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Home My WebLink AboutLEAP 2023-04 MSHCP Consistency Findings_April2024 REV 042520241 LEAP 2023-04/Baker Industrial WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES CONSERVATION PLAN CONSISTENCY FINDINGS April 19, 2024 Background Paragraph C of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Conservation Plan (MSHCP) Section 6.1.1 (Property Owner Initiated Habitat Evaluation and Acquisition Negotiation Strategy [HANS]) establishes procedures regarding the evaluation of properties for which a development application is not filed and states that “(1) Initial Application Review - Applications for proposed projects which are within the Criteria Area shall be subject to an initial review to determine if all or part of the property is necessary for inclusion in the MSHCP Conservation Area.” The subject application (LEAP 2023-04) was submitted to the City of Lake Elsinore (City) for such a determination. The following analysis and findings are based upon text found in the MSHCP and site-specific documentation from the following documents: •“Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Consistency Analysis – Baker Industrial” dated February 2024, prepared by Glenn Lukos Associates, Inc. •“Determination of Biologically Equivalent or Superior Preservation (DBESP) Analysis for Impacts to MSHCP Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pools, and Narrow Endemic/ Criteria Area Plants – Baker Industrial Project” dated February 2024, prepared by Glenn Lukos Associates, Inc. Project Site Description The LEAP 2023-04/Baker Industrial Project (Project) site comprises approximately 124.60 acres in the City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside California [Figure 1, Regional Map] and is located within an un-sectioned portion of Township 5 South, Range 5 West, of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute quadrangle map Lake Elsinore, California [Figure 2, Vicinity Map]. The Project site is located southwest of Interstate-15, the Lake Elsinore Outlet Center and Temescal Creek/Collier Marsh.