts to the SEP-HCP Covered Species from development activities. The draft mitigation determination detailing the project is attached and a summary of the mitigation needs is included below.
The Sonoma Verde - Tract 2 Tract includes 42.72 acres of golden-cheeked warbler (GCW) habitat with the tract and 18.65 acres of GCW habitat within 300 feet of the tract. The Sonoma Verde - Tract 2 Tract will require a total of 94.75 GCW conservation credits (direct impacts at 2 credits:1 acre mitigation ratio = 85.42 conservation credits and indirect impacts at 0.5 credits:1 acre mitigation ration = 9.32 conservation credits).
The Sonoma Verde - Tract 2 Tract does not have any black-capped vireo (BCV) habitat and will not require any BCV conservation credits.
The Sonoma Verde - Tract 2 Tract is located entirely over Karst Zone 1 and totals 48.38 acres. The project is not located within any Critical Habitat Units nor is it within 750-ft of any occupied features.
Participation in the SEP-HCP for this application will require the following:
* Purchase of 94.75 GCW preservation credits from an approved 3rd-party mitigation bank at a total fee of $379,000.00
* Karst Zone 1 & 2 participation fee of $48,380.00
* Plan Administration Fee of $42,738.00
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of appli...
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