Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2020 09 16

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located will be developed within fifteen months of the date of the application and the continued presence of prairie dogs would make such development impractical or impossible; (ii) a principal use of the land will be adversely impacted in a significant manner by the presence of prairie dogs on the site; or (iii) established landscaping or an open space feature established and installed prior to any prairie dog colonization will be adversely impacted by the establishment of new prairie dog colonies; (12) A plan to protect, to the extent possible, non -prairie dog wildlife during the process of utilizing the proposed control activity; (13) If lethal control is proposed, the application shall establish that the applicant will utilize any measures required by state or federal regulations to protect, to the extent possible, non -prairie dog wildlife during the process of utilizing lethal control measures; (14) A plan designed to prevent the re-entry of prairie dogs onto the land on which the proposed control measures are to be utilized. No person shall fail to comply with the provisions of such a plan after having utilized control measures based upon an application containing it; (15) The efforts to be made to avoid utilizing lethal means of control for prairie dogs during prairie dog birthing periods; (16) If lethal control is proposed, the application shall establish that the applicant has identified and employed a person approved by the State of Colorado to utilize the proposed lethal control measures; and (17) If lethal control is proposed, information demonstrating that the applicant has undertaken good -faith efforts to identify and use relocation alternatives in lieu of lethal control measures and the results of those efforts, which include, at a minimum, but not limited to, two (2) of the following actions: (i) contacting private and public property owners in Boulder County or adjacent counties to request use of their land for prairie dog relocation; (ii) examining other personal property holdings of the applicant, developer, owner or other persons not listed, for suitability for prairie dog relocation; (iii) working with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and City Planning staff to examine the possibility of including the existing prairie dog colony in the proposed development; (iv) contacting at least one or more prairie dog relocation organizations to schedule prairie dog relocation; or (v) pursuing any other options known to the applicant. 7