The purpose of the Biotic Resources (BR) Overlay District is to implement General Plan policies regarding the protection and conservation of beneficial rare and endangered plants and animal resources and their habitats which have been identified within incorporated areas of the City.
The Biotic Resources Overlay District shall be applied to incorporated areas of the City which have been identified by a City, County, State or Federal agency as habitat for species of unique, rare, threatened, or endangered plants or animals, or their habitats as listed in the General Plan.
The Biotic Resources Overlay District shall be designated by the symbol (BR) on the City of Yucaipa Official Land Use Plan.
When a land use is proposed or an existing land use is increased by more than 25% within a Biotic Resources Overlay District, the applicant shall have a report prepared identifying all biotic resources located on the site, as well as those on adjacent parcels, which could be impacted by the proposed development. The report shall outline mitigating measures designed to reduce or eliminate impacts to the identified resource(s), and shall be submitted along with the application for the proposed development. The report shall be prepared by an appropriate expert such as a qualified biologist, botanist, herpetologist or other professional “life scientist.”
The conditions of approval of any land use application shall incorporate the identified mitigating measures to protect and preserve the habitats of the identified plants and/or animals.