HomeMy WebLinkAbout4909_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO, 4909
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
AMENDING AND ADOPTING LOCAL GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has amended the California
Environmental Quality Act {"CEQA") and the California courts have
interpreted specific provisions of CEQA; and
WHEREAS, Section 21082 of CEQA requires all public agencies to
adopt objectives, criteria and procedures for the evaluation of
public and private projects undertaken or approved by such public
agencies, and the preparation, if required, of environmental impact
reports in connection with that evaluation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands must revise its local guidelines
for implementing CEQA to make them consistent with the current
provisions and the interpretations of CEQA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the
City of Redlands as follows:
SECTION ONE: Adoption of Local CEQA Gui�fteljnes. The City of
Redlands hereby adopts "Local Guidelines for Implementing the
California Environmental Quality Act (1992 Revision) 11 a copy of
which is on file at the offices of the City of Redlands and is
available for inspection by the public.
SECTION TWO: Prior.-Actions, Repealed. All prior actions of
the City of Redlands enacting earlier guidelines area hereby
repealed.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 1st day of September, 1992 .
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Mayor "d f Redlands
ATTEST:
City Celrk
I, Lorre Poyze-, , City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that
the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on the Ist day of September, 1992, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Larson, Cunningham, Milson, Poster; Mayor DeMirjyn
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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r. STAFF SUMMARY OF T14E CEQA EVALUATION PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS, PURPOSE AND POLICY . . . , . . , ... . . . . . . . I
` 1.01 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . I
}. 1.02 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
1.03 Reducing Delay and Paperwork . , . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.04 Compliance With State Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ::. . . .... .
1.015 Terminology . .. .. 4
z 1.0 Partial Invalidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . .
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2. LEAD AND RESPONSIEBLE AGENCIES .
2.01 Lead Agency Principle . , 5
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2.02 Selection of Lead :Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.03 Duties of a Lead :Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 5
2.014 Consultation Requirements for Development Projects . .
05 Responsible Agency
p e Principle; . . . . . `
2.06 Duties of a Responsible Agency . ; . . .
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2.07 Response to Notice of Preparation by Responsible Agencies . . . . . . 8
2.018 Tose of Final EIR or Negative Declaration by Responsible Agencies . . . . 8
2.09 Shift in Lead Agency Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. ACTIVITIES E FROM CEQA , . . . 10
3,01 Actions Subject to CEQA . . . . . . . . . ICI
3.012 Ministerial Projects . . . . . . . . . . .. . 10
3.013 Exemptions-in General . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 11
3.04 Preliminary Exemption Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.015 Notice of Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.06 Disapproved Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.07 No Possibility of Significant Effect 12
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3.09 Feasibility and Planning Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.10 Rates, Tolls; Fares and Charges : . , , . . . 12
` 3.11 Subsurface Pipelines Within a Public Right-of-Way . . . . . . . . . , 12
3.12 tither Specific Exemptions . , . . . . . . . . . 13
3.13 Categorical Exec
4. TIME LD41TAIIONS
4.01 Review of Private Project Applications . . . . 1
4.012 Determination of Environmental Impact . . . . 1
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4.03 Completion and Adoption of Negative Declaration . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.04 Completion and Certification of Final EIR . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 19
4.05 Projects With Short Time Periods for Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.06 Suspension of Time Periods 20
5. INITIAL STUDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.01 Preparation of Initial Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.02 Informal Consultation With Other Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.03 Consultation With Private Project Applicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.04 Purposes of Initial Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.05 Contents of Initial Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.06 Use of a Checklist Initial Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.07 Evaluating Significant Environmental Effects . . . . 23
5.08 Mandatory Findings of Significant Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.09 Mandatory Preparation of an EIR for Waste Burning Projects . . . . . 25
5.10 Residential Development Pursuant to an Existing Community
Plan and EIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.11 Environmental Impact Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.12 Appeal of ERC Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.13 Final Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6. NEGATIVE DECLARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.01 Decision to are a Negative Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.02 Decision to Prepare a Mitigated Negative Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.03 Notice of Preparation of Draft Negative Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.04 Posting and Publication of Negative Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.05 Submission of Negative Declaration to State Clearinghouse . . . . . . . . 32
6 06 Special Notice Requirements for Waste and Fuel Burning Projects . . 33
6.07 Content of Negative Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.08 Adoption of Negative Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.09 Reporting or Monitoring Program for Mitigated Negative.
Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.10 Approval or Disapproval of Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 35
6.11 Notice of Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.12 Private Project Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.13 Filing Fees for Projects Which Affect Wildlife Resources 36
7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7.01 Decision to Prepare an EIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7.02 Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7.03 Preparation of Draft EIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7,04 Consultation with Other Agencies and Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.05 Early Consultation on Projects Involving Permit Issuance . . . . . . . . . 40
7.06 General Aspects of an EIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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7,07 Use sof Registered Consultants in Preparing EIR . - , : 41
7.08 Incorporation by Reference 41
T09 Standards for Adequacy of an MR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42:
7.10 Form and Content of EIS. . . . . . 42
7.11 Analysis of Alternatives in an MR . . . . . , . . . . . .
7.12 Analysis of Future Expansion . . . . . . . . . , .. 44
7.13 Notice of Completion of Draft EIR . . . . . . . . . . 45
7.14 Submission of Draft EIR. to Mate Clearinghouse , . , . . . .. . . . . . . . . 46
7.15 Special Notice Requirements for Waste and Fuel Burning Projects . 46
F' 7.16 Review of Draft EIR by tither Agencies and Persons47
7.17 Time for Review of Draft MR; Failure to Comment . . 47
7.18 Public Hearing on Draft
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M 7.19 Response to Comments on Draft EIR . . . . . . . .
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7.20 Preparation and Contents of Final MR . . . . . . . . 4
7.21 Recirculation When New Information is Added to . . . . . 4
r 7.22- Certification of Final EIR . . . . . . . . . . , + 4
7.23 Consideration of EIR Before Approval or Disapproval of Project . . 4
7.24 Findings
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7,25 Special Findings Required for Facilities Which may Emit
Hazardous Air Emissions blear Schools 51
i 7.26 Statement of overriding Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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7.27 Reporting or Monitoring Program for EIR . . ; .
7.28 Notice of Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . 52'
7,29 Disposition of a Final EIR . . 53
7. Private Project Costs 53
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7.31 Filing Fees for Projects Which .Affect Wildlife Resources , . . . . . . . . 54
OF! 8. TYPES OF MRS . . , . . . . ; . . . . . . .
&01 Project EIR . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . ; . . . . . . . , . . . .
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8.02 Subsequent EIR . , . . . . 56
8.03 Supplement to an EIR . , . . . . . ; . . . . . . . 57
8.04 Addendum to an EIR . . . . . . . . r5 7
8.05 Tiered PIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 58
8,8,06 Staged . . . . . . , . ; . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . ;
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8.07 Program IR . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8.08 Use of a Program EIR With Subsequent EIRs and Negative
Declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.09 Use of an EIR from an Earlier Project : . . : . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . 5
y. . DEFINITIONS 61
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9.01 "Applicant" a 61
u .02 "Approval" . . . . . . , . . , . . 61
%w 9.04 "Categorical Exemption" . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 61
.05 "City" . . . . . , 61,
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9.07 "Decision 9.06 "Cumulative Impacts Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.08 "Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9`09 . ^ , r . v'° x ~ , ~'°` ~ , ~ ` ~ ° . ~ , - 62
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9.13 "EI8�^ . . . ~ . . ~ . . _ `. ~ ^ , - , ^ . . ^ '- , , ` ^ ~ 62
"Environmental9.14 Review Committee (ERC).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9.15 ^ , ° `^`, ~ . ~ , ~ ~^. ~ ~ , , ~ , ~ , ` " , ~ ^ ' ~ , . ~ . , , , 63
9.16 "Final E]R" ~ . . ~ ~ . ' ~ . . ~' ~ °'- , ~ . .~ . ~ , ^ . - ^ ~ . . ~ .'., - ^ , 63
9°17 . ° ^ ^ ~ ` - ~ . , ~'~ ~ ~ - . -~ ^ ., ~ 63
9.18 ]Law" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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9.28 "Notice of Preparation� ~". ~ ^ ^ ^ ` - . ° * - ' ~ - ` ' ~ ^ ^ -^ - ^~ ~ - - ~ ^ 65
~ -_~ Offsite Facility" ~ . . ' . ' . ~ ~ ' ~ ' ~ ` ° '. ~ , ° " . ° ~ ' ~ ° . . . - 65
9.31 "Private Project" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ 65
«9.32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.33 "Responsible ^ ~ , ° ' ^ - ~ ~ x ` ~ � ~^ , ` ~ ~~ .. - . 66
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!9.36 -"State Gu1delines~ ~ . ~ , , ~__ .~ ,, . . _ ` _ . , , , ^ , ~ ,. , , . , . ~ ^ , , , 66
9.37 "Substantial Evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66�
9^38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Preliminary Exemption Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form^A
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Environmental Impact Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . .. Form C
Notice of Preparation of Draft Negative Declaration , . , ~ . , ^ ~ , , , , ° , ,lForm D
Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration ~ ° ~ ~ . ~. . ' ' -'~ ° . Form F,
'Notice ~~ Determination ~ ` ~ ` ~ ^ ` - " . ~ ~ x ^' ~ ^ . ^ . ~ .` - - ° . ~ ^ , ~ ~ . . ^ Form m_'Notice of oT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ` ^^Form G
Notice ofCompletion ' ^ ^ '-. `,, ~ . ^ ` ` ' ^ ~ ^ ~ ^ ^ ~ . ~ . . .]�Jm�� �{
Information Form` . . . .^ ' ^ . - ' ^ ' . ^ . - ° ^ , . - , ° , ` , . . Form I
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Environmental Checklist Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form J
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Report . . . . . . . . , . Form K
Certificate of Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foy I.
Notice of Appeal From Decision of the Environmental Review
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STAFFSUNWARY OF THE CEQA EVALUATION OC S
Excerpted from these Local
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GUIDELINES
ACTION SECTION REFERENCE
A) Staff determines whether the City is Lead or 2.01, 2.02, 2`..05, 2.09
Responsible Agency for the proposed activity.
1) As a Lead Agency, the City shall decide 2.03
whether a Negative Declaration, Mitigated=
Negative Declaration or an EIR will be
required and shall prepare and consider the
document before making its decision on
whether and how to approve the proposed
activity.
(2) As a Responsible Agency, the City skull 2.46, 2.07, 2.08
provide data as requested by the Lead
Agency, consider the documents prepared
by the Lead Agency and reach its own
conclusion on whether and how to approve
the proposed activity.
(B) Staff examines proposed activity ("project") to 3:43
determine whether it is exempt. `
( ) The project can be exempt for any of the
following sons:
(a) The activity does not come within 3;41-
the legal definition of "project."
(b) It is a disapproved project. 3.06'
(c) It can be seen with certainty that 3.07
there is no passibility that the
activity may have a significant effect
on the environment.
(d) It is a ministerial; not discretionary, 3.112
action taken by the City.
(e) It is covered by one of the 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3.11,
exemptions in the CEQA statute. 3.12
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(f) It is covered by one of the cate- 3.13
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Guidelines.
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If the activity is determined to be exempt, 3.04, 3.0
s¢ Staffcompletes and files internally
Preliminary Exemption Assessment
(Form "A,, . A Notice of Exemption
(Forel "B") may be filed with the Clerk of`
the Board of Supervisors ("Clerk of the
Board") following City approval of a pro-
ject in order to begin a thirty-five (3 ) day
statute of limitations for legal challenges.
it (Attach Form "A", too;)
If the activity is not exempt, Staff proceeds
with its own environmental evaluation,
beginning with the preparation of an Initial
Study.
Ig (C) Staff Preparation of an Initial ;Study. 5.01
1°- (1) All Responsible and any Trustee Agencies 5.02
must be consulted in the preparation of the
Initial Study,
(2) Staff prepares an Initial Study. 5.06
( ) Based on the results of the Initial Study, 5.11
Staff prepares an Environmental Impact
Assessment (Form "C") and submits its
recommendation to the ERC. The ERG'
then reviews Staff's recommendation and
instructs Staff to prepare the Environmental
Checklist Form (Form "J"):
(a) If the ERC concludes that the pro- 5.11
f. ject will not have a significant effect (See also 5.07, ; .0 .
r on the environment, then it must
recommend that>a Negative Declara-
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If the ERC concludes that the 511
ject could result in significant (See also 5.0 3, 5.0 7, 5.08)
environmental effects but that the
significant effects identified in the
Initial Study have been avoided or
mitigated to a point where clearly no
significant effects would occur by
revisions in the project glans or
proposals made by or agreed to by
the applicant, then it must recom-
mend that a Mitigated Negative
Declaration be prepared.
(c) If the ERC concludes that the pro 5.11
ject could or may have a significant (See also 5.07, 5.05)
effect on the environment, it must,
recommend that an Environmental
Impact Report be prepared.
(D) Staff Preparation of a Negative Declaration or 6.011 6.02
Mitigated Negative'Declaration.
(:1) If the ERC recommends preparation of a 6.1}2, 6.03
Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative
Declaration, Staff must prepare a Draft
Negative Declaration(Form "E") (unsigned
but otherwise fully completed including a
statement of supporting reasons) and fill out
a Notice of Preparation of a Draft Negative
Declaration (Form "D") for final adoption.
For a Mitigated Negative Declaration, Staff
must also attach to Form " " a description
of mitigation measures for each significant
impact.
( ) Staff must then post a copy of the Notice of 6.114
Preparation,the Draft Negative Declaration/
Mitigated Negative Declaration and initial
Study at the City office. The Notice must
also be fired by the City and posted in the
office of the Clerk of the Board of the
County in which the project is located for a
minimum of thirty (34) days.
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SN' ( At least twenty-one (2 l) days before the 6.03, 6.04, 605
final, adoption of the Negative Declara-
N< tionl iti ated Negative Declaration, Staff
roust give Notice of Preparation of a Draft
Negative Declaration (Form "D") by mail
to all individuals and organizations who
have previously requested such notice and
to the general public by at least one of the
following:
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(a) publishing"once in a newspaper of 6.04
general circulation;
( posting on and off site where the 6.04
I WE project is to be located;
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(c) mailing to owners and occupants of 6.04
911 contiguous property.
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A thirty (30) day public review period is 6.05
required for Negative Declarations sent to
the State Clearinghouse,
(4) At the time noticed for the meeting of the 6.08, 6<09, 6.16
decision making body (the Environmental`
Review Committee, the Planning Commis-
Sion or the City Council), the ERC recom-
mendation shall be considered, "Written
WFI, comments, if any, from the public and,
Responsible Agencies and Trustee Agencies
are considered. If the decision making
` t body determines that the project will not
have a significant effect on the environ
ment, it adopts the Negative Declaration)
Mitigated legative Declaration. (If the
decision making body finds that the project
may have a Significant effect on the envy.-
ronment, it must order the preparation of an
mss) For a Mitigated )Negative Declara-
tion, the City must also adopt a mitigation
monitoring or reporting program.
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MOTION: Move that this Environ-
mental Review Committee/
Planning Commission/City
Council hinds that the project
will not have a significant
effect on the environment,
the Negative Declaration/
Mitigated Negative Declara-
tion reflects the independent
judgment of the Board, and
that the NegativeDecla-
ration/ Mitigated Negative
Declaration as proposed by
Staff be adopted for [the
project].
(5) If the Negative Declaration/Mitigated 6.10
Negative Declaration is adapted, the
decision making body can act upon the pro-
ject after reviewing, considering, and
adopting the Negative laxation/Mitigated
Negative Declaration.
MOTION:: .Mane approval of the pro-
ject, and direct Staff to file
and post a Notice of Deter-
initiation in accordance with
the City's {guidelines.
(6) Staff must file a Notice of Determination 6.11, 6.13
(Form "F") with the Clerk of the Board and
also with the Office of Planning and
Research if the project requires state agency
approval within five ( ) working days of
final approval after expiration of any appeal
period. A fee of $1,250 shall be paid at:
this time to the Clerk of the Board for pro-
jects which will adversely affect wildlife
resources. The Clerk's office may charge
documentary handling fee of $25 per
filing. The Notice must be filed by the
City and posted. in the Clerk's office for a
minimum of thirty (30) days.
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legal challenges begins to run Q-n-1Y after the
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Notice of Determination has been filed with
and posted by the Clerk of the Board (and
with the Office of Planning and Research if
"her approval by any State agency is involved).
If a Notice of Determination is not filed,
the statute of limitation may be extended to
180 days.
(E) ,staff Preparation of an EIR. 7.01
(1) If an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") 7,02
is required, the City as Lead Agency shall
send a Notice of Preparation (Form "G") to
all Responsible and any Trustee Agencies.
Responsible and Trustee Agencies must
,k respond within thirty ( 0)days. The Notice
must be filed. by the City and pasted in the
office of the Clerk of the Board for thirty'
( ) days;.
( ) Staff shall commence preparation of a Draft 7.0 3, 7.04, 7.05
h EIR (staff may begin work on it immedi- (See also 7.06-7.12.)
ately without awaiting responses to the
ft Notice of Preparation). Early consultation
("scoping"') is advisable during the drafting
of the EIR with all Responsible Agencies,
Trustee Agencies and interested individuals
and organizations of which staff is reason-
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( ) Upon completion of the Draft EIR, Staff 7.13, 7.14, 7.15, 7.16
mik' file a Notice of Completion
(Form "H") with the Office of Planning and
Research and give notice inviting comment
k upon. the Draft EIR (Forel "K") by mail to
all individuals and organizations who have
u` previously requested such notice and to the;
general public by at least one of the
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following:
(a) publishing once in a newspaper of 7.13
general circulation;
(b) posting on and off site where the 7.1
project is to be located;
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mailing to owners and occupants of 71
contiguous property..
The Notice shall be posted in the Clerk of 7.13, 7.17
the Board's office for a minimum of thirty
( 0)days. This begins the comment period,
which will be at least thirty (30) to forty-
five (45) days depending on the project.
(4) The decision making body may in its dis- 7.18
cretion conduct a public hearing on the
Draft EIR no sooner than fourteen (14) days
after filing of the Notice of Completion but
before the expiration of the comment
period.
(5) Comments on the Draft EIR are evaluated 7.18, 7.19, 7.20
by Staff, responses are compiled and a
Final EIR is prepared. At least ten (10)
days prior to certifying a Final E R, the
City must provide a written response to any
agency which has made comments on the
Draft ER.
(b) If significant scant new information is added to 7.21
the EIR, notice and consultation must be
repeated.
(7) The ERC considers the Final EIR and 7.22, 7.23, 7.27
makes a recommendation to the decision
making body regarding whether the Final
EIR is in order and whether it has been
completed in compliance with CEQA, the
State Guidelines' and theCity's local
guidelines. The Final FIR and the recom-
mendation is presented to the City Council
which shall certify that the Final EIR is in
order and has been completed in compliance
with CE+QA, the ,Mate Guidelines, and the
City's Guidelines, or refer it back to Staff
for further work. A mitigation monitoring
or reporting program must also be adopted.
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the Final EIR has been com-
pleted in compliance with the
California Environmental
Quality Act, the State Guide-
lines, and the City's local
aaltillm, Guidelines, that it has
reviewed and considered the
information contained therein
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' project, and the Final EIR
reflects the independent judg-
ment of the Board.
( ) The decision making body must review and 7.23
consider the information in the EIR before
rgfr considering and approving the project.
( ) Before the decision malting body approves 7.24
a project, findings must be made as to
whether each significant effect identified in
the EIR will be mitigated and why alterna-
tives which could reduce environmental
impacts were rejected;
(10) Before the decision making body approves 7.261
a project which allows significant effects to
occur without mitigating these effects to a
level of insignificance, it must make written
findings setting forth; the overriding
considerations which led the decision
leaking body to forego full mitigation.
MOTION: ]Move approval of the project
for the following reasons:
[State in writing reasons to
support approval] and further
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find that.
[Incorporate one or more
findings of overriding
considerations.]
(ll) Ifthe project is approved, the decision 7.28
making body directs Staff to prepare a
Notice of Determination (Form "F").
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MOTION Move approval and instruct
Staff to prepare and file a
Notice of Determination
thereon pursuant to the
City's Guidelines.
(12) Staff must file a Notice of Determination 7.28, 7.31
with the Clerk of the Board and also with
the Office of Planning and Research if the
project requires Mate approval within five
(5) working days of final approval after
expiration of the Appeal period. A fee to
$850 shall be paid at this time to the Clerk
of the Board for projects which will
adversely affect wildlife resources. The
Clerk's office may charge a documentary
handling fee of$25 per filing, The Notice
shall be filed by the City and posted in the
office of the Clerk of the Board for thirty`
(30) days. If a Statement of Overriding
Considerations is adopted, this must be
riotedin the Notice of Determination.
(13) Staff simultaneously and conspicuously 7.28
posts Notice of Determination at the City
Hall complex._
(14) The thirty ( Q) day statute of limitations for 7.28
legal challenges begins to run primly after the
Notice of Determination has been filed with
the Clerk of the ward (and with the Office
of Planning and Research if approval by
any State agency is involved)-. If a Notice
of Determination is not filed, the statute of
limitations may be extended to 180 days.
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1.- GENERAL PROVISIONS PURPOSE AND POLICY
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1.01 Pu1poLe. The purpose of these Local Guidelines ("Guidelines") is to assist the City
in implementing the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA").
These Guidelines are consistent with the Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA
("State CEQA Guidelines"') which must be followed by state; and local agencies in
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California. These Guidelines have been adopted pursuant to California'Public Resources
Code Section 21082 to help the City accomplish the basic objectives of CEQA
(a) To enhance and provide long-terns protection for the enviromilenl; whim providing
a decent home and satisfying living environment for every Californian.
(b) To provide information to governmental decision-makers and the public regarding
the potential significant environmental effects of the proposed project.
�# (c) To provide an analysis of the environmental_effects of future actions associated
with the project to adequately apprise all interested parties of the scope of the
project for intelligent weighing of the environmental;consequences of the project.:
' (d) To identify ways that environmental damage can be avoided or significantly
reduced.
(e) To prevent significant avoidable environmental damage through utilization of
feasible project;alternatives or mitigation measures.
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approved' the project in the manner chosen.
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1.02 Applicability. These Guidelines apply to any activity of the City which constitutes
a- "project" as defined in section 9.32. An Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") is
requiredfor each such project which may have a significant effect on the environment.
When the City finds that a project will. have no significant environmental effect,
Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration rather than an Ems. shill be
prepared.
An EIR serves several functions for the benefit of the City and the public,
An EIR (1) identifies and analyzes the significant environmental effects of a proposed
project, ( ) identifies alternatives to the project, and(3)discloses possible ways to reduce
or avoid potential environmental damage. These matters aro to be evaluated by the City
before the project is approved or disapproved.
The EIR is an informational document. It should not be used to rationalize
approval of a project, but at the same time, indications of adverse environmental impacts'
from the project which are identified in the EIR do not necessarily require disapproval
of a project. Rather, when an EIR shows that a project would cause substantial adverse
changes in the environment, the City must respond to the information by one or more of
the following methods:
(a) Changing the proposed project.
(b) Imposing conditions on the approval of the project.
(c) Adopting plans or ordinances to control a broader class of activities to avoid the
problems.
(d) Choosing an alternative way of meeting the same need.
(e) Disapproving the project
(f) Finding that the unavoidable, significant environmental damage is; acceptable
pursuant to a Statement of Overriding Considerations.
Although CEQA requires that major consideration be given to preventing
environmental damage, the City also has an obligation to balance other public objectives
for each project including economic and social factors.
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1.03 Reducing-Delay and Paperwork. The State Guidelines encourage local
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governmental agencies to reduce delay and paperwork by, among outer things;:
(a) Integrating the CEA process into early planning;
) Identifying projects which fit within: categorical or other exemptions and are
therefore exempt from CEE A processing;
( ) Using initial studies to identify significant environmental issues and to narrow the
scope of EIR.s
(d) Using a Negative Declaration when a project not otherwise exempt will not have
a significant effect on the environment;
1 (e) Consulting with state and local responsible agencies before and during the
preparation of an ESI. so that the document will meet the needs;of all the agencies
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which will use it;
(f) Allowing applicants to revise projects to eliminate possible significant effects on
the environment, thereby enabling the project to qualify for a Negative.Declaration`
rather than an EIR.;
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requirements;
(h) Emphasizing consultation before an EIR is prepared, rather than submitting adverse
comments on a completed document;
(i) Combining environmental documents with other documents, such as general plans;
totEliminating repetitive discussions of the same issues by using MRs on programs,
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policies or plains and tiering from statements of broad scope to those of narrower
scope;
(k) Deducing the length of EIRs by means such as setting appropriate page limits;
(1) Preparing analytic, rather than encyclopedic EIRs
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(n) Writing EIIts in plain. language,
Wr (o) Following a clear format for EIRs
(p) Emphasizing the portions of the EIR that are useful to decision-makers and the
public and reducing emphasis on background material;
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(r) Making comments on EIRs as specific as possible.
1.04 CompUance With State Law. These Guidelines are intended to implement the;
provisions of CEQA and the Mate CEQA Guidelines, and the provisions of CEQA and
the State Guidelines shall be fully complied with even though they may not be set:forth
or referred to herein.
1.05 Terminolou.; The terms "must" or "shall" identify mandate requirements. The
term "may" is permissive, with the particular decision being left to the discretion of the
City. The term "should" identifies the guidance of the Office of Planning and Research,
which the City can follow in the absence of countervailing considerations.
1.06 Partial Invalidity. In the event any part or provision of these guidelines shall be
determined to invalid, the remaining portions which can be separated from the invalid
unenforceable provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
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2.01 d Agency Pr'hole. The City Will be the Lean. Agency if it will have principal
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responsibility for carrying out or approving a project. Where a project is to be carried
out or approved by more than one public agency, only one agency shall be responsible
for the preparation of environmental documents. This agency shall be called the Lead
Agency.
2.02 Selection of Lead Agency. Where two or more public agencies will be involved
with a project, the Lead Agency shall be designated according to the following criteria:
(a) If the project will be carried out by a public agency,:that agency shall be the Lead
Agency even if the project will be located within the jurisdictionof another public
agency.
(b) If the project will be carried out by a nongovernmental person or entity, the Lead:
=r Agency shall be the public agency with the greatest:responsibility for supervising
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and approving the project as a whole. The Lead Agency will normally be the
agency with the general governmental powers, rather than an agency with a single
or limited purpose. (For example, a district which will provide a public service
K or utility to the project serves a limited purpose.) If two or more agencies meet this
criteria equally, the agency which acts first on the project will be the Lead Agency.
(c) If two or more public agencies have a,substantial claim to be the Lead Agency
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under either (a) or (b), they may designated one agency as the Leath:Agency by
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agreement. An agreement may also provide for cooperative efforts by contract,
t joint exercise of powers, or similar devices. If aro agreement cannot be reached,
the dispute may be submitted to the Office of Manning and Research by any public
agency, or the applicant if a private project is involved.
2.03 Duties of-a-Lead Agency. As a Lead Agency, the City shall decide whether a;
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project and shall prepare and consider the document before making its decision on
x whether or how to approve the project. The City shall independently review and analyze
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rt or declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City prior to approval of
the document.
During the process of preparing an EIR, the City shall have the following duties:
(a) Immediately after deciding that an EIR is required for a project, the City shall send
to each Responsible Agency a Notice of Preparation (Form "G") suiting that an
EIR will be prepared. (Set; 7.02.)
(b) The City shall,prepare or cause to be prepared the Draft EIR for the project. (See
7.03.)
(c) Once the Draft EIR is completed, the City shall file a Notice of Completion
(Form "H") with the Office of Panning and Research. (See 7.11)
(d) The City shall consult with state, federal and local agencies which exercise
authority over resources which may be affected by the project for their comments
on the completed Draft EIR. (See 7.16.)
(e) The City shall provide public notice of the availability of a D (Form "K")
at the same time that it sends a Notice of Completion to the Office of Planning and
.Research: (See 7.13.)
(f) The City shall evaluate comments on environmental issues :received from persons
who reviewed the Draft EIR and;shall prepare or cause to be prepared a written
response., A written response must be provided at least ten (10) days prior to
certifying an FIR. (See 7.19.)
( ) The City shall prepare or cause to be prepared a Final EIR before approving the
project. (See 7.20.)
(h) The City shall certify that the Final EIR has been completed in compliance with
+CEQA and has been reviewed by the City Council.. (See 7.22.)
(i) The City shall include in the EIR Responsible Agencies' replies to the Notice of
Preparation. (See .07.)<
2.04 Consultation Requirements for Development Projects. applicant for a
development project must submit a signed statement to the City stating whether the
project and any alternatives are located on a site which is included in any list compiled`
by the Secretary for Environmental Protection of the California]Environmental Protection
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Agency("California EPA") listing hazardous waste sites and other specified site located
in the City. The applicant's statement must contain the following information:
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(a) The applicant's name, address, and phone number.
(b) Address of site, and local agency (city/county).
(e) Assessor's book, page, and parol number.
(d) The list which includes the site, identification number, and date of list`
Before accepting as complete an application for any development project as defined
in section. 9.08, the City shall consult lists compiled by the Secretary for Environmental
Protection of the California EPA pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.6 listing
hazardous waste sites and other specified sites located in the City. The City shall notify
an applicant for a development project if the project site is located on such a list and not
already identified. In the Notice of Preparation of Draft Negative Declaration (section
6.03) or the Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR (section: 7.02), the City shall specify the
California EPA list, if any, which includes the project site, and shall'provide the
information contained in the applicant's statement.
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complete on or before January 1, 1992.
2.05 Responsible Agency Pripciple. Where a project is to be carried out or approved
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by more than one public agency, all public agencies other than the Lead Agency which
have discretionary approval power over the project shall be called Responsible Agencies.
.06 Duties of a Responsible Agency. As a responsible Agency, the City shall consider
the environmental documents prepared or caused to be prepared by the Lead-Agency and
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reach its own conclusions on whether and how to approve the project involved.. The City
shall also both respond to consultation by the Lead Agency and attend meetings as
requested by the Lead Agency to assist the Lead Agency in preparing adequate
environmental documents. The City should also review and comment on Draft El .s and
Negative Declarations. Comments shall be limited to those project activities which are
Within the City's area of expertise or are required to be carried out or approved by the
City or are subject to the City's powers. For private projects, the City, as a Responsible
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' Agency, may require the project proponent to provide; such information as may be
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required d to reimburse the City for all costs incurred by it in reporting to the Lead
Agency.
2.07 Re nse o L tic of RI tion by Responsible-A encie d Within thirty
(30) days of receipt of a Notice of Preparation of an EIR, the City, as a Responsible
Agency, shall specify to the Lead Agency the scope and content of the environmental
information related to the City's area of statutory responsibility in connection with the:
proposed project. At a minimum, the response shall identify the significant
environmental issues and possible alternatives and mitigation which the City, as a
Responsible Agency, will need to have explored in the Draft EIR. Such information`
shall be specified in writing, shall be as specific as possible, and shall be communicated
to the Lead Agency by certified mail or any other method of transmittal which provides
it with a :record that the notice was received, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt
of the notice of the Lead Agency's determination, The Lead Agency shall.. incorporate
this information into the EIR.
2.08Use of Final EIR or Legative lara,ti nby e, risible Agencies. The iter, as
a Responsible.Agency, shall consider the Lead Agency's Final EIR or Negative Declara-
tion before acting upon or approving a proposed project. The City shall consider the
adequacy of the prior environmental documents for its purposes and in certain instances
may require that a subsequent RIR. or a supplemental EIR be prepared. Mitigation
measures and alternatives deemed feasible and relevant to the City's role in carrying out
the project shall be adopted. Findings which are relevant to the City's responsibility
shall be made._ A Notice of Determination shall be filed by the Responsible Agency, but
need not state that the Lead Agency's EIR or Legative Declaration complies with CEQA.
2.09
_SW_SWft in Lead Aggngy,Rgsp9n5ibilJtiea. The City, as a Responsible Agency, shall
assume the role of the Lead Agency if:
(a) The Lead Agency did not prepare any environmental documents for the project,
and the statute of limitations has expired for a challenge to the action of the
appropriate Lead Agency.
(b) The Lead Agency prepared environmental documents for the project, and all of the
following conditions occur:
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f ( The Lead Agency has granted a final approval for the project, and
The statute of limitations has expired for a challenge to the action of the
appropriate Lead Agency.
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to Responsible ,Agencies and the statute of limitations has expired for a challenge
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to the action of the appropriate Lead Agency.
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3 ACTIVITIES EXEMEPT FROM !QFA:
3.01 Actions Subject to CEQA. CEQA applies to discretionary projects proposed to be
canied out or approved by public agencies. If the proposed activity does not come
within the definition of "project" contained in section 9,32, it is exempt from CEQA
review.
"Project" does not include.
(a) Anything specifically exempted blow.
(b) Proposals for legislation to be enacted by the State Legislation,
(c) Continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies,
personnel-related actions, emergency fairs to public service facilities, general
policy and procedure m (except as provided in section 9.32), feasibility or
planning studies
(d) The submittal of proposals to a vete of the people.
( ) The closing of`a public school and transfer of students to Cather facilities where the<
resulting physical changes are categorically exempt.
3.02 Ministerial Projects. A ministerial project is exempt from CEQA review. This is
project undertaken or approved by the City upon a given set of facts, in a prescribed
manner, and in obedience to statute, ordinance, regulation, or tither legal mandate. A
ministerial project is one in which the city officer or employee has no power to exercise
personaljudgment or opinion as to the method in which the project will be carried out.
CEQA review would be irrelevant for a ministerial project because the City must act in
a preordained, way regardless of environmental impacts. The decision whether a
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proposed project is ministerial in nature may involve or require, to some extent, inter-
pretation of the language of the legal mandate, and should be made on a case-by-case
basis. Ministerial projects include, but are not limited to:
(a) Issuance of receipts for business es; r
(b) Approval of final subdivision maps and final parcel aprs :
(c) Approval of individual utility service connections and disconnections;
(d) Issuance of licenses,
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(e) Issuance of a permit to do street work;
(f) Issuance of building permits where the City does not retain significant discretionary
power to modify or shape the project in a way which could respond to concerns
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which might be identified in an EIR.
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Where a project involves an approval that contains elements of bona a ministerial
4 and discretionary nature, the project will be deemed to be discretionary and subject to
the requirements of CEQA.
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3.03 Exertions in General. CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines exempt certain
activities and provide that local agencies shall further identify and describe certain
exemptions. The requirements of CEQA and the obligation to prepare an EIR., a
Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration; do not apply to the exempt
` activities which are set forth in CEQA, the Mate Guidelines and this Chapter.
3.04 PreliminM Exemption Assessment. If, in the judgment of Staff, a proposed
activity is exempt, Staff should so find on the form entitled "Preliminary Exemption
Assessment" (Form "A"). The Preliminary Exemption Assessment shall be retained at
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City Hall as a public record.
3.05 Notice of Exemption. After City approval of an exempt project, a "Notice of
Exemption" (Form "B") may be filed by Staff with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
("Clerk of the Board"). The Preliminary Exemption Assessmentshall be attached to the
Notice of Exemption for filing. The Clerk of the Board may charge a documentary
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handling fee of to pay for record keeping on behalf of the California Department of
Fish and,Lanae ("DFG").
The filing of a Notice of Exemption is recommended because it starts a thirty-five
O day statute of limitations on legal challenges to the City's determination that the
project is exempt from CEQA. If a Notice of Exemption is not filed, a one hundred
h' eighty (180) clay statute of limitations will apply.
.t Di approved Projects. Projects which the City rejects or disapproves are exempt.
An applicant shall not be relieved of paying the costs for an EIR. or Negative Declaration
prepared for a project prior to the City's disapproval of the project.
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.07 &o Possibility of Significant Eff t> 'Where it can be seen with absolute certainty
that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on
the environment, the activity is exempt.
3.08 E er ency Projects. The following types of emergency projects are exempt. (The
term "emergency's is defined in section 9.11.)
(a) 'work in a disaster-stricken area in which a state of emergency has been proclaimed
by the Governor pursuant to Section 85501 of the Government Code.
(bEmergency repairs to public service facilities necessary to maintain service.
(c) ProSects necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency.
.09 Feasibility and Planning Studies. A project: which involves only feasibility or
planning studies for possible future actions which the City has not yet approved, adopted
or funded is exempt.
3.10 Rates, Tolls. Fares and Charges. The establishment, modification, structuring,
restructuring or approval of rates, tolls, fares or other charges by the City which the City
finds are for one or more of the purposes listed below are exempt.
(a) Meeting operating expenses, including employee wage rates and fringe benefits;
(b) Purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment or materials,
(c) Meeting financial reserve needs and requirements;
(d) Obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service within existing'
service areas.
When the City determines that one of the aforementioned activities pertaining to
rags, tolls, fares or charges is exempt from the requirements of CEQA, it _shall
incorporate written findings setting forth the specific basis for the claim of exemption i
the record of any proceeding to which such an exemption is claimed..
3.11 Subsurface Pipelines`jthin a Public Right--of-Way. The installation of a new pipe- v
line or the maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement,
removal or demolition of an existing subsurface pipeline is exempt where the project is
less than one mile in length and located within a public street, highway or any other>
public right-of-way..
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specific activities, including l activities related to thermal power plants, ongoing
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projects, transportation improvement programs, railroad grade separation projects, and
restriping of streets or highways to relieve traffic congestion. Specific exemptions are
listed in Public Resources Code Sections 21 180 through 210811.21 and in the State
Guidelines Sections 15260 through 15277.
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iu categorical exemptions. These apply to classes of projects which have been legislatively'
determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and which, therefore, are
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exempt. Compliance with the requirements of CEQA or the preparation of
environmental documents for any project which comes within one of these classes of
categorical exemptions is not required. The classes of projects are briefly summarized
below. (Reference to the State Guidelines for the full description of each exemption is
r'. recommended,)
The exemptions of Classes 3, 4 5, 6 and 11 below are qualified in that such
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environment, be significant. Therefore, these classes are considered to apply in all
instances except where the project may impact an environmental resource of hazardous
x$r or critical concern which is designated, precisely mapped.,and officially adopted pursuant
to law by federal, state or local agencies.
' It is important to note that all exemptions for all classes are qualified to the extent
that they are inapplicable when the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same
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type in the sante place over time is significant (for example, repeated additions to an
existing building under Mass 1) or when there is a reasonable possibility that the activity
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will have a significant effect on the environment clue to unusual circumstances:
With the foregoing limitations in mind, the following classes of activity are exempt
Mass 1 Existing Facilities,
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negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing. (State Guidelines
Section 15301-.
ClasA ft_lacement or Recnstruction,
Replacement or reconstruction of existing facilities, structures, or other property
where the new facility or structure will be located on the same site as the replaced or
reconstructed facility or structure and will have substantially the same purpose and
capacity as the replaced or reconstructed facility or structure. (State Guidelines Section
15302.)
Class New Construction or Conversion of fall-5trugJqre&
Construction of limited numbers of small, new facilities or structures and
installation of small, new equipment or facilities in small structures, and the conversion
of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are
made in the exterior of the structure. This exemption includes structures built for both
residential and commercial uses. (The maximum number of structures allowable under
this exemption is set forthin State Guidelines ,Section 15303.)
—045N Minor Alterations to Land.
Minor alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not
involve removal of mature or scenic trees. (State Guidelines Section 15304.)
Class 5 Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitation
Minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than
0 which do not result in any changes in land use or density. (State Guidelines Section
15305.)
Information +)1ltion.
Basic data collection, research, experimental management,and resource evaluation
activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental
resource. (State Guidelines Section 15306.)
Class 7 ,fictions by Regglator Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources.
.Actions taken by regulatory agencies as authorized by State law or local ordinance
to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource where the
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regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. (State
' Guidelines Section 15307.)
{Class 8 Actions By Re lata Agencies for protection of the Fnviro ent.
�h Actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by State or local ordinance, to
assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment
f where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment.
Mass 9 Inspection
Inspection activities, including but not limited to inquiries into the performance o
an operation and examinations of the quality, health, or safety of a project. (State
Guidelines Section 15349.)
Mass 10 Loans.
Loans made by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and
Home purchase Act of 1943, mortgages for the purchase of existing structures where the
loan will not be used for new construction and the purchase of such mortgages by
financial institutions. (State Guidelines Section 153141)
Class 11 Accessory Structures:
Construction or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to)existing
commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities, including,but not limited to, on-premise
signs, small parking lots, and placement of seasonal or temporary use items such as life-
0111, ,guard towers, mobile food units, portable restrooms or similar items in generally the
same locations from time to time in publicly'owned parks, stadiums or other facilities
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designed for public use. (State Guidelines Section 15311.)
Glass 12 Surplus Government prolaert Sales.
L Sales of surplus government`property, except for certain parcels of land located in
3{ an area of statewide, regional or areawide concern.. (State Guidelines Section 15312.)
Mass 13 Acquisition of Lands for Wildlife Conservation purposes
Acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife conservation purposes, including habitat:
N. preservation, and for preserving access to public lands and waters where the purpose of
the acquisition is to preserve the land in its natural condition. (State Guidelines Section
15313.)
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Class 14 Minor Additions to Scho aQI . 11
Minor additions to existing schools within existing school grounds where the
addition does not increase original student opacity by more than 25 or ten classrooms,
whichever is less. The addition of portable classrooms is included in this exemption.
('tate Guidelines Section 15314.)
Class 15 Minor Land Divi ons.
Divisions of property in urbanized areas zoned for residential, commercial or
industrial use into four or fewer parcels when the division is in conformance with the
General Placa and zoning requirements, no variances or exceptions are required, all
services and access to the proposed parcels to local standards are available, the parcel
was not involved in a division of a larger parcel within'the previous 2 years, and the
parcel does not have an average shape greater than 20 percent. (State Guidelines Section
15315.)
Mass 16 T for f Ownership pf Tend in Order to C to Par
Acquisition or sale of land in carder to establish a park where the land is in a natural;
condition or contains historic sites or archaeological sites. (CEQA will apply when a
management plan is; proposed that will change the area from its natural condition or
significantly change the historic or archaeological site.) (State Guidelines Section 15316.)
lA5s 17 ften Space Contract oLEALements.
Establishment of agricultural preserves, making and renewing of open space
contracts under the Williamson Act, or acceptance of easements or fee interests in order
tomaintain the open space character of the area. (The cancellation of such preserves,
cataracts, interests, or easements is not included in this exemption.) (State Guidelines
Section 15317.)
Mass 18 Pgsigngfion of Wilderness Areas.
Designation of wilderness areas under the California Wilderness System. (State
Guidelines Section 15318.)
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Facilities and Lots for Exempt Facilities:
(a) Annexations to a city or special district of areas containing existing public o ,
private structures developed to the density allowed by the current zoning or pre-zoning
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have a capacity to serve only the existing facilities.
Annexations of individual small parcels of the minimum size for facilities'
exempted by Mass 3. (State Guidelines Section 15319.)
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Changes in the organization of local governmental agencies where the changes do
not change the geographical area in which previously existing; powers are exercised.
(State Guidelines Section 15320.)
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Class 21 Enforcement Actions by RegulatoryAgencies..
Actions by the City to enforce or revoke a lease, permit, license, certificate, or
other entitlement for use issued, adopted or prescribed by the City or a law, general rule
standard, or objective, administered or adopted by the City. (Construction activities
undertaken by the City in taking the enforcement or revocation action are not included
in this exemption.) (State Guidelines Section 15321.)
Class 22 Educational or Training Programs Involving lDo PhysicalChanges.
The adoption, alteration, or termination of educational or training programs which
involve no physical alteration in the area affected or which involve physical changes only
in the interior of existing school or training structures. (State Guidelines Section 15322.)
Class 23 Normal +Operations of Facilities for Public_Gatherings.
N Continued or repeated normal operations of existing facilities for public gatherings
for which the facilities were designed, where there is past history; of at least three years,
tx of the facility being used for the same or similar purposes. Facilities included within this
exemption include, but are not limited to racetracks, stadiums, convention centers,
auditoriums, amphitheaters, planetariums, swimming pools and amusement parks. (State
Guidelines Section 15323.)
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Actions taken by the City to regulate employee wages, hours of ivory or working
r : conditions where there will be no demonstrable physical changes outside the place of
work. (State Guidelines Section 15324.)
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Clash Transfers rn r z of-Interest " to Presme Qpen Spag
Transfers of ownership of interest in land in order to preserve open space.
Examples include, but are not limited to acquisition of areas to preserve existing natural
conditions, to allow continued agricultural use of the areas, to allow restoration of natural
conditions, or to prevent encroachment of development into fl pl i s. (State
Guidelines Section 15325.)
Class 26 Acquisition of Housing for Housins is=p& Programs..
Actions by a redevelopment agency, housing authority, or other public agency to
implement an adopted Housing Assistance Plan by acquiring an interest in housing units.
(State Guidelines Section 15326.)
Class 1&miing kkw Eagilil
Leasing of a newly constructed or previously unoccupied privately owned facility
by a local or state agency where the City determines, based on specific criteria, that the
building is exempt. (State Guidelines Section 15327.)
Class 28 Small ffydroolectric s M Eistin' Fa ilio s.
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Installation of certain small hydroelectric generating facilities in connection with
existing dams, canals, and pipelines. (State Guidelines Section 15328.)
Classes Cogenerations at stingy facilities;
Installation of cogeneration equipment with a capacity of 50 megawatts or less at
existing facilities meeting certain conditions. (State Guidelines Section 15329.)
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4.01 Review of Private Project A lications. Staff shall determine whether the
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4.05 Er-oiects With ShonTime Period` forroval. A few statutes require agencies-,
to make decisions on permits within time limits that are so short that review of the
project under CEQA would be difficult. To enable the City as Lead :Agency to comply
with both the permit statute and CEQA, the City shall deem an application for a project
as not received for filing under the permit statute until such time as the environmental
documentation required by CEQA has been completed. This section will apply where
all of the following'conditions are met:
(a) The enabling legislation for a program, other than the provisions for development
projects under Chapter 4,5 (commencing with Section 65920) of Division I of"Title
7 of the Government Code, requires the lead .Agency to take action on an
application within a specified period of time that is six (6) months or less, and
(b) The enabling 'legislation provides that the project will become approved by
operation of law if the Lead Agency fails to take any action within such specified
time period, and
(c) The project involves the issuance of a_lease, permit, license, certificate or other
entitlement for use.,
In any case, the environmental document shall be completed or certified and the
decision;on the application shall be made within one (1) year from the date on which an
application requesting approval of such project is accepted as complete for CEQA
processing by the City. This one (l) year time limit may be extended once for a period
not to exceed ninety'(90) days upon consent of the,applicant.
4.06 Su rasion of Time Periods. An unreasonable delay by an applicant in meeting
City requests necessary for the preparation of a Negative Declaration or an EIR shall
suspend the running of the time periods described in suctions 4.03 and 4.04 for the
period of the unreasonable delay. Alternately, the City may disapprove a project
application where there is unreasonable delay in meeting requests.
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5. INITIAL STUDY
5.01 P=aratidn of Initial Study. If the City determines that it is the Lead agency for
a project which is not exempt, the City shall prepare an Initial. Study to ascertain whether
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the project may have a substantial adverse effect on the environment, regardless of
whether the overall effect of the project is adverse or beneficial. All phases of project
planning, implementation and operation mint be considered in the Initial Study.
r la For City projects, the Initial Study shall be prepared Eby Staff or by private experts
pursuant to contract with the City.
lbl For private projects, the person or entity proposing to carry out the project shall
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submit all data: and information as may be required by the City to determine
whether the proposed project may have a significant effect on the environment. All
costs incurred by the:City in reviewing the data and information submitted, or in
conducting its own investigation based upon such data and information, or i
preparing an Initial Study for the project shall be borne by the person or entity
proposing to carry out the project.
5.02: Informal:Consultation With Other Agencies. When more than one public agency
will be involved in undertaking or approving a project, the City as Lead Agency shall
consult with all Responsible and any Trustee Agencies. Such consultation shall be
undertaken as `part of the Initial. Study process prior to determining whether an EIR,
s Mitigated Negative Declaration or Legative Declaration is required for the project.
This early consultation, which may be done quickly and informally, is designed to
r x insure that the EIR, Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration will reflect
' the concerns of all Responsible .Agencies that will issue approvals for the project and all
Trustee Agencies responsible for natural resources affected by the project. It may
4 include consultation with other individuals or organizations with an interest in the project.
F; The Office of Planning and Research, upon request of the City or a private project
applicant, shallassist in identifying the various Responsible Agencies for a proposed
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If, during the early consultation process it is determined that the project will clearly
have a significant effect on the environment, the City may immediately dispense with the
Initial Study and determine that an EIR is required.
5.03 Cbnsullation PJith >'rivate Project Armli t. During or mediately r
preparation of an Initial Study for a :private project, the City may consult with the
applicant to determine if the applicant is willing to modify the project to reduce or avoid
the significant effects identified in the Initial Study. If the project can be revised to avoid
or mitigate effects to a level of significance and there is no substantial evidence before
the City that the project, as revised, may have a significant effect on;the environment,
the City may prepare and adopt a Negative Declaration. If any significant effectmay
still occur, despite alterations of the project, an EIR must be prep
5.04 N es of In tial Study. The Initial Study shall be used to determine whether a
Negative Declaration, or Mitigated Negative Declaration or an EIR shall be prepared for
a project. It provides written documentation of whether the City found evidence of
significant adverse impacts which might occur. The purposes of an Initial Study are to:
(a) Identify environmental impacts;
(b) Enable an applicant: or Lead Agency to modify a project, mitigating adverse
impacts before an EI . is written,
(c) Focus an EIR., if one is required, on potentially significant environmental effects;
(d) Facilitate environmental assessment early in the design of a project,
(e) Provide documentation of the factual basis for the finding in a Negative Declaration
that a project will not have a significant-effect on the environment;
(f) Eliminate unnecessary
5.05 Contents of Lni_tJg1_StudY. An Initial Study shall contain in brief`form:
(a) A description of the project, including the location of the. project. The project
description must be consistent throughout the environmental review process
(b) An identification of the environmental setting;
(c) An identification of environmental effects by use of a checklist, matrix, other
method;
(d) A discussion of ways to mitigate any significant effects identified,
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(f) The name of the person or persons who preparedor participated in the Initial.::
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(g) A summary of any comments regarding the project received from Responsible
Agencies; Trustee Agencies or other persons;: and
(h) Identification of prior EIRs or environmental documents which could be used with
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5.06 Use of a Checklist Initial Study. When properly completed, the Environmental
Information Form (Farm "I") and the Environmental Checklist. Form (Forth "J") will
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meet the requirements of section .05 for private projects. For a City-initiated project,
the requirements of section 5.145 will be met by use of the Environmental Checklist Form
(Form "I") and a separate attachment containing a description of the project, including
5 its location and an identification of the environmental setting and summaries of any
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comments received regarding the project.
,T} California courts have rejected the use of a bare, unsupplemented Initial Study`
checklist. An Initial Study must contain more than mere conclusions. It must disclose
s supporting data or evidence upon which the City relied in conducting the Study. The
City shall augment checklists with supporting factual data and reference information
4 sources when completing the forms. Explantation of all "yes" and "maybe" answers
should be provided on attached sheets. For controversial projects, it is advisable to state
briefly why "no" answers were checked. Ifracticable, attach an addendum listing
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commonly used information such as plans, traffic studies, air quality data.and prior EI .s.
-i` 5. 7 Evaluating Significant Environmental Effects. In evaluating the environmental
r < significance of effects disclosed by the Initial Study, the City shall consider;
(a) Whether the Initial 'Study and/or any comments received informally during
4 consultations indicate that a fair argument can be made that the project` may :have
a significant adverse environmental impact which cannot be mitigated to a level of
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) Whether both primary (direct) and secondary (indirect) consequences of the project
dere evaluated. Primary consequences are immediately related to the project,
while secondary consequences are related more to the primary consequences than
to the project itself. For example, secondary impacts upon the resources base,
including land, air, water and energy use of an area, may result from population
growth, a primary impact
(e) Whether adverse social and economic changes will result from a physical change
caused by the project. Adverse economic and social changes resulting from a
project are not, in themselves, significant environmental effects. however, if such
adverse changes cause physical changes in the environment, those consequences
may be used as the basis for fmding that the physical change is significant.
(d) Whether there is serious public controversy or disagreement among experts over
the environmental effects of the project. however, controversy or disagreement
alone shall not require preparation of an EIR in the absence of substantial evidence
of significant effects.
(e) Whether the project meets existing standards for air emissions and water discharges
of a particular pollutant. if so it may be presumed that the discharge will not
create a significant environmental effect, absent information to the contrary..
=08 Manp_dgLory Findings f Significant ffl . 'Whenever any of the conditions set forth
below are found to exist, a fin ' g that a project'may have a significant-effect on the
environment shall be required:
(a) The project has the potential to degrade the quality of the environment,
substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife
population to drop< below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or
animal community,;reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered
plant or animal, or eliminate important examples of major periods of California
history or prehistory.,
(b) The project has the potential to achieve short-term environmental goals to the
disadvantage of long-term environmental goals.
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(c) The project has possible environmental effects which are individually limited but:
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cumulatively considerable. As used in this subsection "cumulatively considerable"
means that the incremental effects of an individual project are considerable when
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viewed in connection with the effects of past, current and probable future projects.
(d) The environmental effects of a project will cause substantial adverse effects on
OR humans either directly or indirectly.
5°09 Mandatory P aration of an EIR for Waste Burning Projects. The City, as Lead
M111111 Agency, shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of,an EIR.or,
if appropriate, a modification, addendum, or supplement to an existing ETR for any
project involving the burning of municipal wastes, hazardous waste or refuse-derived
fuel, including but not limited. to tires, if the project consists of any of the following:
(a) The construction of a new facility;
(b) The expansion of an existing hazardous waste burning facility which would increase'
r its permitted capacity by more than ten percent (10%).
(c) The issuance of a hazardous waste facilities permit to a land disposal facility, as
defined in section 9.19.
(d) The issuance of a hazardous waste facilities permit to an offsite large treatment
facility, as defined in; sections 9.20 and 9.29
The City shall calculate the percentage of expansion for an existing facility by
comparing the proposed facility capacity with either of the following that is applicable.
(a) The facility capacity authorized in the facility's hazardous waste facilities permit
pursuant to § 25200 of the Health & Safety Code, or its grant of interim status pur-
suant to § 252001.5 of the Health & Safety Code, or the facility capacity authorized
in any state or localagency pen-nit allowing the construction or operation of the
facility for the burring of hazardous waste ,granted before January 1, 1990,
(b) The facility capacity authorized in the facility's original hazardous facilities permit,
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grant of interim status, or any state or local agency permit allowing the
construction or operation of a facility for the burning of hazardous waste, granted
on or after January 1 1990.:
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The EIR requirement does not apply to any project which exclusively burns any o
the following:
(a) digester gas produced from manure or any other solid or semi-solid animal
waste;;
(b) methane gas produced from a disposal site which is used only for the disposal
of solid waste;
( ) forest, agricultural, wood, or other biomass wastes;
(d) hazardous waste in an incineration unit which is transportable and which is
either at a site for not longer than three years or is part of a remedial or
removal action;
(e) refinery waste burned in a flare on the site of generation;
(f) methane gas produced at a municipal sewage treatment plant and burned in
a flare;
(g) hazardous waste, or hazardous waste as a supplemental fuel, as part of a
research, development, or demonstration project which, consistent with. the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, has been determined to
be innovative and experimental by the State Department of Health Services
and which is limited in type and quantity of waste to that necessary to
determine the efficacy and performance capabilities of the technology or
process; provided, however, that any facility which operated as a research,
development or demonstration project and for which an application is there-
after submitted for a hazardous waste facility permit for operation other than
as a research, development, or demonstration project shall be considered a
new facility for the burning of hazardous waste, and therefore subject to EIR
requirements;
(h) sails contaminated only with petroleum fuels or the vapors from these soils;
(i) exclusively treats less than 3,000 pounds of hazardous waste per day in a
thermal processing unit operated in the absence of open flame, and submits
a worst-case health risk assessment of the technology to the State Department N
of Health Services for review and distribution to the public. This assessment
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shall be prepared in accordance with guidelines set forth in the Air Toxics
Assessment Manual of the California Air Pollution Control Officers,
Association;
{ ( exclusively bums less than 1,20 pounds of infectious waste per day, as
defined in Section 25117.5 of the Health and Safety Code, on hospital sites;
chemicals and fuels as part of firefighter training,
(1) exclusively conducts open burns of explosives subject to the requirements of
�r11the local or regional air pollution control district and in compliance with
OSHA and Cal-OSHA regulations; or
(in) exclusively conducts onsite burning of less, titan. 3,000 pounds per day of
fumes directly from a manufacturing or commercial process
Such projects are not exempt from the other requirements of CE A, the State
Guidelines, or these local guidelines. This section does not apply to any project over
rsk which the Mate Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission has
assumed jurisdiction per Health and Safety Code Section 25500, et SM. This section also
does not apply to projects listed in section 5.09 (c) and (d) if the facilities manage
hazardous waste identified or listed on or after January 1 1992.
5.10 Residential Development Pursuant to an Existing Community Plan- and. EIR.
During the Initial Study, Staff should determine whether the proposedproject involves
residential development consistent with an earlier zoning or community plan to
accommodate the particular density of development for which an environmental impact
report has been certified. If an earlier EIR for the zoning or planning action has been
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certified, and if the proposed project is approval of a subdivision map or residential
development, CEA applies only insofar as the project raises environmental effects
peculiar to the parcel which were not addressed in the earlier EIR. Off-situ and
cumulative effects not discussed in the general. pian EIR must still be considered:
Mitigation measures set out in the earlier EIR should be implemented t this stage.
Environmental effects; shall_not be considered peculiar to the parcel if uniformly
`= applied. development policies or standards have been previously adopted by a city or
county with a finding based on substantial evidence that the policy or standard will
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substantially mitigate the environmental effect when applied to future projects. Any re-
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e-z ` g action-consistent with the Community plan shall be subject to exemption=form
CEQA in accordance with this Section.. "Community flan" means part of a city general
plan. which (1) applies to a defined geographic portion of the total area included in the
general plan, ) complies with Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3
of Division 1; of Title 7 of the Government Code by referencing each of the mandatory
elements specified in government Code Section 65302, and (3) contains specific
development policies adopted for the area in the Community Plan and identifies measures
to implement those policies, so that the policies which will apply to each parcel can be
determined.
5611 Environmental Impact Assessment. The job of the Initial Study is to identify which
environmental impacts may be significants Based upon the initial Study, Staff shall
determine whether a proposed project may or will have a significant effect on the
environment. Such determination shall be made in writing on the Environmental Impact
Assessment Form (Form "C"). If Staff finds that a project will not have a significant-
effect on the environment, it shall determine that a Negative Declaration be prepared and
submitted to the decision making body. If Staff funds that a project may have a
significant effect on the environment, but the effects can be mitigated to a level of
insignificance, it shall recommend that a Mitigated legative Declaration be prepared and
adopted by the decision making body. If Staff finds that a project may have a significant
effect on the environment,;it shall determine that an EIR be prepared and submitted to
the decision making body.
Staff shall submit its determination to the ERC for review. The ERC shall;then
accept, modify or reject Staff's recommendation. Such determination;shall be made in
writing on the Environmental Checklist For ;(Form "J")'
However, if the project does not require the approval of the decision making body
and the ERC finds that a Negative Declaration will comply with CEA, the ERC may
approve such Negative Declaration and Staffshall notice and file it pursuant to these'
Guidelines.
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5.12 Appeal, of EIEC Determination. Any applicant aggrieved by the determination of
lop the ERC as to whether a legative Declaration or an EIR be prepared may appeal that
determination to the City Council. Such meal must be; made in writing to the City
Clerk within ten (10) days of the ERC's determination (Form "M"). A third party may
not appeal the F .C's determination except when the ERC is the final decision making
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body.
5.13 Final LLeterrnination The decision making body shall have the final responsibility
for determining whether an EIR, legative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration
shall be required for any project it approves. 'elle decision making body's determination
shill be final and conclusive on all persons, including Responsible Agencies and Trustee
Agencies, except as provided in Section 15050(c) of the State Guidelines`.
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6. NEGATIVE DECLARATION
6.01 Decision to LPLepare a Negative Declaration. A Negative Declaration (Form )
shall be prepared for a project subject to CEQA when the Initial Study shows that'there
is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant, or potentially
significant, adverse effect on the environment.
6.02 Decision to areMitigated Ne ive tDei l tion. A Mitigated Negative
Declaration (Form "�E") shall be prepared for a project subject to CEQA when the Initial
Study identifies potentially significant effects on the environment, but:
(a) The project applicant has agreed to revise the project or the City can revise the
project to avoid these significant effects or to mitigate the effects to a point where
it is clear that no significant effects would occur And
( ) There is no substantial evidence before the City that the revised project may have
a significant effect.
If an applicant proposes mitigation measures, the project plans must be revised to
incorporate these mitigation measures before the proposed Negative Declaration is
released for public review. It is insufficient to require an applicant to adopt mitigation
measures after final' adoption of the Negative Declaration of to state that mitigation;
measures will be recommended on the basis of a future study. The City must know the
measures at the time the Negative Declaration is adopted in order for them to be
evaluated and accepted as adequate mitigation. Evidence of agreement by the applicant
to such mitigation should be in the record prior to public review. Except where noted,
the procedural requirements for the preparation and approval of a Negative Declaration
and Mitigated Negative Declaration are the same.
6.03 Notice of Fl ar-atign of Draft Negative Declaration. When the ERC, based ippon
the Initial Study, recommends to the decision making body the adoption of a Negative
Declaration, a Notice of Preparation of Draft Negative Declaration (Form "D") shall be
provided to the public, to all Responsible Agencies and to every ether public agency with
jurisdiction by law over resources affected by the project at least twenty-one (21) days
before the final adoption of the Negative Declaration by the decision making body. If
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the documents are submitted to the State Clearinghouse for circulation, the public review
period shall be not less than thirty (30) days. (See section 6.04.)
The Notice of Preparation shall contain the following information:
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(a) The period during which comments shall be received.
(b) The date, time and place of any public meetings or hearings on the proposed:
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(c) A brief description of the proposed project and its location.
(d) The address where copies of the Negative Declaration are available for review.
(e) The Environmental Protection Agency ('"EPA") list on which the proposed project
site is located.., if applicable, and the corresponding information from the applicant's
statement. (See section. 2.0 4.)
The Draft Negative Declaration and Initial Study must reflect the independent judgment;
of the City.
6. 4 Postinand Publication of Negative Declaration, The City shall have a copy of the
Notice of Preparation, the Draft Negative Declaration and the Initial Study posted at the
City's offices and made available for public inspection. The Notice trust be provided.
either twenty-one ( 1) or thirty (30) days prior to final adaption of the Negative
Declaration.
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The Notice must also be filed by the City and posted in the office of the Clem of
the Board of Supervisors in the county in which the project is located and must remain
posted for a minimum of thirty ( 0) clays.
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who has filed a written request with the City Cleric. The City may charge a fee for this
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service, except to other public agencies. The City may require requests for notices to
be renewed annually.
Notice shall be given by mail to all organizations and individuals who have pre=
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viously requested such notice and,to the general public by at least one of the following
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(a) Publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area. affected
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(b) Posting of notice on and off site in the area where the project is to be located.
(c) Direct mailing to owners and occupants of property contiguous to the project, as
such owners are shown on the latest equalized assessment roll.
The City shall notify any public agency which comments on a Negative Declaration
of the public hearing or hearings, if any, on the project for which the Negative
Declaration was prepared. The public review period may overlap with ,any review'
periods herd by the ERC.
6.05 Submission of Ne alive L)eslaration, to Mate Clearinghouse. A Negative
Declaration must be submitted to the State Clearinghouse for circulation in the following
situations.
(a) The Negative Declaration is prepared by a Lead Agency that is a state agency.
(b) The Negative Declaration is prepared by a public agency where a state agency is
a Responsible Agency, Trustee Agency, or otherwise has jurisdiction by law with
respect to the project,.
(c) The Negative Declaration is for a project identified in Mate Guidelines Section
15206 as being of statewide, regional, lir areawide significance.
A Negative Declaration may also be submitted to the State Clearinghouse for
circulation if a state agency has special expertise with regard to the environmental
impacts involved. When the Negative Declaration is submitted to the State Clearing-
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l `ng-house for review, the public review period shall be at least thirty (30) days, and shall be
at least as long as the period of review by the State Clearinghouse. The Lead Agency
shall considerany comments on the Negative Declaration received by the Mate;
Clearinghouse within the public comment period. When a Negative ative laration is
submittedto the State Clearinghouse, a Notice of Completion (Form "H") should be>
included as a cover sheet.
A shorter review period for a Negative Declaration by the State Clearinghouse can
be requested by ERC, as authorized by the ERC chairperson. The shortened review
period shall not be less than twenty-one ( 1) days. Such a request must be made in
writing by the Community Development Director to the Office of Planning and'Research.
Any approval of a shortened review period must be given prior to, and reflected in the
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environmental significance as defined by State Guidelines Section 15206.
4 6,06 Special Notice Requirements for Waste and Fuel Burning Projects. For any project;
involving the burning of municipal wastes, hazardous wastes, or refuse-derived fuel,
including but not limited to tires, as defined in section 5.09, notice shall be given to all
organizations and individuals who have previouslyrequested notice and shall also be
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given by all three of the procedures listed in section 6.04 above. In addition, notification
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shall be given by direct mailing to the owners and occupants of property within one-
fourth of a mile of any parcel or parols on which,a project subject to this section i
located.
These notice requirements apply only to those projects described in section 5.09.
These notice requirements do not preclude the City from providing additional notice by
xt other means if desired,
6.07 Content of Negative Declaration. A legative Declaration roust be prepared
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directly by or under contract to the Lead Agency and should generally resemble Form
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"E". It shall contain the following information.:
(a,) A brief description of the project proposed, including any commonly used name for
the project, if any.
(b) The location of the project and the name of the project proponent-
(c) A finding that the project as proposed will not have a significant effect on the
environment..
(d) An attached copy of the Initial Study with supporting documentation:
µ t (e) For a Mitigated Negative Declaration, mitigation measures included in the project
} to avoid potentially significant effects.
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6.08 Adoption_of Negative Declaration. Following the publication, posting: or mailing
of the Notice of Preparation of a Draft Legative Declaration, but in no event sooner than
twenty-one (21:) days following the date of such publication, posting or mailing;; the
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Negative Declaration may be presented to the decision making body at a regular or
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and analyze the Negative Declaration and find that the Negative Declaration reflects the
independent judgment of the Lead Agency. If the decision making body finds that the
project will not have a significant effect on the environment, it shall adopt the Negative
Declaration. If, however, the decision making body finds that the proposed.project may
have a significant effect on the environment, it shall order the preparation of a Draft
and the filing of a Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR. Recirculation should be
considered if substantial new mitigation is added after public review'.
6.09 Re rtin onitorin for Mi i ted Negafive Dechgmgtign. When
adapting a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to section 6.0 2, the City shall adopt
a reporting or monitoring program to assure that mitigation measures which are required
to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment will be implemented by the
project proponent or other responsible party in a timely manner and in accordance with
project approval. There is no requirement that the-reporting or monitoring program be
circulated for public review; however, the City may choose to circulate it for public
comments along with the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
This reporting or monitoring program shall be designed to assure compliance during
the implementation or construction of a project. If an agency with jurisdiction over the
natural resources affected by the project has required that certain conditions be
incorporated into the project, the City may request that agency to prepare and submit a,
proposed reporting or monitoring program.
Local agencies have the authority to levy fees sufficient to pay for this pro:
Therefore, the City can charge the project proponent a fee to cover actual costs o
program processing and implementation.
Transportation ,information resulting from the reporting or monitoring program
required to be adopted by the City shall be submitted to the regional transportation
planning agency where the project is located if the project impacts have statewide,
regional or areawide significance as identified in Mate Guidelines Section 15206; Ther
transportation planning agency is required by law to adopt guidelines for the submittal
of these reporting or monitoring programs, so the City may wish to tailor its submittal
to such guidelines.
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.10 Approval or I isaeataroval of Pro At the time of adoption of a Negative
Declaration, the decision making body may consider the project for purposes of approval'
or disapproval. Prior to approving the project, the decision making body shall consider
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review process, and shall approve or disapprove the Negative Declaration, In making
a finding as to whether there is any substantial evidence that the project will have a
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considered. (,See 7.25 for approval requirements for facilities which may unit hazardous
air emissions near schools.) If the Negative Declaration is revised significantly in
response to comments received during the public review period (i.e., new mitigation
measures are added), the documents should be recirculated for public review;
{.l l Notice of Determination, Following consideration and approval of a project for
which the Cityis Lead Agency, the decision making body shall order Staff to prepare
and file a Notice of Determination (Form "F") which shall contain the following.
(a) An identification of the project including its common name where possible and its
E location;
(b) A brief description of the project;
(c) The date on which the City approved the project;
(d) The determination of the City that the project will not have a significant effect on
the environment;
(e) A statement that a Negative Declaration has been prepared pursuant to the
previsions of CEQA; and
x (f) The address where a copy of the Negative Declaration may be examined.
The Notice of Determination shad be filed with the Clerk of the Board of each
county in which the project will be located within five ( ) working days of final project
approval after expiration of the appeal period. The Notice must be filed by the City and
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posted in the office of the Clerk of the Board for a minimum of thirty ( 0) days. If the
project requires discretionary approval from any State agency, the Notice of
x Determination shall also be filed with the Office of Planning and Research
Simultaneously with the filing of the Notice of Determination with the Clerk of the
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Board, Staff shall cause a copy of the Notice of Determination to be posted at City Mall.
A copy of the Notice of Determination must be sent to any person who has filed a
written request with the City. The recipients of such documents may be charged a fee
reasonably related to the east of providing the service..
The filing posting of a Notice of Determination with the Clary of the Board,
and if necessary with the;'Office of Planning d Research, starts a 30-day statute of
limitations on court challenges to the approval under CEQA. When separate notices are
filed for successive phases of the same overall project, the 30-day statute of limitations
to challenge the subsequent phase begins to run when the second Notice is filed. Failure
to file the Notice results in a 180-day statute of limitations,.
6.12 Priyat&Project Costs. For private projects, the person or entity proposing to cany
out the project shall bear all costs incurred by the City in making the Initial Study and
in preparing and filing the Negative Declaration and Notice of Determination.
6.13 Filing Ee_esfor-kWjects Whi h Affec Wildlife Re ou At the time a Notice
of Determination for a Negative Declaration is filed with the Clerk of the Board, a fee
of$1,250 shall be paid to the Clerk of the Board for projects which will adversely affect
fish and wildlife resources. These fees are collected by the Clerk of the Board on behalf
of the California Department of Fish and Game ("DFG").
Only one filing fee is,required for each project unless the project is tiered or phased
and separate environmental documents are prepared. For projects where a Lead Agency
and Responsible Agencies file separate Notices of Determination, only the Lead Agency
is required to pay the fee..
Note: The Clerk of the Board charges an additional documentary handling fee of
$25 per filing in addition to the filing fee specified above..
For private projects, the City shall pass these costs on to the project applicant.
No 13FG fees are required for projects with a %Le minimis" effect on fish and
wildlife resources. A project with a "de minimi " effect has no potential for adverse
effect on fish and wildlife. This is an important exception. DF'G considers the following
projects as likely to have "dg minimi " effects on fish and wildlife, depending on the
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(1) Projects which enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats and result in no
accompanying adverse impacts to fish or wildlife
(2) Lot lime adjustments;
(3) Building remodeling;
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( ) Redevelopment; on existing urban subdivisions with no wildlife habitat;
(b) Infill of undeveloped urban lots,
G (7) Adoption of a- General Plan, where CEQA requires a subsequent discretionary
rill project approval before any physical change to natural habitat is permitted.
If the City believes that a project will have a "de minims" effect on wildlife
resources, it should file the Certificate of Fee Exemption attached. as Form "U. This
form requires the City to set forth facts in support of the fee exemption. These facts
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should include: (1) the name and address of the project proponent, (2) a brief description
r of the project and its location; (3) a statement that an initial study has been prepared by
the Cityto evaluate the project's effects on wildlife resources, if any, (4) a declaration`
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that there is no evidence before the City that the project will have any potential for
adverse effect on wildlife resources; and ( ) a-declaration that the City has, on the basis
of substantial evidence, "rebutted" the presumption of adverse effect contained in the
regulations. A presumption of adverse effect occurs if the project has the potential for
adverse effects on the fish and wildlife resources as listed on Farm "U. To rebut the
presumption of adverse effect, the City should explain in the declaration why the project:
would not have an adverse. impact on fish and wildlife and reference any supporting su rtin evi-
dence. These findings should be made at the time of approval of the Negative
Declaration and attached to Form "f," when submitted to the County. Two copies of this
S form must be filed with the Notice of Determination in order to obtain the fee exemption.
The Clerk of the Board charges a documentary handling fee of $25.00 when filing a
Certificate of Fee Exemption.,
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Decision to .pare an FIS. Following preparation of an Initial Study,, if the ERC
finds that a proposed project not otherwise exempt may have a significant effect on the
environment which cannot be mitigated, a Draft EIR shall be prepared. An EIR shall:
be prepared whenever the Initial Study or other evidence in the record has produced
substantial evidence which supports a fair argument that aproject may have a significant
effect on the environment that cannot be mitigated to a level of insignificance.
7.02 N tic of tion of Draft FIR. After the ERC determines that an EIR will
be required for a proposed project, the City as Lead Agency shall prepare and send a
Notice of Preparation (Form "G") to each Responsible Agency and 'Trustee Agency
involved with the project. Responsible and Trustee Agencies have thirty ( 0) days to
respond to the Notice of Preparation. When one or more state agencies will be a
Responsible Agency, the City shall also send a copy of the Notice of Preparation (which
also identifies>the Responsible Agencies and Trustee Agencies to which the Notice was
sent to the Office o Planning g and Research. The City shall send copies of the Notice
of Preparation by certified snail or any other method of transmittal which provides it with
a record that the Notice was received. The Notice must also be filed by the City and
posted in the office of the Clerk of the Board in the county;in which the project is located
for thirty ( ) days. At a minimum, the Notice of Preparation:shall include:
(a) A description of the project;
(b) The location of the project indicated either on an attached map (preferably a copy'
of the U GS 15' or 71/2' topographical map identified by quadrangle name) or by
a street address in an urban area;
(c) The probable environmental effects of the projects
(d) The name and address of the consulting firm retained to prepare the Draft EIR, if
applicable;
(e) The Environmental Protection Agency ("'EPA'") list on which the proposed site i
located, if applicable, and the corresponding information from the applicant's
statement;(see section 2,04), and
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7.03 Pr aration of Draft I IR. The City as Lead Agency is responsible for preparing
a Draft FSR, and may begin preparation immediately without awaiting responses to the
Notice of Preparation. However, information communicated to the City not later than
thirty ( ) days after receipt of the City's Notice of Preparation shall be included in the
Draft SIR.
The Draft FIR shall be prepared by Staff or by private consultants pursuant to a
t contract with the City. The Draft EER must be the City's product. Staff, together with
such consultant help as may be required, shall independently review and analyze the
R to verify its accuracy, , and completeness prior to presenting it to
the decision making body. The Drat FIP made available for public review must reflect
the independent judgment of the City. Staff may require such information and data from
the person or entity proposing to carry out the project as it deems necessary for com-
pletion of the Draft
Wm 7.04 Consultation with Other Agencies and Persons. Prior to completion:of the Draft
1sEIR, the City shall consult with each Responsible Agency and any public agency which.
has jurisdiction by law over the project. The City shall also consult with any city or
county which boarders on a city or county within which the project is located, unless
otherwise designated annually by agreement between: the Lead Agency and the city or
county, and may consult with any person who has special expertise with respect to any
environmental impacts involved with tate project. The City may also consult directly with
any person or organization it believes will be concerned with the environmental effects
x. of the project including any interested individuals and organizations of which the City is
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reasonably aware.. The purpose of this consultation is to "scope" the FIR s range of
i4 analysis.
For a project of statewide, regional, or areaide significance as defined in State
4 Guidelines Section 15206, the City shall consult with transportation planning agencies
and ,public agencies which have transportation facilities within their jurisdictions that
- could be affected b the project: Consultation shall be conducted for the purpose of the
Uad Agency obtaining information concerning a project's effects on major local
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arterials, public transit, freeways, highways, and rail transit service within the
jurisdiction of a transportation planning agency or a public agency consulted by the Lead
Agency. A transportation planning agency or public agency which provides information
to the Izad Agency shall be notified of, and provided with copies of, environmental
documents pertaining to the project. CalTrans may require the City as Lead Agency to
call at least one scoping session>before an EIR is prepared for projects which may affect
highways or facilities udder the jurisdiction;of CalTrans.
The Lead ,Agency may charge and collect from the applicant a fee not to exceed
the actual cost of the consultations. A Responsible Agency or other public agency shall
only make comments regarding those activities within its area of expertise or which are
required to be carried out or approved by it. 'These comments must be supported by
specific documentation..
For projects where federal involvement might require preparation of as
Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") under the National Environmental Policy Act
("NEPA") the Uad Agency shall consult with the appropriate federal agencies as
provided in Section 15110 and Sections 15220-15228 of the State Guidelines.
7.05 FArly + onsulta ion on Projects Inv91ying ftTmJtJjwance. Where the project
involves issuance of a lease, permit, license, certificate or other entitlement for use by
one or more'public agencies, the City, upon request of the applicant, shall provide for
early consultation to identify the range of actions, alternatives, mitigation measures, and
significant effects to be analyzed in depth in the EIR. The City may also consult with
concerned persons identified by the applicant and persons who have made written
requests to be consulted. Such requests must be unlade not later than thirty ( )days after
the City's decision to prepare an EIR.
b General Asoects of an EIR. Both a Draft and Final EIR must contain the
information outlined in section 7.10. Each element must be covered, and when elements
are not separated into distinct sections, the document must state where in the document
each element is cove
The body of the EIR shall include summarized technical data, reaps, diagrams and
similar relevant information. Highly technical and specialized analyses and data should
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be included in appendices. Appendices may be prepared in separate volumes, but must
be equally available to the public for examination; All documents used in preparation
of the EIR must be referenced.
The EIR should discuss environmental effects in proportion to theirseverity and
probability of occurrence. Effects dismissed in the Initial Study as clearly insignificant
and unlikely to occur need not be discussed.
The Initial Study should be used to focus the EIR, so that the FIR identifies and
discusses, only the speck environmental problems or aspects of the project which have
been identified as potentially significant or important. A copy of the Initial Study shall
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be attached to the EIR to provide a basis for limiting the impacts discussed.
The EIR shall contain a statement briefly indicating the reason for determining that
various effects of a project that could possibly be considered significant were not found
to be significant and consequently were not discussed in detail in the EIR. The City
should also note any conclusion by it that a particular impact is too speculative for
evaluation.
„, The EIR should omit unnecessary descriptions of projects and emphasize feasible
mitigation measures and alternatives to projects.
7.417 Use of Registered Consultants in-Preparing EIRs. An RIR is not a technical
document that can be prepared only by a registered consultant or professional. However,
state statutes may provide Haat only registered professionals can prepare certain technical
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studies which will be used in or which will control the detailed design, construction, or
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operation of the proposed project and which will be prepared in support of an ETR.
7.415 Incorporation by Reference. An EIR may incorporate by reference all or portions
of another document which is a matter of public record. car is n
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public. Any incorporated document shall be considered to be set forth in full as part of
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the text of the EIR. Where part of another document is incorporated by reference, that
document shall be made available to the public for inspection at the City office. The FIR
shall state where incorporated documents will be available for inspection.
Where an EIR uses incorporation by reference, the incorporated part of the
referenced document shall be briefly summarized where possible, or briefly described if
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the data or information cannot be summarized. When information from an EIR that has
previously been reviewed through the state review system ("State Clearinghouse") is
incorporated by the City, the stag identification numberof the incorporated document
should be included in the summary or text of the EIR.
7.09 StanJards for Adequacy gf an EIR. An EIR should be prepared with a sufficient
degree of analysis to provide decision-makers with information which enables there to
snake a decision which takes into account the environmental consequences of the project.
The evaluation of environmental effects need not be exhaustive, but must be within the
sere of what is reasonably feasible. The EFR should be written and presented in such
a way that it can be understood by governmental decision-makers and members<of the
public. A good faith effort at completeness and full disclosure is necessary.
There is no need to unreasonably delay adoption of an EIR in order to include
results of studies in progress, even if those studies will shed some additional light on sub-
jects related to the project.
7.10 Form and Coment of The text of the EIR should normally be less than 1501
pages. For proposals of unusual scope or complexity, the lilt should normally be less
than 300 pages. The required contents of an EIR are set forth in Sections 15122 through
15132 of the Mate Guidelines. Briefly summarizing each of these requirements, an EIR
shall contain
(a) A table of contents or an index.
(1t) A brief summary of the proposed project and its environmental impacts,
(c) A description of the proposed project.. (See section 7.12 regarding future project
expansion.)
(d) A description of the project's environmental setting, from both a local and regional
perspective.
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ers tive.(e) A<discussion of any inconsistencies between the proposed project and applicable
general and regional plans.
(f) A description of the direct and indirect significant environmental impacts of the
proposed project explaining which, if any, can be avoided or mitigated to a level i
of insignificance, indicating reasons that various possible significant effects were
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determined not to be significant and denoting any significant effects which are
unavoidable or could not be mitigated to a level of insignificance. If such impacts
are to be mitigated, a proposed monitoring program to assure that such mitigation
occurs shall be included in a separate section of the EIR.
(g) An analysis of a range of alternatives to the proposed project which could feasibly
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attain the project's objectives;
(h) All examination of the relationship between local short-termm uses of the
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environment and the maintenance and enhancement:of long-term productivity.
(i) A description of any significant irreversible environmental changes which would
i Q be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.
1 An analysis of the growth-inducing impacts of the proposed action
(k) A discussion of any significant, reasonably anticipated future developments and the
cumulative effects of all proposed and anticipated action. In certain situations, a
regional analysis should be completed for certain impacts, such as air quality;.
(1) A discussion of any economic or social effects, to the extent that they cause or may
Is"i be used to determine significant environmental impacts.
(In) A statement briefly indicating the reasons that various possible significant effects
of a project were determined not to be significant and, therefore, were not
discussed in the EIR.
10 (n) The identity of all,federal, state or local agencies or other organizations and private
individuals consulted in preparing the MR, and flee identity of the persons, b or
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agency preparing the EIR, by contract or other authorization.
7.11 Analysis of Alternatives in an EI . CEQA requires only an analysis of alternatives
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z necessary to permit a reasoned choice; it does not require an extended discussion of
alternatives which are of speculative feasibility. An agency is not required to consider
each and every alternative, but only those which are feasible. However, excessive costs
Ag, that would result from a potential alternative do not prevent a discussion of the
alternative.
In some cases, it may be necessary for an EIS. to evaluate alternative sites for a
project. As with all alternatives analysis under CEA, only those alternative sites which
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are feasible need to be analyzed. If the project is private, whether another site is fawned
or can reasonably be acquired by the project proponent may determine 'whether an
alternative site is feasible. For projects: where a private party is the developer,
alternative site analysis should be done if the developer owns or controls fusible
alternative sites, has the ability to purchase or lease alternative properties, or otherwise
has access to suitable alternative sites. Alternative site analysis is also probably
appropriate where two or more private developers are seeking the approval of the City
for the same type of development at different locations.
With regard to projects undertaken by the City itself, the City should consider the
possibility of acquiring feasible:alternative sites by eminent domain.
If through its local planning process the City has already considered alternative land
uses and policies throughout its jurisdiction, this type of analysis need not be repeated
in an ER with regard to an alternative site discussion. Rather, when discussing sites the
FIR should use and refer to these broader planning documents in support of its selection
of the project site.
The consideration of all alternatives must be judged against "the rule of reason"
which courts have indicated means that an alternatives discussion must be reasonable in
scope and content; the key issue is whether the selection and discussion of feasible
alternatives fosters informed decisionmaking and public participation:
The EIR must explain why the alternatives were rejected in favor of the proposed
project.
The EIR must:contain a discussion of bath alternatives and mitigation measures::
The mitigation measures must substantially lessen any significant environmental effect
in order for a project to have mitigation measures imposed upon it, An EIR must contain
a discussion ofalternatives and mitigation measures even if the City concludes under
section? 1 (fj that all significant environmental impacts have n mitigated..
1 Analysis, of Future Expansion. An EIR must include an analysis of the
environmental effects of future expansion (or other similar future modifications) if there
is credible and substantial evidence that:
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(a) The future expansion or action is a foreseeable consequence of the initial project;
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(b) The future expansion or action is likely to change the scope or nature of the initial
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Absent these two circumstances, future expansion of a project need not be
Ms discussed. CE }A does not require discussion of future development which is unspecific
oruncertain. However, if future action is not considered now, it must be considered and
environmentally evaluated before it is actually implemented.
7.13Notice of Completion of Upon completion of,a Draft EIR Staff shall
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file a Notice of Completion(Form "H") with the Office of Planning and Research; The
Notice shall contain a brief description of the proposed project, the location of the
proposed project, current land use, development type and project issues discussed in the
The City shall provide public notice of the completion of a Draft EIR at the same
time it sends a Notice of Completion to the Office of Planning and Research. The Notice
of Availability of Draft EIR (Form "K") shall specify the period during which comments
will be received on the :Draft EIR, the date, time and place of any public hearings on the
proposed project, a brief description of the project and its location and the address where
copies of the Draft EIR. are available for review.,
Notice shall be given to all organizations and individuals who have previously
requested it. in addition, notice to the general public shall be given by at bast one o
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the following procedures,
a Publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected
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}; (b) Posting of notice on and off-site in the area where the project is to be located.
(c) Direct mailing to owners and occupants of property contiguous to the project, as
identifled o the latest equalizedassessment rale.
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in the county in which the project is located for a period of thirty(30) days, Notice shall
` be mailed to any person who has filed a written request with the City. The City may
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require these requests to be renewed annually and may charge a fee for the reasonable
cost of providing this service. A project will not be invalidated due to a failure to send
a requested notice provided there has been substantial compliance with these notice
provisions..
Copies of the Draft EIR shall also be made available at the City office for review
by members of the general publics Any person obtaining a copy of the Draft EIR shall
reimburse the City for the actual cost of its reproduction. Copies of the Draft
should also be furnished to appropriate public library systems. The public review period
may overlap with any review periods held by the ERC.
7.14 Submission of Draft FIR to Stag Clearinghouse. A Draft EIR roust be submitted
to the State Clearinghouse for review by state agencies in the following situations:
(1) The Draft EIR is prepared by a Lead Agency which is a state agency.
( The Draft EIR is prepared by a public agency where a state agency is a
Responsible.Agency, Trustee Agency, and/or otherwise has jurisdiction by law with
respect to the project,
( The Draft EIR is for a project identified in State Guidelines Section 152016 as being`
of statewide, regional, or areawide significance.
A Draft EIR may be submitted to the State Clearinghouse where a state agency has
special expertise with regard to the environmental impacts involved.;
Where the Draft EIR will be reviewed through the State review process handled by
the State Clearinghouse, use a Notice of Completion (Form "H") as a cover sheet. Ten:
copies of the documents must be sent to the State Clearinghouse for circulation.
`x,15 S ` ial Notice ftuirements for Caste and Euel-BUrning Pro'ects. For any project
involving the burning of municipal wastes, hazardous wastes, or refuse-derived fuel,
including, but not limited to, tires as defined in section 5.019, notice shall be given to all
organizations and individuals who have previously requested notice. In addition, notifi-
cation shall be given by direct mailing to the owners and occupants of property within
one-fourth of a mile of any parcel or parcels on which such a project is located subject
to this section.
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of"a Notice of Completion:, Staff shall consult with and obtain comments from each
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Responsible Agency, Trustee ,Agency, and any other public agency having jurisdiction
by law over resources which may be affected by the project. Those public agencies
having jurisdiction by law over the project shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Staff may also consult with and obtain comments from any person known to have
special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved whose comments
relative to the Draft EIR would be desirable.
7.17Time for Review of Draft . Failure to Comment. A period of at least thirty
( ) days from the Notice of Completion of the Draft EIR shall be allowed for review
of and comment on the Draft EIR. If a state agency is a Responsible Agency, or if the
Draft EIEC is submitted to the State Clearinghouse, the review period shall be at 'least
forty-five (4 ) days. When a Draft EIR is submitted to the State Clearinghouse for
review, the public review period shall be at least as long as the period of review estab-
lished by the State Clearinghouse, The Lead Agency shall consider any comments on
the Draft FMR which are received by the State`Clearinghouse within the public comment
period.
A shorter review period of the Draft EIR by the State Clearinghouse can be
requested by the ERC, as authorized by the ERC chairperson; however, a shortened
review period for a Draft EIR shall not be less than thirty ( 0)' days. Such a request
must be made in writing by the Community Development Director to the Office of
Planning and. Research.
shortened review period is not available for any proposed project of statewide,
` regionalor areawide environmental significance as determined pursuant to State
f Guidelines Section 15206. Any approval of a shortened review period shall be given
prior to, and reflected in, the public notices.:.
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In the event a public agency, group, or person whose comments on a Draft EIR are
solicited_fails to comment within the required time period, it shall be presumed, absent
written request for a specific extension of time for review and comment, together with
the reasons for the request, that such agency, group, or person has no comment to make.
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Continued planning activities concerning the proposed project, short of formal
approval, may continue during the period set aside for review and comment on the Draft
7.18 Public Hearing on D . A public hearing on the Draft EIR document is not
required but may be held by the decision making body either in separate proceedings or
in conjunction with other proceedings of the City. The procedures for the manner o
conducting the public hearings shall be described at the time the hearing convenes.
The Draft EIR should be used as the outline for discussion at the public hearing.
If a public hearing is held, it shah be conducted at least fourteen'(14) days after the filing
of the Notice-of Completion, but in no event after the time set for expiration of the
comment period.
Public notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be hosted:in a conspicuous
location at City Hall and published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City
at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the hearing. The notice also shall indicate the
locations at which the Draft EIR is available for review.
7,19Rgs onse to Comments ort Draft EIR. The response of the City to comments
received on the Draft EIR may take the form of a revision of the Draft EIR or may be
an attachment to the Draft EIR. The responses of the City must describe the disposition
of any significant environmental issues raised, such as any revisions to the proposed,
project designed to mitigate anticipated impacts or objections. In particular, any major`
issues raised when the City's position isatvariance with recommendations and objections
raised in the comments roust be addressed in detail, giving reasons why specific
comments and suggestion were not accepted. The response shall contain
recommendations, when appropriate, to alter the project as described in the Draft EIR
as a result of an analysis of the comments received.
At least ten (10) days prior to certifying a Final EIR, the City shall provide a
written response to any public agency which has made comments on the Draft EIR. The
City is not required to respond to comments not received within the comment period.
However, the !City should consider responding to all comments if it will not delay action
on the Final EIR.
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7.20 P= tion and Contents of Final EIR. Following the receipt of any comments on
the Draft;EIR as required herein, such comments shall be evaluated by Staff and a Final
EIS shall be prepared.
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The Final EIR shall meet all requirements of section 7.10 and shall consist of the
Draft FIR or a revision of the Draft, a section containing either verbatim or in summary
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the comments and recommendations received through the review and consultation
process, a list of persons, organizations and public agencies commenting on the Draft,
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and a section containing the responses of the City to the significant environmental points
raised in the review and consultation process..
7.21 Recirculation When New Information is Added to 'EIR. When significantnew
information is added to the EIR after notice and consultation, but before certification, the:
City shall give notice of preparation of the Draft EIR again'pursuant to section 7.42 and
shall recirculate the Draft EIR for another public review period. The City shall also
#£, consult again with these persons contacted pursuant to section 7.16 before certifying the
EIR.
7.22 Certification of Final EIR. The Final EIR shall be presented to the ERC which
shall review it and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding whether the
Final EIR is in order and whether it has been completed in compliance with CEQA, the
State Guidelines and the City's Guidelines. The Final FSR and ERC recommendation
shall then be presented to the City Council. The City Council shall independently review
Y, and analyze the Final EIR. The City Council shall certify and find that: (1) the Final
EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA; the State Guidelines and the City's
Guidelines; t2 the City Council has reviewed and analyzed the Final IIR. before
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Dead Agency.
7,23 Consideration of EIR Before Approval or Disapproval of Project. The EIR shall
be reviewed and considered by the decision making body before it approves or
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body may then proceed to consider the proposed project for purposes of approval or
disapproval,: Separately or in conjunction with its action approving or disapproving the
project, the decision making body shall certify that it has reviewed and considered the
information contained in the EIR.
7.24< Findings. The decision making body shall not approve or carry out a project if a
completed identifies at least one significant icant environmental effect of the project unless
it makes one or more of the following written findings for each such significant effect,
accompanied by a statement of the facts supporting each funding. (Documents
incorporated by reference may also satisfy the findingsrequirements: see 7.08):
a) That changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project
which mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effects as identified in the
Finan EIR. 'These mitigation measures must be expressly adopted or rejected in the
EIR. Passing references to mitigation measures in other sections of the EIR, car in
a Statement of Overriding Considerations, are not sufficient.
(b) That such changes or alterations-are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of
another public agency and not the City. Such changes have been adopted by such
ether agency or can and should be adopted by such other-agency.
(c) That specific =economic, social or other considerations make infeasible the
mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the -Final EIR. The
decision making body must make specific written findings stating why it has
rejected n alternative to the project as infeasible.
If any of the proposed alternatives could avoid or lessen an adverse impact for
which no mitigation measures are proposed, the City shall analyze the feasibility of such
alternative(s),. If the protect is to be approved without including;such alternative(s), the
City shall find that specific economic, social or other considerations make infeasible the
project alternatives identified in the Bial EIR and shall list such considerations before
such approval.
The decision making body shall not approve or carry out a project as proposed
unless (1) the project as approved will not have a significant effect can the environment;
or ( ) its significant environmental effects have been eliminated or substantially lessened
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stances described in a Statement of Overriding Considerations. (See section 7.26.)
Statements in the Draft EIR or comments on the Draft EIR are not determinative of
whether the project will have significant effects.
7.2 Special Findin 's Rsquired for Facilities Which may Emit Hazardous Air Emissions
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Near Schools. No EIR or Negative Declaration ,shall be approved for any project
involving the construction or alteration of a facility within one-fourth of a mile of a
school which might reasonably be anticipated to emit hazardous or acutely hazardous air'
emissions as defined below unless both of the following occur
(a) The Lead Agency preparing the EIR or Negative Declaration has consulted with
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the school district having jurisdiction over the school regarding the potential impact
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The school district has been given written notification of the project not less than
30 days prior to the proposed approval of the EIR or Negative Declaration.
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(1) "Hazardous air emissions" means any substance released into the air which
is on the list prepared pursuant to Section 2 3 (a) and Section 44321 of the
Health and Safety Code.
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2) "Acutely hazardous air emissions" means any substance released into the air
defined by Section 25532(a) of the Health and Safety Code.
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decision making body will allow the occurrence of significant effects identified in the
Final EIR without mitigation, the decision making body must state in writing the reasons
to support its action based on the Final EIR and other information;;in the record. Specific
economic, social or other considerations must justify the unmitigated environmental
effects.
If the decision making body makes a Statement of Overriding Considerations, the
statement must be included in the record of the project approval and mentioned in the
Notice of Determination.
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7.27 R ` mg or Monitoring kro for_EIR. When making the findings required
section 7. a , the City shall adapt a reporting or monitoring program to assure that
mitigation measures which are required to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the
environment will be implemented by the project proponent or other responsible party in
a timely manner and in accordance with project approval. There is no requirement that
the reporting or monitoring program be circulated for public review; however, the City
may choose to circulate it for public comments along with the Draft EIR.
This reporting or monitoring program shall be designed to assure compliance during
the implementation or construction of a project. If an agency with jurisdiction over the
natural resources affected by the project has required that certain conditions be incorpora-
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nco ra-ted into the project, the Head Agency may request that agency to prepare and submit a
proposed reporting or monitoring pro'
Transportation information resulting from the reporting or monitoring program
required to be adopted by the City shall be submitted to the regional transportation
planning agency where the project is located if the project impacts have statewide
regional or areawide significance as identified in State+CEQA Guidelines Section 15206.
The transportation planning agency is required by law to adopt guidelines for the
submittal of these reporting or monitoring programs, so the City may wish to tailor its
submittal to such guidelines.
Local agencies have the authority to levy fees sufficient to pay for this prog
Therefore, the City will charge the project proponent a fee to cover actual costs of
program processing and implementation..
7.28 !Notice of Determination. Following consideration and approval of a project for
which the City is the Lead Agency, the decision making body shall order Staff to
prepare, certify and file, a Notice of Determination (Form "F") which shall contain the
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following:
to An identification of the project by its common name where passible and its
location.
tb A brief description of the project.
tc The date when the City approved the project:
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(d) Whether the project in its approved form will have a significant effect on the
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(e) A statement that an EIR was prepared and certified pursuant to the provisions of
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(f) 'whether mitigation measures were made a condition of the:approval of the project.
( Whether findings and/or a Statement of OverTiding Considerations was adopted for
the project.
h The address where a copy of the EIR with comments and responses) and the
record of project approval may be examined by the general public.
{ The Notice of Determination shah then be filed, within five (5) working days of
the action, with the Clerk of the Board of each county in which the project will be>
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located;, The Notice must. be filed by the City and.:.posted in the office of the Clerk of
the Board for a minimum; of thirty (30) days. simultaneously with the filing of the
�P Notice of Determination with the Clerk of the Board, staff shall cause a copy of such
Notice to be pasted. at City Hall. If the project requires discretionary approval from
state agency, the Notice of Determination shall also be filed with the Office of Planning
and Research,
' The filing and posting by the Clerk of the Board of the Notice of Determination,
starts a 'thirty (30)-day statute of limitations on court challenges to the approval under
CEQA.
7.29 Distaosition of a Final EIR. The City shall file a copy of the Final EIR with the
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appropriate planning agency of any city or county where significant effects on the
environment may occur. The City shall also retain one or more copies of the Final EIR
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as a public record for a reasonable period of time, Finally, for private projects, the City
{,r may require that the project applicant provide a copy of the certified Final EIR to each
Responsible Agency.
7. 0 Private Project Costs. For private projects, the person or entity proposing to carry
out the project shall bear all costs incurred by the City in preparing and filing the Draft
and. Final EIRs, as well as all publication coasts incident thereto;
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7.31 Filing F` fur P°ro'ects which Affect wircldlife Resou . At the time a Notice
of Determination for an is filed with the Clerk of the Board, a fee of$850 shall be
paid to the Clerk of the Board for projects which will adversely affect fish and wildlife
resources. These fees are collected by the Clerk of the Board on behalf of the California
Department of Fish and Came ("DFG").
Only one filing fee is required for each project unless the project is tiered or phased
and separate environmental documents are prepared. For projects where a Lead Agency
and Responsible Agencies file separate Notices of Determination, only the Lead Agency
is required to pay the fee.
Nate: The Clerk of the Board charges an additional documentary handling fee of
$25 per;filing .n addition to the filing fee specified above.-
For private projects, the City shall pass these costs on to the project applicant.
No DFG fees are required for projects with a "de minimis" effect on fish and
wildlife resources. A project with a "de minimis" effect has no potential for adverse
effect on fish and wildlife. This is an important exception. DFG considers the following
projects as likely to have "de minimis" effects on fish and wildlife, depending on the
specific facts of each project:
(1) Projects which enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats and result in no
accompanying adverse impacts to fish or wildlife
( Lot line adjustments
( ) building remodeling;
(4) Annexations;
( ) Redevelopment on existing urban subdivisions with no wildlife habitat;
(6) Infill of undeveloped lots,
(7) Adoption of a General Plan, where CEQA requires a subsequent discretionary
project approval before any physical clan a to natural habitat is
permitted.
If the City believes that a project will have a "fie rninimis" effect on wildlife
resources, it should file the Certificate of Fee Exemption attached as Form "L" i
form rewires the City to set forth facts- in support of the fee exemption. These facts
should include: (1) the name and address of the project proponent; ( ) a brief description
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of the project and its location; ( a statement that an initial study has been prepared by
the City to evaluate the project's effects on wildlife resources, if any; ( ) a declaration
that there is no evidence before the City that the project will have any potential for
adverse effect on wildlife resources, and ( a declaration that the City has, on the basis
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of substantial evidence, rebutted the presumption of adverse effect contained in the
regulations. A presumption of adverse effect occurs if the project has the potential for
adverse effects on the fish and wildlife resources listed on Form "U. To rebut the
presumption of adverse effect, the City should explain in the declaration why the project
would not have an adverse impact on fish and wildlife and reference any supporting evi-
dence, These findings should be made at the time of approval of the EIR and attached
to Form "L" when submitted to the County. Two copies of Form "L" must be filed.with
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a Notice of Determination in order to obtain the fee exemption. The Clerk of the Board
charges a documentary handling fee of $25,01 when filing a Certificate of Fee
Exemption.
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8.01; _proiect EIR. The most common`type of EIR examines the environmental impacts
of a specific development project and focuses primarily on the changes in the
environment ent tLat would result from the development project. This chapter describes
number of examples of various tailored to different situations. All ELRs must meet
the content requirements summarized in section 7.10.
8.02 Sub, IL_EIR. A subsequent EIR is required when a'previous IIR has been
prepared and certified or a Negative Declaration has been adopted for a project and at
least one of the three following situations occur. A subsequent FIR should not be
prepared by the City unless:
(a) Subsequent changes are proposed in the project which will require important
revisions of a previous EIR due to the identification of new significant environ-
mental
nv' n-mental impacts not considered in the previous
(b) There are substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the
project is to be undertaken, such as a_substantial deterioration in the air quality'
where the project will be luted, which will require important revisions of a previ-
ous EIR due to the identification of new significant environmental_ impacts not
covered in the previous ; or
(c) New information, which was not known and could not have been known at the time'
the previous ECR was certified as complete or the legative Declaration was
adopted becomes available and shows that (1) the project will have one or more
significant effects not discussed in a.previous EIR, ( ) significant effects previously
examined will be substantially more severe than shown in a previous EIR, (3)
mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible are in fact
feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects, or (4)
mitigation measures or alternatives which were not considered in a previous EER
would substantially lessen one or more significant effects on the environment.
A subsequent EIR most receive the same circulation and review as the previous EI
received..
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In instances where the City is evaluating a modification or revision to an existing
= µ use permit, the City may consider only these environmental impacts related to the
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changes between what was allowed under the old permit and what is requested under the
newpermit. Only if these differential impacts fall within the categories described above
may the City require additional environmental review.
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8.0 Supplement to an El. The City as a Lead or Responsible Agency may choose to
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prepare a supplement to an EIR, rather than a subsequent EIR, if any of the conditions
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described in section 8.02 would require the preparation of a subsequent EIR and only
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minor additions or changes would be necessary to male;the previousEIR adequately
apply to the project in the changed situation. To assist the City" in making this
determination, the decision making body should request an Initial ,Study and/or a
recommendation by Staff. The supplement to the EIR need contain only the information
necessary to male the previous EZI adequate for the project as revised..
A supplement to an EIR shall be given the sane bind of notice and public review
as is given to a Draft EIR, but may be circulated by itself without recirculating the
previous EIR.
When the decision making body decides whether to approve the project, it shall
a consider the previous EIR as revised by the supplement. Findings pursuant to section
7.24 shall be made for each significant effect shown in the previous FIR as supple-
mented.
8.0 Addendum to an ETR, The City as a Lead or Responsible Agency may choose to
prepare an addendum to an EIR, rather than a supplement to an FITS., only if none of the
conditions described in section 5.02 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have
., occurred and minor technical changes or additions are necessary to mare the ETR;
adequate. Changes to an EIR made by an addendum must not raise important new issues
about significant effects on;the environment. Since the significant effects on the envi-
ronment were addressed by findings in the original EIR, no new findings, are required.
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An addendum to an EIR need not be recirculated for public review but can b
included in or attached to the Final EIR. The decision making body shall consider the
addendum with the Final EIR prior to making a decision on a project.
8.05 Tiered-HR. A tiered EIR shall be used for later projects where a prior EIR has
been prepared and certified for a program, Mari, policy, or ordinance and the City`
determines that:
(a) The later project is consistent with a program, plan, policy or ordinance for which
an EIR has been prepared and certified;
(b) The later project is consistent with applicable local land use plans and zoning of the
city and county in which the later project would be located; and
( The later project would not require a subsequent or supplemental EER. (See
sections 8.0and 8.03.)
An Initial Study shalt be prepared for biter projects and used to determine whether
a tiered EIR may be used and whether new significant effects should be examined.
A tiered OR need not examine those effects which were either mitigated or avoided
as a result of a prior EIR or examined in sufficient detail in a prior EIR to enable those
effects to be mitigated or avoided by site specific revisions, the imposition of conditions,
r other means in connection with approvalof the later project. Rather, a tiered EIR
should summarize the issues discussed in a prior EIR, incorporate discussions from a
prior EIR by reference and concentrate on the specific action proposed. A tiered EIR
shall state where the earlier document is available and the pulses for which it is being
referenced.
In order to eliminate repetitive discussions of the same issues and to focus on the
actual :issues ripe for decision, the City shall use tiered ERs whenever feasible..
8.06 Sta gd . Where a large capital project will require a number of discretionary
approvals from ,governmental agencies and one of the approvals will occur more than two
years before construction will begin, a staged EIR may be prepared covering the entire
project in a general form or manner. A staged EIR should evaluate a proposal in light
of current and contemplated plans and produce,:an informed estimate of the environmental; F.
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consequences of an entire project. The particular aspect of the project before the City
for approval shall be discussed with a greater degree of specificity,
Where a staged EIR has been prepared, a supplement to that EIR shall be prepared
when a later approval is required for the project, and the information available at the
time of the later approval would permit consideration of additional environmental
impacts, mitigation measures, or reasonable alternatives to the project;
8.07 Program-MR A program EIR is an ETR which may be prepared on an integrated
series of actions that are related either,
(a) Geographically;
(b) As logical parts in a'chain of contemplated actions;
(c) In connection with the issuance of rules, regulations, plans or other general criteria
to govern the conduct of a continuing program; or
(d) As individual projects carried out under the same authorizing statutory or
�$ regulatory authority and having generally similar environmental effects which can
be mitigated in similar ways®
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Subsequent activities in the program must be examined in the light of the program
EIR to determine whether additional environmental documents must be prepared.
8.08 Use of a Program EIR with Subsequent EIRs and legative Declarations. A
program EIR can be used to simplify the task of preparing environmental documents on
later parts of the program;; The program EIR can;
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(a) Provide the basis in an Initial Study for determining whether the later activity may
have any significant effects.
(b) Be incorporated by reference to deal with regional influences, secondary effects,
cumulative impacts, broad alternatives and other factors that apply to the program
as a whole.
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ia' (c) Focus an EIR on a subsequent project to permit discussion solely of new effects
which had not been considered before.
.09 Use of an EIR from an Earlier Pro ect. A single EIR may be utilized to describe
k more than one project when the;projects involve substantially identical environmental
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impacts. Any environmental impacts peculiar to one of the projects must be separately
set forth and explained.
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q. DEFINITIONS
Whenever the following terms are used in these Guidelines, they shall have the following
meaning unless otherwise expressly defined:
9.01 "App cant" means a, person who proposes to carry out a project which requires a
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from one or :more..public agencies when :applying for governmental approval or
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9.0 "Approval" means a decision by the decision making or other authorized body or
officer of the City which commits the City to a definite course of action with regard to
a particular project. With regard to any project to be undertaken directly by the City,
approval shall be deemed to occur on the date when the decision making body adopts a
motion or resolution determining to proceed with the project, which in no event shall. be
} later than the date of adaption of plates and specifications. As to private projects,
approval shall be deemed to have occurred upon the earliest commitment to provide
service or the issuance by the City of a discretionary contract, subsidy, or other form of
financial assistance, lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use of the
project. The mere acquisition of land by the City shall not, in and of itself, be deemed
r to constitute approval of a project.
For purposes of these Guidelines, all environmental documents must be completed
{ as of the time of project approval.
4.03 "CE A (the California Environmental Quality Act) means California Public
Y Resources Code Sections 21000, et sem.
9.04 "Categorical Exemption" meanns, an exception from the requirement of preparing a
Negative Declaration or an l SIR, based can a finding by the Secretary for Resources that
4§M` the class of projects does not have a significant effect on the e virom ent.
9.05 "City" means the City of Redlands, California::.
9.0 "Cumulative Im accts" gleans two or more individual effects which, when
considered together, are considerable or which compound or increase other environmental
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impacts. The individual effects may be changes resulting from a single project or a
number of separate projects, whether past, present or future.
The cumulative impact from several projects is the change in the environment
which results from the incremental impact of the project when added to other closely
related past, present and reasonably foreseeable future projects. Cumulative impacts can
result from individually minor but collectively significant projects taking place over a
period of time.
9.47 "Decision Making y" means the body within the City, either the City Council,
Planning Commission or Environmental Review Committee as definedbelow, with final
approval authority over the particular project.
9.08 "Development_ fMject'" means any project undertaken for the purpose of
development, including any project involving the issuance of a permit for construction
or reconstruction but not a permit to operate. It does not include any ministerial projects
proposed to be carried out or approved by public agencies. (Government Cade section
65928.)
9.09 "Discret t naa Project" means a project for which approval requires the exercise
of independent judgment, deliberation, or decision-m on the part of the City.
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means an EIR containing the information summarized in section 7.14.
9.11 "Emgrgency" means a sudden, unexpected occurrence, involving a clear and
imminent danger, demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate lass of or damage
to, life,, health, property, or essential public services. Emergency includes such
occurrences as fire, flood, earthquake, landslide or other natural`disaster, as well as such
occurrences as riot, war, accident or sabotage.
9.12 "Enviro cant" means the physical conditions which exist in the area which will be
affected by a proposed ;project, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient
noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance.
9.13 "MR" (Environmental Impact Report) means a detailed written statement setting`
forth the environmental effects and considerations pertaining to a project and may mean
either a Draft or a Final
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9.14 "Environmental Review Committee ERC " means a committee composed of three
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members consisting of the City. (1) Community Development Director, (2City
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Manager, and ( Public Works Director, The ERC shall function as a local agency for
the purpose of implementing the provisions of CEQA by reviewing all projects for
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environmental effect and by recommending to the City Council or Planning Commission
�r adoption of negative declarations and reviewing and recommending certification or
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noncertification of all Final EIRs. The ERC shall function as the final decision making
3 body for certain projects. The Community Development Department Administrator shall
serve as Chairman of the ERC and each member shall select an alternate who shall attend
the meetings of said Committee in their absence and be entitled to vote upon all matters
before said Committee in the absence of the appointed member.
9.1 "Feasible" means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within
reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social and
.:; technological factors.
9.16 "Final EIR" means an EIR containing the information contained in the Draft EIR.,
comments either verbatim or in summary received in the review process, a list of persons
commenting, and the response of the Lead Agency to the comments received.
.17 "Initial Study" means a preliminary analysis conducted by the City to determine
whether an EIR.or a Negative Declaration roust be prepared or to identify the significant
x environmental effects to be analyzed in an EIR.
9.18 "hrisiction bv Law" means the authority of any public agency to grant a permit
' or other entitlement for use, to provide funding for the project in question or to exercise
authority over resources which may be affected by the project.
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The City will have jurisdiction by lava over a project when the City, having rima
< and exclusive jurisdiction over the area involved, is the site of the project, the area in
which the major environmental effects will occur, or the area: in which reside Hoose
}, citizens most directly concerned by any such environmental effects,
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9.19 "Land Disposal;Facility" means a hazardous waste facility where hazardous waste
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9.20Large Treatment Facility means a treatment facility which treats or recycles one
thousand (1,000) or more tons of hazardous waste during any one month of the current
reporting period commencing on or after July 1, 1991. (Health & Safety Code Section;
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Ad-A-p,ency" means s the public agency which has the principal responsibility for
preparing environmental documents and for carrying out or approving a project which
may have significant effects on the environment, where more than one public agency is
involved with the same underlying activity.
9.22 Witi at' Ne a ve Declaration" means a written statement by the City briefly
describing the reasons that a proposed project, as amended by the addition of mitigating
conditions of approval or project revision, will not have a significant effect on the
environment.
9.23 "Mitigation" means avoiding the environmental impact altogether by not taking a
certain action or parts of an action, minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or
magnitude of the action and its implementation, rectifying the impact by repairing,
rehabilitating or restoring the impacted environment, reducing or eliminating the impact
over time by preservation;and maintenance operations during the life of the action, or
compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute resources or
environments-
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9.24 "Negative Declaration" means a written statement by City briefly describing the
reasons that a proposed project, not exempt from CEQA, will not have a significant
effect ran the environment and, therefore, does not require the preparation of an EIR.
9.25 "Notice Qf Conx letion" mewls a brief report filed with the Office of Planning and
Research by the City when it is the Lead Agency as soon as it has completed a Draft ETR
and is prepared to send out copies for review. t
9.26 "Nolice of Determination"" means a brief notice to be filed by the City when it;
approves or determines to carry out a project which is subject to the requirements of
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9.27 "Notice of Exemrwtion" means a brief notice which may be filed by the City when
it has approved or determined to carry out'a project, and it has determined that the>
project is exempt from the requirements of CEA. Such a notice may also be fled by
an applicant where such a determination has been made by a public agency which must
approve the project.
9.28 "Notice of Prreparation" meads a brief notice sent by a Lead Agency to notify the
Responsible Agencies and Trustee Agencies that the lead Agency plans to prepare an.
EIR for a project. The purpose of this notice is to solicit guidance from such agencies
as to the scope and content of the environmental information to be included in the
9.2 "Offsite l~aci--y" means a facility that serves more than one generator of hazardous
waste. (Public Resources Code Section 21151.1(13)(g).?
9.3 "Person" includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership
business, trust, corporation,, company, city, county, city and county, town, the State, and
st any of the agencies which may be political subdivisions of such.entities.
9.31 "Private Project" means a project which will be carried out by a person other than
�} a governmental Agency, but which will need a discretionary approval from the City;
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Private projects will normally be those listed in subsections (b) and (c) of section 9.32.
9.32 "Project" means the 'whole of an action which has a potential for resulting in a
physical change in the environment, directly or ultimately, that is any of the following:
(a) A discretionary`activity directly undertaken by the City including but not limited
to public works construction and related activities clearing or grading of land or
improvements to existing public structures.
(b) A discretionary activity involving the issuance to a person of a lease, permit,
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license, certificate, or other entitlement for use by one or more public agencies, or
which is supported, in whole or in part, through contracts, grants, subsidies loans
..0 or other forms of assistance by the City.
(c) A discretionary project proposed to be carried out or approved by public agencies',
including but not limited to the enactment and amendment of local General Flans
or elements thereof, the enactment of zoning ordinances, the issuance of zoning
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SIX' Noticeis hereby given that the City of Redlands has completed an Initial Study of the
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project in accordance with the City's Guidelines implementing the California Environmental
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Quality Act. This Initial Study was undertaken for the purpose of deciding whether the project
may have a significant effect on the environment. On the basis of such Initial Study, the City"s
Staff has concluded that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment, and
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has therefore prepared a Draft Negative Declaration. The Initial study reflects the independent
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judgment of the City; The Project site is is not on a list compiled pursuant t
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Government Code section 65962.5. Copies of the Initial Study and Draft Legative Declaration
are on file at City Hall City of Redlands, Planning Department, P.O. Box 3005, Redlands, CA.
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92373 and are available for public review. Comments will be received until
Any person wishing to comment on this,matter must
submit such comments, in writing, to the City prior to this date. Comments of all Responsible
Agencies are also requested.
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City Council/Planning Commission/Environmental Review Committee will consider the project
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and the Draft Negativ e Declaration. If the City Council/Planning Commission/Environmental
Review Committee finds that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment;
it may adopt the Negative Declaration. This means that the decision making body may proceed
to consider the project without the preparation of an Environmental Impact Deport.
Date Received
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3. Entity or person undertaking project:
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The City Council/Planning Commission/Environ ental Review Committee, having
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reviewed the Initial Study of this proposed project and barring reviewed the written comments
received prior to the public meeting of the City Council/Planning Commission/Environmental
/ Review Committee, including the recommendation of the City's Staff, does hereby find and
declare that the proposed project will not have a significant;effect on the environment. A.brief
statement of the reasons supporting the City Council's/Planning Commission's/Environmental
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Review Committee's findings are as follows:
The City Council/Planning Commission/Environmental Review Committee hereby finds that the
negative declaration reflects its independent judgment.
A copy of the Initial Study may be obtained at:
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Planning Department
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Redlands, CA 92373
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variances, the issuance of conditional use permits and the approval of tentative
subdivision maps.
The presence of any real degree of control over the manner in which a project i
completed makes it a discretionary project;
The term project refers to the activity which is being approved-and which may be
subject:to several discretionary approvals by governmental agencies. The term project
does not mean each separate governmental approval.
9.33 "a& ib1e ►ge " means a public agency which proposes to carry out or
approve a project for which a Lead Agency has prepared the environmental documents.
For the purposes of CE4 A, the term "Responsible Agency" includes all federal, state,
regional and local public agencies other than the Lead Agency which have discretionary
approval power over the project..
9.34 "Signfficant Effect" means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change
in any of the physical conditions within the area affected by the activity including land,
air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic
significance. A social or economic change related to a physical change may be
considered in determining whether the physical change is significant.-
9..35 "S " means the City Manager or his or her designee.
9;36 "State, Guide fines"" means the Guidelines for Implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act as adopted by the Secretary of the California Resources
Agency as they now exist or hereafter may be amended. (California. Administrative
Code, Title 14, Sections 15000, et &Q.)
9.37 "Substantial Evidence" means reliable information on which a fair argument can
be based to support an inference or conclusion, even though another conclusion could be
drawn from that information.
938 °"Jim:n' " means the coverage of general matters in broad scope or program E[Rs,
with subsequent narrower environmental documents (such as site-specific EIRs)
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specific to the environmental document subsequently prepared"
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9.39 "Tranwortation Facilities"" means major local arterials and public transit within five
miles of the project site and freeways, highways, and rail transit service within ten miles
of the project site.
9.41 "Trustee :Agency" means a State agency having jurisdiction by law over natural
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resources affected by a project which are held in trust for the people of the State of
r California. Trustee .Agencies include but are not limited to:
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(a) The California Department of Fish and Game with regard to the fish and wildlife
of the State.
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(c) The State Department of Parrs and Recreation with regard to units of the State
Park System.
(d) The University of California with regard to sites within the Z' atural, sand and:
Water Reserve System.
..{ (e) The State Fater Resources Control Board with respect to surface waters,
9.41 "Zoning AppLoval" means any enactment, amendment, or appeal of a zoning
r£ ordinance; granting of a conditional use permit or variance; or any other form of land
use, subdivision, tract, or development approval required from the city or county having
OF jurisdiction to permit the particular use of the property.
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(Certificate of Determination
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1. Name or description of project
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. Entity or person undertaking project:
A. City of Redlands
B. tither
(1) Name:
(2) address:
4. Staff Determination
The City's Staff, having nnderta. en and completed a preliminary review of this project in
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accordance with the City's "Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental
=` Quality Act ( EQA)" has concluded that this project does not require further environmental
assessment because:
a. The proposed action does not constitute a project under CEQA._
b. The project is a Ministerial Project.
C. The project is an Emergency Project.
d. The project constitutes a;feasibility or planning study.
e. The project is categorically exempt.
Applicable Exemption Class:
f project is statutorily exempt.
Applicable Code Section Number:
g. The project is otherwise exempt on the following basis.
h The project involves another public agency which constitutes the Lead
Agency= Name of Lead Agency:
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1°OTICE OF E IPTI 1
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TO: Clerk of the Board of FROM: City of Redlands
Supervisors, County of Planning Department
San Bernardino P. Q. Box 3005
385 Forth Arrowhead Blvd. Redlands, CA 92373
San Bernardino CA 92415-0130
1. Project Title:
.. Project Location Specific:
3, (a) Project Location - City:
(b) Project Location County.
4. Description of nature, purpose, and beneficiaries of Project:
5. Name of Public .Agency approving project:
i. Name of Person or Agency carrying out project:
7 Exempt status: (Cheep one)
a (a) Ministerial project.
(b) Not a project.
(c) Emergency Project.
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(d) Categorical Exemption. State type and class number:
(e Declared;Emergency,
(f} Statutory Exemption-. State Code section number:
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(g) Other. Explanation.
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elephone,10. Attach Preliminary Exemption Assessment (Form "A") before filing,
Bate Received for Filing:
(t; Signature (City Representative)
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(STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY)
1. fame or description of project:
2. Location:
. Entity or Person undertaking project:
v A. City of Redlands
B. Other
(1)
fName:
( ) address:
4. Staff termination:
The City's staff, having undertaken and completed an Initial Study of this project in
accordance with the City's "Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA)" for the purpose of ascertaining whether the proposed project may have
a significant effect on the environment, has reached the following conclusion.
z, (a) The project could not have a significant effect on the
K environment; therefore, a Negative Declaration should be
adopted.
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environment but revisions inthe project plans or proposals
made by or agreed to by the applicant would avoid the effects,
or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant
v effects would occur; therefore a Mitigated Negative Declara-
tion should be adopted:
(c) The project may have a significant effect on the environment;
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therefore, an Environmental Impact Report will be required.
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NOTICEOF DETERMINATION
TO: Clerk of the Board of FROM City of Redlands'
Supervisors, County of Planning Department
San Bernardino P, 0. Box 3005
385 North Arrowhead Blvd. Redlands, CA 92373
3 San Bernardino, CA 92415-0130
Office of Planning and Research
1400 Tenth Street
i Sacramento CA958 1
(File also with OPR if the
project requires state approval.)
SUBJECT; Filing of Notice of Determination in Compliance with Section 21152 of the Public
Resources Code.
Project Title
State Clearinghouse Number Contact Person Telephone plumber
(If submitted to Clearinghouse)
Project Location (Include County)
Project BescnPtion
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This is to certify that the
(Lead Agency or Responsible Agency)
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1_. The project will will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Y 2. An Environmental Impact Report was prepared and certified for this project pursuant
j" to the provisions of CEQA and reflects the independent judgment of the Lead
Agency.:
A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of
CEQA. and reflects the independent;judgment of the Lead Agency.
A Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the
" provisions of CEQA and reflects the independent judgment of the Bead Agency;
3 , Mitigation measures were were not made a condition of the approval of the project.
4. A Statement of Overriding Considerations was was not adapted for this project.
5. Findings were were not made pursuant to the provisions of CEcA.
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FINAL EIR(WITH COMMENTS AND RESPONSES)OR NFGA "IVIS DECLARATION
AND RECORD OF PROJECT APPROVAL IS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MAYBE EXAMINED AT
CITY OF REDLANDS PLANNING DEPARTMENT, 2 REDLANDS PLANA, REDLANDS, CA 92373
Date Signature
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(Responsible .Agency Planning Department
or Trustee Agency) P. 0. Box 3005
Redlands, CA 92373
(Address)
SUBJECT: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report.
The City of Redlands will be the Lead Agency and will prepare an environmental impact
report for the project identified below. We need to know the views of your agency as to the
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scope and content of the environmental information which is germane to your agency's statutory
responsibilities in connection with the proposed project. Your agency will need to use the EIR
prepared by our agency when considering your permit or rather approval for the project.
The Project description, location, and the probable environmental effects are contained
in the attached. materials. A copy of the Initial Study .is � is not attached.
Your response,must be sent at the earliest possible date, but not later than 30 days after
receipt of this notice,
Please send your response to the City of Redlands at the address shown above. We will
need the name for a contact;person in your agency,.
PROJECT TITLE:
PROJECT LOCATION:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (brief):
PROJECT APPLICANT, IF
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAZARDOUS
WASTE LIST (if applicable):
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Title
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Flail to: tate Clearinghouse, 1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916)445-0613
PROJECT TITLE
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LEAD AGENCY CONTACT PERSON'
CITY OF REDLANDS
STREET ADDRESS TELEPHONE
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CITY" ZIPC ODE COUNTY
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REDLANDS,CA 92373 SAH RERNARDINO
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PROJECT LOCATION
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Y{ CROSS STREETS TOTAL ACRES
4v ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO, SECTION TOWNSHIP RANGE BASE
WITHIN 2 MILES: STATE HIGHWAY NO. WATERWAYS
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DOCUMENT TYPE CEC1A: NOP Supplement/Subsequent
®Early Cons EIR Woor SCH No.)
Neg Dec Other
Draft EIR
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LOCAL ACTION TYPE
_General:Plan Update ®Specific Plan _Rezone Annexation
General Plan Amendment Master Plan Prezone Redevelopment
l General Plan Element Planned Unit Development _ Use Permit u Coastal Permit
_Community Plan _ _ Site Plan _Land Division' �Other
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DEVELOPMENT TYPE
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Office: Sq.ft. Acres . Employees Transportation: Type
Commercial: Sq,ft. Acres_ Employees Mining: Mineral
Industrial: Sq.ft. Acres Employees Power: Type Watts
_Eduoationai _Waste Treatment: Type
Recreational Hazardous Waste; Type
Other:
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� PROJECT ISSUES DISCUSSED N DOCUMENT
�- Aesthetic/'Visas: Health Hazards Toxic/Hazardous
Agricultural Land MineralsTraffic/Circulation
_Air Quality _Noise s Vegetation
ArcheologiosI/Historical Population/Housing Balance Water Quality
l ®Coastal Zone Public Services/Facilities Water Supply/Groundwater
Drainage/Absorption �Recreation/Parks Wetland/Riparian
rg Economic/Jobs Schools/Universities Wildlife
Fiscal Septic Systems Growth Inducing
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Flood Plain/Flooding Sewer Capacity Land Use
Forest Land/Fire Hazard Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Cumulative Effects
Geologic/seismic Solid Waste _ Other
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ENVIRONMENTAL I t ATION FORM
Initial Study Part I
(To be completed by private project applicant to assist staff in completing initial study)
Jf Date Filed:
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
I. Name and address of developer or project sponsor:
2. Address of project:
Assessor's Block and Lot Number:
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.. Name, address, and telephone number of person to be contacted concerning this
project:
4. Indicate number of the permit application for the project to which this form pertains:
�� 1 pP p J} . Dist and describe any other related permits and ether public approvals required for
thisp ro7n3ect5 b ;7 including those required by city, b re Tonal3 �!state and federal agencies:
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6,- Existing zoning district:
f 7. Proposed use of site (Project for which this form is filed:
S. Number of buildings over 50 years old to be demolished:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
9. Site size..
10 Square footage.
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11. Number of floors of construction.
1 . Amount of off-street parking provided.
13; Attach plans.
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14. Proposed scheduling;
15. Associated projects.
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16. Anticipated incremental development:.
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17. If residential, include the number of units, schedule of unit sizes, range of sales prices
or rents and type of household size expected..
18. If commercial, indicate the type, whether neighborhood, city or regionally oriented;:
square footage of sales area and loading facilities.
19. If industrial, indicate type, estimated employment per shift and loading facilities,
20. If institutional indicate the major function, estimated employment per shift, estimated
occupancy, loading facilities and community benefits to be derived from the project.
21: If the project involves a variance, conditional use or rezoning application, state this and
z indicate;clearly why the application is required.-
Are the following items applicable to the project or its effects: Discuss below all items checked
yes (attach additional sheets as necessary),
Yes No
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22. Chane in existing features of any bays, tidelands,
beaches, lakes, hills or substantial alteration of ground
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contours.
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23. Change in scenic views or vistas from existing residential
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areas or public lands or roads.
24:. Change in pattern., scale or character of general area of
project.
25. Significant amounts of solid waste or litter.
26 Change in dust, ash, smoke, fumes or odors in vicinity.
27. Change In ocean, bay, tape, stream or ground water
quality or quantity, or alteration of existing drainage
patterns:
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28Substantial change in existing noise or vibration levels in
the vicinity.
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29. Site on filled land or on slope of 10 percent or more.
tl_ Use or disposal of potentially hazardous materials., such a
toxic substances, flammables or explosives,
., 1.. Substantial change in demand for municipal services
(police, fare, water, sewage,, etc.).
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2 Substantial increase in fossil fuel consumption (electricity,
P :. oil,..natural gas,.etc.).:.
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33. Relationship to a lamer project or series of projects.
x 34 Hasa prior environmental impact report been prepared for
a program, plan, policy or ordinance consistent with this
project'
35. If you answered yes to question 33 may this project cause
M' significant effects on the environment that were not
examined in the prior,EIR?`
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ENVIRONMENTAL TAL SETTING
36. Describe the project site as it exists before the project, including information on
z topography, sail stability, plants and animals, and any cultural, historical or scenic
aspects. Describe any existing structures on the site, and the use of the structures.
Attach photographs of the site. (Snapshots or instant photos acceptable.)
-, 37. Describe the surrounding properties, including information on plants and animals and any
cultural, historical or scenic aspects. Indicate the type of land use (residential,
commercial, etc.), intensity of land use (one-family, apartment houses, sofas, department
} stares, etc.), and scale of development (height, frontage, set-back, rear yard, etc.).
Attach photographs of the vicinity. (Snapshots or instant photos acceptable.)
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CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the statements furnished above and in the attached
exhibits present the data and information required for this initial evaluation to the best of my
ability, and that the facts, statements, and information presented are true and correct to the best
7f of my knowledge and belief.,
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKIIST FORM
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Initial ,Study Part H
(To be completed by Lead Agency)
I BACKGROUND
F 1,. Name of Proponent:
2. Address and Phone Number of Proponent.:
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Agency Requiring Checklist:
VIA 5. Name of Proposal, if applicable:
11, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
(Explanations of all "Yes" and "Maybe" answers are required on attached sheets.)
"YES MAYBE NO
1 Earth. Will the proposal result in:
r a. Unstable earth conditions or in changes in
geologic substructures?
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b. Disruptions, displacements, compaction or
overcovering of the soil?
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C. Change in topography or ground surface relief.
& ? features?
d. The destruction, covering or modification of
any unique ,georgic or physical features?'
e. Any increase in wind or water erasion of soils,
either on or off the site"?
f Changes in deposition or erosion of beach
f sands, or changes in siltation, deposition or
erosion which may modify the channel of a
river or stream or the bed of the ocean or any
bay, inlet or lake?
g; Exposure of people or property to geologic
hazards such as earthquakes, landslides,
mudslides,,ground failure or similar hazards?
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YES MAYBE NO
2. Air. Will the proposal result in:
a. Substantial air emissions or deterioration of
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ambient air quality? _
b The creation of objectionable odors? _
c; Alteration of air movement, moisture or
temperature, or any change in climate, either
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locally or regionally?
d. Emission of hazardous air pollutants within
one-fourth of a mile of a school?
e Burning of municipal wastes, hazardous waste
or refuse--derived fuel and consists of either the
construction of a new facility or the expansion
of an existing facility by more than 10 percents
3. . Will the proposal result in
a. Changes in currents, or the course or direction
of water movements, in either marine or fresh
waters? —
b. Changes in absorption rates, drainage patters,
�r or the rate and amount of surface water runoff"?'
C. Alterations to the course of flow of flood
waters"
. Change in the amount of surface water in any
water body?
e. Discharge;into surface waters, or in any
alteration of surface water quality, including
but not limited to temperature, dissolved
oxygen or turbidity?
f ,Alteration of the direction or rate of flow of
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ground waters?
g. Change in the quantity of ground waters, either
through direct additions or withdrawals, or
through interception of an aquifer by cuts or
excavations
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h. Substantial reduction it the amount of water
otherwise available for public water supplies'
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i Exposure of people or property to water related
hazards such as flooding or tidal waves'
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YES MAYBE
Significant changes in the temperature, flow or
chemical content of surface thermal springs"?
. Plant Life,. "Fill, the proposal result in
a. Change in the diversity of species, or number
y of any species of plants (including trees,
shrubs, grass, crops, microflora and aquatic-
plants)
b. Reduction of the'numbers of any unique; rare
or endangered species-of plants?`
C. Introduction of new species of plants into an
area., or in a barrier to the normal
�f replenishment of existing species?
n` d. Reduction in acreage of any agricultural crop?
. Animal Life. Will the proposal result in
a; Change in the diversity of species, or numbers
of any species of animals (birds, land animals
including reptiles, fish and shellfish, benthic
organisms or insects)?
b. Reduction of the numbers of any unique;'rare
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}v. or endangered species?
C. Introduction of new species of animals into an
area.., or result in a barrier to the migration or
movement of animals?
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d. Deterioration to existing fish or wildlife'
habitat?
6. Noise. Will the proposal result in
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a. Increases in existing noise levels
b Exposure of people to severe noise levels`?
7. Light and Glare. Will the proposal produce new
light and glare'
. Land Usg. Will the proposal result in a substantial
alteration of the present or planned land use of an
area."?
99. Natural Resources. Will the proposal result in
a. Increase in the rate of use of any natural
resources:?'
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b. Substantial depletion of any nonrenewable
natural resource?
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10. Risk of Upset. Will the proposal involve:
a. A risk of an explosion or the release of
ry hazardous substances (including but not limited
to oil, pesticides, chemicals or radiation) in the
event of an accident or upset;condition?'
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b. Possible interference with an emergency
response plan or an emergency evacuation
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11. Population. Will the proposal alter the location,
distribution, density, or growth rate of the human
population of an area? T
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12. Housin . Will the proposal affect existing housing,
or create a demand for additional housing?
13. TransoortationlCirculation. Will the proposal result=
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in:
a. Generation of substantial additional vehicular
movement`
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„x b: Effects on existing parking facilities, or
demand for new parking?`
C. Substantial impact upon existing transportation
systems?
d. Alterations to present patterns of circulation or
movement of people and/or goods?
e: Alterations to waterborne, rail or air traffic?
f'. Increase in traffic hazards to motor vehicles,
bicyclists or pedestrians?
s2. 14. Public Services: Will the proposal have an effect
upon, or result in a need for neva or altered
governmental services in any of the following areas:
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a Fire protection?'
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c Schools?
d. Parks or other recreational facilities?
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e. Maintenance of public facilities, including
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15. Energy. Will the proposal result in:
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b. Substantial increase in demand upon existing
_I° sources of energy, or require the development
of neer sources of energy? _
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16. Utilities: Will the proposal result in a need for neer
systems, or substantial alterations to the following
utilities:
f a Power or natural ,gas?
b, Communications systems?
C. Water?
d: Sewer or septic tanks?
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e. Storm water drainage?
C Solid waste and disposal?
17: Human Health. Will the proposal result in
a. Creation of any health hazard or potential
health hazard (excluding mental health)?
m - b> Exposure of people to potential health hazards?
18 Aesthetics. Will the proposal result in the
obstruction of any scenic vista or view open to the
public, or will the proposal result in the creation of
'$x an aesthetically offensive site open to public view?
lq. recreation. Will the proposal result in an impact
upon the quality or quantity of existing recreational
opportunities?
0. Cultural Resources,
a Will the proposal result in the alteration or
#. destruction of a prehistoric or historic
archeological site?
b. Will the proposal result in adverse physical or
aesthetic effects to a prehistoric or historic
building, structure or abject?`
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C. e 'YES 1'�5 C)Ds the proposal have the potential to cause a.
physical change which would affect unique
ethnic cultural values?'
d. Will the proposal restrict existing religious or
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sacred uses within the potential impact
21. Mgndatory Finding of Significance.
a. Does the project have the potential to degrade
the quality of the environment, substantially
reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species,
cause a fish or wildlife population to drop
below self-sustaining levels, threaten to
eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce
the number or restrict the range of a rare or
endangered plant or animal or eliminate
important examples of the major periods of
n California 'history or prehistory?'
b. Does the project have the potential to achieve
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shorts-term, to the. disadvantage of long-term,
environmental goals? (A. short-term impact on
the environment is one which occurs in
relatively brief, definitive period of time while-
long-term impacts will endure well into the
future.)
C. Does the project have impacts which are
individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? (A. project may impact on two
or more separate resources where the impact on
each resource is relatively small, but where the
effect of the total of those impacts on the
environment is significant.)
d. Does the project have environmental effects
which will cause substantial adverse effects on
human beings, either directly or indirectly?'
22-. EIR Tiering Determination..
(See § 12 Tiering Guidelines.)
a Has a prior EIR. been prepared for a program;
µ plan, policy or ordinance consistent wit this
project?
b. if your answer to 22(a) is yes, may this project
cause significant effects on the environment
that were not examined in the prior EIR?
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DISCUSSION
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2. `ay , if any, to mitigate any significant effects identified.
1' 3.:: Compatibility with existing zoning:and plans.
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. Sources commonly used for determinations made.
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IV. DETERMINATION
(To be completed by the Lead Agency.)
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
#k I find the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the
environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION ATION will be prepared.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because the
mitigation measures described on an attached sheet have been. added to the
0 project by the applicant. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION MILL...
BE PREPARED.
w." I find the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment,
and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
&� I find that the proposed project may have a significant effect on the environment,
but that this project is consistent with a previously prepared TIERED EIR on the
overall program, plan, policy or ordinance, and that such TIERED EIR
adequately examines the possible environmental effects of this project,
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NOTICE F AVAILABILITY OF
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Project Title
Project Location - Specific
Project Location - City Project location- County
Description of Nature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries of Project;
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Date when project noticed to public:;
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[To be published, posted or mailed to contiguous owners/occupants.]
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CERTIFICATE OF FEE EXEMPTICa
�i City of Redlands
De Minimis Impact Finding
County of San Bernardino
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Project Title/Location (include county):
Narne and Address of Project Applicant.
Project Description:
Findings of Exemption:
L An Initial Study has been prepared by the Lead Agency to evaluate the project's effects on wildlife
resources, if any.
2. The Lead Agency hereby finds that there is no evidence before the City that the project will have any
potential for adverse effect on the environment,
3. The project *will will not result in any changes to the following resources_
(A) riparian land, rivers, streams, watercourses and wetlands;
(B) Native and non-native plant life and the soil required to sustain habitat for fish and wildlife;
(C) Bare and unique plant life and ecological communities dependant on plant life;
(D) Listed threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitat in which they are believed
to resider
(E) All species listed as protected or identified for special management in the Fish and Game Code,
the Public Resources Code, the "Water Code or regulations adapted thereunder,
(F) All marine and terrestrial species subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Fish and Game
and the ecological communities in which they reside, and
(C) All air and water resources, the degradation of which will individually or cumulatively result in
a loss of biological diversity among the plants and animals residing in that air and water,
*If the project will result in changes to any of these resources, the City has, on the basis of
substantial evidence, "rebutted" the presumption of adverse effect to these resources. A statement in
support of this rebuttal is attached.
CERTIFICATION:
I hereby certify that the Lead Agency has `trade the above finding(s) of fact and based
s upon the Initial Study and the hearing record the project will not individually or cumulatively'
have an adverse effect on wildlife resources, as defined in Section 711_.2 of the Fish and
Gatne Code:
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NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
COMMITUEE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act the undersigned hereby appeals a decision
of the Environmental Review Committee of the City of Redlands as follows:
Case No - (Variance, CUP, CRA, etc.)
Decision being appealed:
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is Date of the Environmental Review Committee decision:
Grounds of Appeal:
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Name of Appellant:
Address ofAppellant:
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Signature of Appellant:
Application Requirements:
(l) Payment of Fee and submission of labels to the City Clerk.
( Submission of 13 copies of proposal to the Planning Department.
Art Planning Department Signature.
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