HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 3510 1985-09-09
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 3358
AND ADOPTING PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTI~G THE
CALIFORIHA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AND
THE GUIDELINES OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE
RESOURCES AGENCY, AS AMENDED
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
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Section 1. Resolution No. 335B- is hereby repealed.
Section 2. In accordance with Puulic Resources Code Section 21082,
the City Council hereby adopts the procedures attached
hereto as its Guidelines for the consideration and
evaluation of projects and the preparation of Environmental
Impact Reports and Negative Declarations in compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act, as amended,
and the Guidelines of the Secretary for the Resources
Agency, as amended.
AYES:
Councilmember.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City CounS7~f the
Seal Beach at a meeting th of held on the _ day
1985, by the following vo
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California.
do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original
copy of Resolution Number ~I.)on file in the office of the City
Clerk, pa ed, approved and adopted by the City Council of th~
City al Bea h at a regular meeting thereof held on the ~
day , 1985.
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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
CEQA GUIDELINES
(Revised 1985)
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A. Use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
B. Definitions. . .. ............. 1
C. Exemptions from CEQA . . . . . . . , . . , ., 3
D. Application of CEQA to Discretionary Projects. 5
E. Submission of Data by Applicant , . . . . , ,. 5
F. Fees ......... . . . . . . . . . . .. 5
THE PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCESS
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Receipt of Application . . . , . , , . . , , .
Determination of Exemption ..,..,. , . .
Initial Study . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1) General. . . . . . . . .. ......
( 2) Purposes .... . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) Early Consultation with Other
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(4) Contents .... . . . . . . . . . . . .
Determination Whether an ER Is Required . , , .
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THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PROCESS
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A, Decision to Prepare a Negative Declaration .. 9
B. Contents .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
c. Public Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
D. Public Review Period ,.,. . , .. .., 10
E, Review by Other Public Agencies . . .. .., 10
F, Review by State Clearinghouse . . . . , , . 10
G. Final Approval/Finding ..,...."." 10
H. Appeal of Final Approval ....,.". . , 10
I, Notice of Determination. , . . , , . , , . . , 11
J. Time Limi t ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
THE EIR PROCESS
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Evaluation of Comments by Lead Agency .
The Final EIR ...........
Decision Whether to Approve or Carry
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Findings ........... . . .
Statement of Overriding Considerations
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FILINGS REQUIRED BY CEQA
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VI, APPENDICES
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Flow Chart - Environmental and Project
Application Review Process
Environmental Information and Checklist Form
List of Categorical Exemptions
Status of Application Form
Notice of Preparation
Notice of Completion
Notice of Determination
Negative Declaration Form; Public Notice Form
Examples of Significant Effects
Energy Conservation Measures
Projects of Statewide, Regional or Areawide
Significance,
Archeological Impacts
Notice of Exemption
Chart of Maximum Time Limits
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I . GENERAL.
A, Use.
These Guidelines, effective ~ , 1985, set I
forth the procedures which sh e used by the City
of Seal Beach in the implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), as
amended. They are based on The California
Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code
Sections 21000 et seq, ("CEQA") and the State CEQA
Guidelines promulgated by the Resources Agency, as
amended, which are incorporated herein by reference,
and should be referred to whenever additional detail
or clarification is necessary.
B, Definitions.
(1) Development Project. Development project means
any project undertaken for the purpose of the fol-
lowing: on land, in or under water, the placement or
erection of any solid material or structure~ discharge
or disposal of any dredged material or of any gaseous,
liquid, solid or thermal waste: grading, removing,
dredging, mining or extraction of any materials~
change in the density or intensity of use of land,
including, but not limited to, subdivision pursuant to
the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Section 66410
of the Government Code), and any other division of I
land except where the land division is brought about
in connection with the purchase of such land by a
public agency for public recreation~l use~ change in
the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto~
construction, reconstruction, demolition, or altera-
tion of the size of any structure, including any
facility of any private, public, or municipal utility~
and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation
other than for agricultural purposes, kelp harvesting,
and timber operations which are in accordance with a
timber harvesting plan. "Structure" includes, but is
not limited to, any building, road, pipe, flume, con-
duit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical
power transmission and distribution line,
Development project does not include a permit to
operate, a ministerial prOJect, or a change of organi-
zation of a city or a municipal reorganization.
(2) Discretionary Project. Discretionary project
means an activity defined as a project which requires
the exercise of judgment, deliberation, or decision on
the part of the public agency or body in the process
of approving or disapproving a particular activity, as
distinguished from situations where the public agency I
or body merely has to determine whether there has been
conformity with applicable statutes, ordinances or
regulations. A project having both ministerial and
discretionary elements is deemed discretionary.
(3) Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) means a detailed statement setting
forth the environmental effects and considerations
pertaining to a project as specified in Section 21100
of CEQA, and may refer to either a Draft or a Final
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EIR, pursuant to Sections IV.B. and IV,E. of these
Guidelines.
(4) Initial Study. Initial Study means a preliminary
analysis prepared by the Lead Agency pursuant to
Section II.C. of these Guidelines to determine whether
an EIR or a Negative Declaration must be prepared.
(5) Jurisdiction by Law. Any public agency which
exercises authority over the resources which may be
affected, and includes a city or county which is the
site of the project.
(6) Lead Agency. Lead Agency means the local agency
(i.e., the City), which has the principal responsi-
bility for carrying out or approving a project, and
which shall prepare the environmental documents for a
project,
(7) Mitigation, Mitigation of environmental effects
may include avoiding the effect by not taking a cer-
tain action, limiting the effect, repairing or restor-
ing the impacted environment, reducing the effects by
preservation and maintenance operations during the
life of the project, and/or compensating for the
impact by replacing or providing substitute resources
or environments,
(8) Negative Declaration. Negative Declaration means
a written statement by the Lead Agency briefly
presenting the reasons why a proposed project will not
have a significant effect on the environment and does
not require the preparation of an EIR.
(9) Project. 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) An activity directly undertaken by a public
agency, including but not limited to public
works construction and related activities,
clearing or grading of land, improvements to
existing public structures, enactment and
amendment of ordinances, and the adoption
and amendment of local General Plans or
elements thereof pursuant to Government Code
Sections 65100 through 65700~
Ib) An activity undertaken by a person which is
supported in whole or in part through public
agency contracts, grants, subsidies, loans,
or other forms of assistance from one or
more public agencies~
(c) An activity involving the issuance to a
person of a lease, permit, license,
certificate, or other entitlement for use by
one or more public agencies.
"Project" does not include continuing administrative
or maintenance activities, emergency repairs to public
service facilities, general policy and procedure
making and feasibility or planning studies.
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(10) Responsible Agency. Responsible Agency means a
public agency, other than the Lead Agency, which has
responsibility for carrying out or approving a
project.
(11) Significant Environmental Effect. Significant
environmental effect means a substantial or poten-
tially 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, and may result from direct or
indirect consequences of a project.
A project shall be found to have a significant effect
on the environment if:
(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
the major periods of California history or
prehistory;
(b) The project has the potential to achieve
short-term environmental goals to the dis-
advantage of long-term environmental goals;
(c) The project has possible environmental ef-
fects which are individually limited but
cumulatively considerable. As used in this
section, "cumulatively considerable" means
that the incremental effects of an
individual project are considerable when
viewed in connection with the effects of
past projects, the effects of other current
projects, and the effects of probable future
projects; or
Id) The environmental effects of a project will
cause substantial adverse effects on human
beings, either directly or indirectly.
Examples of consequences which normally have a
significant effect on the environment are listed in
Appendix "I".
(12) Trustee Agenc~. Trustee Agency means a state
agency having juris iction by law over natural
resources affected by a project which are held in
trust for the people of the State of California.
C, Exemptions From CEQA.
The following projects are exempt from the require-
ments of CEQA and do not require the preparation of an
Initial Study, Negative Declaration, or EIR:
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(1) All Ministerial Projects. These are projects for
which the City's discretionary approval is not
required. Such projects include but are not limited
to final subdivision maps and individual utility
service connections and disconnections.
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(2) All Categorical Exemptions, These are classes of
projects which have been found by the Secretary for
Resources not to have a significant effect on
environment. A list of these exemptions is set forth
in Appendix "C" of these Guidelines,
(3) Certain Emergency Actions and Projects. These
include emergency projects carried out or approved by
a public agency to repair or replace property or
facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a
disaster in which a state of emergency has been
declared by the Governor, and emergency repairs to
public service facilities to maintain service, and
specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an
emergency.
(4) Projects which the Lead Agency rejects or
disapproves.
(5) The establishment, modification, structuring,
restructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, fares or
other charges by public agencies which the public
agency finds are for the purpose of:
(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, or
(e) Obtaining funds necessary to maintain such
intra-city transfers as are authorized by city
charter.
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(6) Proposition 13 adjustments, These include
actions taken prior to January 1, 1982, by a public
agency to implement the transition from the property
taxation system in effect prior to June 1, 1978, to
the system provided for by Article XIII A of the Cali-
fornia Constitution. This exemption is limited to
projects directly undertaken by any public agency or
projects undertaken by a person which are supported in
whole or in part through contracts, grants, subsidies,
loans, or other forms of assistance from one or more
public agencies where the projects:
(a) Initiate or increase fees, rates, or charges
charged for any existing public service, program,
or activity, or
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(b) Reduce or eliminate the availability of an
existing public service program or activity, or
(c) Close publicly owned or operated facilities, I
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(d) Reduce or eliminate the availability of an
existing publicly owned transit service, program,
or activity.
(7) Activities and approvals by any local government,
as defined in Section 30109 of the Public Resources
Code, necessary for the preparation and adoption of a
local coastal program pursuant to the California
Coastal Act (commencing with Section 30000 of the
Public Resources Code),
(8) The closing of a public school containing any of
grades one (1) through twelve (12),
(9) The restriping of streets and highways to relieve
congestion of highways,
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(10) Projects less than one mile in length in any
public street to install, maintain, repair, replace,
restore, remove, relocate, re-condition, or demolish a
pipeline. For the purposes of this exemption
"pipeline" includes only subsurface facilities and I
does not include any surface facility related to the
subsurface facility.
D, Application of CEQA to Discretionary Projects.
Except as provided in Sections I.C, II.B. and III.A.
of these Guidelines, the Lead Agency shall prepare
directly or by contract an Environmental Impact Report
for all public and private projects which involve
discretionary governmental action, and which may have
a significant effect on the environment either
individually or cumulatively,
E. Submission of Data by Applicant,
(1) The Lead Agency may require the the applicant to
submit any data or information which may be necessary
for the Lead Agency to determine whether the project
may have a significant effect on the environment, and
to assist in the preparation of an Initial Study,
Negative Declaration or EIR by the Lead Agency. A
completed "Environmental Information and Checklist
Form," must be submitted by the applicant so that an
Initial Study may be prepared, A copy of this form is
included in these Guidelines as Appendix "B".
(2) In addition, the applicant shall provide the Lead
Agency with a list of any additional public agencies
which will have discretionary approval power over the
project.
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(1) A fee covering all costs and expenses, including
any consultants' fees, incurred by the City in
preparing an Initial Study, Negative Declaration or
EIR, shall be charged to the project applicant,
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(2) No fee shall be collected when it is determined
at the initial examination that the proposed project
does not require the preparation of an Initial Study,
a Negative Declaration or an EIR, because the project
is exempt from the requirements of CEQA under Section
I.C. of these Guidelines,
(3) The City shall charge a fee not exceeding the
actual cost of reproduction to members of the public
who request copies of an Initial Study, Negative
Declaration or EIR,
(4) A non-refundable fee, the amount of which shall
be determined by Resolution of the City Council, will
be required to initiate an appeal of the Lead Agency's
final adoption of the Negative Declaration under
Section III.H of these Guidelines,
II. THE PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCESS.
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Receipt of Application.
(1) No later than 30 calendar days after the Lead
Agency has received an application for a development
project, staff shall determine in writing whether the
application is complete and shall immediately transmit
the determination to the applicant. If the applica-
tion is determined to be incomplete, the determination
shall indicate how it can be made complete, A copy of
the Status of Application form is provided as Appendix
o to these Guidelines.
(2) In addition to other considerations, an
application may be determined to be incomplete if any
necessary environmental information or data is
omitted, Further, subsequent to an application being
determined complete, an applicant may be required to
amplify, correct or otherwise supplement the
information provided with the application.
(3) Where the following occurs, the Lead Agency may
deem an application for a project not received for
filing until such time as progress toward completing
the required environmental documentation is sufficient
to enable the lead agency to finish the required CEQA
review within the time limits set by another statutory
scheme:
(a) The enabling legislation for a program
requires the Lead Agency to take action on an
application within a specified period of six
months or less: and
(b) The enabling legislation provides that the
project will be 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.
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An example of a time period subject to this provision is
action on a tentative subdivision map for which an EIR will
be required. However if a negative declaration is being
prepared, the map must be approved or disapproved within I
the 50 day limit plus the time allowed for an appeal or
mutually approved extension as set forth in the Subdivision
Map Act
B. Determination of Exemption.
A determination shall first be made by Staff as to
whether the activity, if within the definition of a
"project," is exempt from the requirements of CEQA
because it is exempt under Section I.C, of these
Guidelines.
C. Initial Study.
(1) General. If the project is subject to the
requirements of CEQA, Staff shall conduct an Initial
Study to determine if the project may have a
significant effect on the environment, unless Staff
can determine that the project will clearly have a
significant effect. Even when it is clear from the
outset that a project may have a significant effect,
staff may decide to prepare an initial study to enable
the applicant to modify a project and mitigate adverse
impacts and/or to assist in preparation of the EIR.
(2) Purposes, The purposes of an initial study are
to:
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(a) Provide the lead agency with information to
use as the basis for deciding whether to prepare
an EIR or negative declaration.
(b) Enable an applicant or lead agency to modify
a project, mitigating adverse impacts before an
EIR or negative declaration.
(c) Assist the preparation of an EIR on the
effects determined to be significant,
1. Focusing the EIR on the effects
determined to be significant,
2. Identifying the effects determined not
to be significant,
3. Explaining the reasons for determining
that potentially significant effects would
not be significant.
(d) Facilitate environmental assessment early in I
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 EIRs,
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(g) Determine whether a previously prepared EIR
can be used for the project and/or whether a
tiered EIR focusing only on the aspects of the
project which were not adequately considered or
mitigated in the previously prepared EIR can be
used for the project.
(3) Early Consultation with Other Agencies and
Applicant.
(a) As soon as it has been determined that an
initial study is to be prepared, the lead agency
shall consult informally with all responsible
agencies, trustee agencies and jurisdictions by
law to obtain recommendations as to whether an
EIR or a negative declaration should be prepared,
(b) The lead agency may also consult with the
applicant during or immediately after preparation
of the initial study to determine if the
applicant is willing to modify the project to
reduce or avoid the significant effects
identified in the study.
(c) A project may be revised in response to an
Initial Study so that potential adverse effects
are eliminated or reduced to a point where no
significant environmental effects would occur.
In that case, a Negative Declaration shall be
prepared instead of an EIR. The mitigation
should be in the form of changes in the project's
plans or a firm commitment in writing from the
applicant to implement the mitigation measures.
If, however, the project would still result in
one or more significant effects on the environ-
ment after mitigation measures are added to the
project, an EIR shall be prepared,
(4) Contents. The Initial Study shall contain the
following information in brief form:
(a) A description of the project including
locationl
(b) An identification of the environmental
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(c) An identification of the environmental
effects by use of a checklistl
(d) A discussion of ways to mitigate the
significant effects identified, if anYl
(e) An examination of whether the project is
compatible with existing zoning and plansl
(f) The name of the person or persons who
prepared or participated in the Initial Study.
D. Determination Whether an EIR Is Required,
The determination whether an EIR or a Negative
Declaration is required should be prepared for the
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project must be made within thirty (30) days of
accepting an application as complete.
III. THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PROCESS.
A. Decision to Prepare a Negative Declaration,
A proposed negative declaration shall be prepared for
a project subject to CEQA when either:
(1) The initial study shows that there is no
substantial evidence that the project may have a
significant effect on the environment, or
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(2) The initial study identified potentially
significant effects but
(a) Revisions in the project plans or proposals
made by or agreed to by the applicant before the
proposed negative declaration is released for the
public review would avoid the effects or mitigate
the effects to a point where clearly no
significant effect would occur, and
(b) There is no substantial evidence before the
Lead Agency that the project as revised may have
a significant effect on the environment,
Contents.
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A Negative Declaration must be written and shall
include:
(1) A brief description of the project as proposed,
including a commonly used name for the project, if
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(2) The location of the project and the name of the
project
(3) A finding that the project will not have a
significant effect on the environmentl
(4) An attached copy of the Initial Study documenting
reasons to support the findingl and
(5) Mitigation measures, if any, included in the
project to avoid potentially significant effects,
C. Public Notice.
Notice that the Lead Agency proposes to adopt a
Negative Declaration shall be provided prior to its I
final approval to all organizations and individuals
who have previously requested such notice, and shall,
in addition, be given to the public by at least one of
the following procedures:
(1) Publication, at least one time as required by
Section 6061 of the Government Code, by the Lead
Agency in a newspaper of general circulation in the
area affected by the proposed projectl or
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Posting of notice by the Lead Agency on and off
in the area where the project is to be located;
(3) Direct mailing to owners of property contiguous
to the project, as shown on the latest equalized
assessment roll.
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Public Review Period.
The proposed Negative Declaration shall be made
available to the public for at least ten (10) days
from the date that the notice is published, posted
and/or mailed prior to its final approval in order to
provide an opportunity for members of the public to
respond to the finding, This public review period
shall be extended at least thirty (30) days where
State Clearinghouse review is involved, pursuant to
subsection (F) below, unless a shorter period is
approved by the State Clearinghouse,
E. Review by Other Public Agencies,
The Lead Agency shall consult with all Responsible
Agencies, Trustee Agencies and Jurisdictions by Law
prior to approving the Negative Declaration, and a
copy of the public notice and proposed Negative
Declaration must be sent to all such agencies.
Review by State Clearinghouse,
F,
If a project is determined to be of statewide,
regional or areawide significance, pursuant to the
criteria in Appendix K of these Guidelines, or if one
or more state agencies is a Responsible Agency or
Trustee Agency, the Negative Declaration must be
submitted to the State Clearinghouse and should be
submitted to the Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG) for review and comment.
G. Final Approval/Finding,
Prior to approving the project the decision-making
body shall consider the Negative Declaration and any
comments received from the public or from Trustee
Agencies, Responsible Agencies, and Jurisdictions by
Law during the public review period and approve or
disapprove the Negative Declaration. Where mitigation
measures eliminating significant effects are incor-
porated into the project the Lead Agency shall approve
a Negative Declaration and make a finding that the
project as approved will not have a significant effect
on the environment.
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Appeal of Final Approval.
Within ten (10) days after the final approval of a
Negative Declaration by the Planning Commission this
decision may be appealed in writing to the City
Council. An appeal fee will be required pursuant to
Section I.F.(4) of these Guidelines.
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I. Notice of Determination.
After making a decision to carry out or approve the
project for which a Negative Declaration has been I
prepared, the Lead Agency shall file a Notice of
Determination, as provided for in Section V.C. of
these Guidelines.
J. Time Limit.
For a private project involving a lease, license,
permit, certificate or other entitlement for use, a
Negative Declaration must be completed within 105 days
from the day the application is determined to be
complete and the project must be approved or
disapproved within six (6) months from the date the
application is complete, except that the negative
declaration for a tentative map must be completed and
the map must be approved or disapproved within the
time limits set forth in the Subdivision Map Act. A
reasonable extension may be granted where justified
and the applicant consents.
IV. THE EIR PROCESS.
A. Decision to Prepare an EIR.
(1) If the Lead Agency finds after an Initial Study, I
and despite any mitigation measures implemented under
Section II or III of these Guidelines, that the pro-
ject may have a significant effect on the environment,
the Lead Agency must prepare or cause to be prepared
an Environmental Impact Report.
(2) In addition, and by way of explanation, an EIR
should be prepared whenever either or both of the
following occurs:
(a) It can be fairly argued on the basis of
substantial evidence that the project may have a
significant effect on the environment~
(b) There is substantial evidence of a serious
public controversy concerning the environmental
effect of a project.
(3) Notice of Preparation. Immediately after
deciding that an EIR is required, the Lead Agency
shall send by certified mail, or other method
providing a record, to each Responsible Agency,
Trustee Agency, and Jurisdiction by Law, a Notice of
Preparation, as provided for in Section V of these
Guidelines. Said agencies shall have thirty (30) days I
in which to respond to the Notice and a draft EIR may
not be circulated for public review until that time
has elapsed.
(4) Early Consultation. Prior to completing a draft
EIR, the Lead Agency may consult with any persons or
organizations it believes may be concerned with the
environmental impacts of the project. The Lead Agency
shall consult with an expert designated by the
applicant for a private development project provided
that the applicant requests such consultation within
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thirty (30) days of the decision to require an EIR and
pays for the cost of such consultation.
Preparation of the Draft EIR.
If the Lead Agency decides that an EIR will be
required for a project, it shall follow the procedures
below.
(1) General:
(a) The Lead Agency may choose one of the
following arrangements or a combination of them
for preparing a draft EIR.
1. Preparing the draft EIR directly with
its own staff.
2. Contracting with another entity, public
or private, to prepare the draft EIR.
3. Accepting a draft prepared by the
applicant, a consultant retained by the
applicant, or any other person.
4. Executing a third party contract or
memorandum of understanding with the
applicant to govern the preparation of a
draft EIR by an independent contractor.
5. Using a previously prepared EIR.
(b) Before using a draft EIR prepared by another
person, the Lead Agency shall subject the draft
EIR to the Agency's own review and analysis. The
draft EIR which is sent out for public review
must reflect the independent judgment of the Lead
Agency. The Lead Agency is responsible for the
adequacy and Objectivity of the draft EIR.
(c) An EIR shall contain at least a table of
contents or an index to assist readers in finding
the analysis of different subjects and issues.
(d) An EIR shall contain a brief summary of the
proposed actions and its consequences, which
should not exceed ls pages and which shall
identify:
l. Each significant effect with proposed
mitigation measures and alternatives that
would reduce or avoid that effect~
2. Areas of controversy known to the Lead
Agency including issues raised by agencies
and the public~ and
3. Issues to be resolved including the
choice among alternatives and whether or how
to mitigate the significant effects.
(e) The information contained in an EIR shall
include summarized technical data, maps, plot
plans, diagrams and similar relevant information
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sufficient to permit full assessment of
significant environmental impacts. Highly
specialized and technical data, however, should
be included in appendices.
(f) The EIR should be prepared using a
systematic, interdisciplinary analysis, but no
single discipline shall be designated or required
to undertake this evaluation.
(g) The EIR shall reference all documents used
in its preparation and can incorporate any
document by reference. The EIR shall state where
the incorporated document will be available for
inspection.
(h) An EIR prepared for a general plan may be
used as the foundation document for subsequent
EIRs prepared for specific projects within the
geographic area covered by the general plan.
(2) Contents. A Draft EIR should be less than 150
pages in most cases and shall contain the following
information:
(a) Description of Project. A description of
the project including the following but only in
sufficient detail necessary for evaluation and
review of the environmental impact:
1. The precise location and boundaries of
the proposed project on a detailed map,
preferably topographic. The location of the
project shall also appear on a regional map.
2. A statement of the objectives sought by
the proposed project.
3. A general description of the project's
technical, economic, and environmental
characteristics, considering the principal
engineering proposals and supporting public
service facilities.
4. A statement describing the intended uses
of the EIR, including a list of agencies
expected to use the EIR, a list of the
approvals for which the EIR will be used and
all decisions on the project subject to
CEQA.
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description of the environment in the vic1nity of I
the project, as it exists before commencement of
the project, from both a local and regional
perspective. Special emphasis should be placed
on environmental resources that are rare or
unique to that region. The EIR shall discuss any
inconsistencies between the proposed project and
applicable general and regional plans.
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ec) Cumulative Impacts. The change in the
environment which will result from the incremen-
tal impact of the project when added to other,
closely related past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable future projects in the region shall
be discussed when found to be significant. Also
included must be a list of such related projects
and a summary of their expected environmental
effects.
(d) Environmental Imaact. All phases of a
project must be consi ered when evaluating its
impact on the environment: planning, acquisi-
tion, development and operation. The following
subjects shall be discussed, preferably in
separate sections or paragraphs. The information
required by Paragraphs 5 and 6, however, need be
included only in EIRs prepared for the
following: the adoption, amendment, or enactment
of a plan, policy, or ordinance of a public
agency~ the adoption by a local agency formation
commission of a resolution making determinations~
or, a project requiring an EIS under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
l. The significant environmental effects of
the proposed project, including both direct
and indirect and short and long term
significant effects of the project. A copy
of the Initial Study shall be attached to
the EIR to provide the basis for limiting
the impacts discussed.
2. Any significant environmental effects
which cannot be avoided if the proposal is
implemented, including those which can be
reduced to an insignificant level but not
eliminated, and the reasons why the project
is proposed notwithstanding these impacts.
3. Miti9ation measures proposed to minimize
the sign1ficant effects including avoidable,
adverse impacts, and any inefficient and
unnecessary consumption of energy. This
shall include identification of the
mitigation measures which will eliminate
such impacts or reduce them to a level of
insignificance. Where several measures are
available to mitigate an impact, each should
be discussed and the basis for selecting a
particular measure should be given. Energy
conservation measures, examples of which are
given in Appendix J of these Guidelines,
shall be discussed when relevant. If a
mitigation measure would cause one or more
significant impacts in addition to those
which would be caused by the project as
proposed, these shall be discussed, but in
less detail than the effects of the project
as proposed.
4. Housing, economic, and social factors
shall be considered in deciding whether
changes in a project are feasible to reduce
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to a project which includes housing
development, the Lead Agency shall not
reduce the proposed number of housing units I
as a mitigation measure if it determines
that there is another feasible specific
mitigation measure available that will
provide a comparable level of mitigation.
s. Archeological impacts must be considered
and should be avoided or mitigated as set
forth in Appendix L to these Guidelines.
6. Alternatives to the proposed action
including all reasonable alternatives to the
project, or to the location of the project,
which could feasibly attain the basic
objectives of the project, and why they were
rejected in favor of the ultimate choice.
The specific alternative of "no project"
must also always be evaluated, along with
its impact. The discussion shall focus on
alternatives capable of eliminating or
reducing significant adverse environmental
effects. If the environmentally superior
alternative is "no project," the EIR shall
identify an environmentally superior
alternative among the other alternatives.
7. The relationship between local short-
term uses of man's environmental and the
maintenance and enhancement of lon9-term
productivity including the cumulat1ve and
long-term effects of the proposed project
which adversely affect the state of the
environment. In addition, the reasons why
the proposed project is believed by the
proponent to be justified now, rather than
reserving an option for further
alternatives.
8. Any significant irreversible environ-
mental chan~ which would be involved in
the propose action should it be implemented
including irreversible uses of nonrenewable
resources, and irreversible commitments to
future uses.
9. The growth-inducin9 impact of the
proposed action includ1ng the ways in which
the proposed project could foster economic
or population growth, either directly or
indirectly, in the surrounding environment.
10. A statement briefly indicating the
reasons why various possibly significant
effects of a project were determined not to
be significant.
(e) Organizations and Persons consulted. The
identity of all federal, state or local agencies,
other organizations and private individuals
consulted in preparing the EIR, and the identity
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by contract or other authorization.
ef) Water Quality Aspects. Describe in the
"environmental setting" section, and other sec-
tions where applicable, water quality aspects of
the proposed project which have been previously
certified by the appropriate state or interstate
organization as being in substantial compliance
with applicable water quality standards.
Public Review of Draft EIR.
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(l) Consultation. After completing a Draft EIR, the
Lead Agency shall consult with and obtain comments
from all Responsible Agencies, Trustee Agencies and
other state/federal agencies having Jurisdiction by
Law with respect to the project and should consult
with persons or agencies having special expertise with
respect to any environmental impact involved.
(2) Notice. The Lead Agency shall provide public
notice of the completion of the Draft EIR and at the
same time send a Notice of Completion to the Resources
Agency pursuant to the procedure in Section V of these
Guidelines. Public notice shall be given to all
organizations and individuals who have previously
requested such notice and shall, in addition, be given
by at least one of the following procedures:
(a) Publication, no fewer times than required by
Section 6061 of the Government Code, by the
Agency in a newspaper of general circulation in
the area affected by the project~ or
(b) Posting of notice by the Agency on and off
site in the area where the project will be
located~ or
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contiguous to the property.
(3) Public Review Period. In order to allow the
general public sufficient opportunity to comment, the
Draft EIR shall be made available to the public for
review and comment for at least thirty (30) days but
not longer than ninety (90) days after notice of the
Draft EIR. For EIRs submitted to the State
Clearinghouse for review, the public review period
will in most cases be at least forty five (45) days.
(4) State Clearinghouse. The Lead Agency shall use
the State Clearinghouse whenever it distributes the
EIR to state agencies for review. Further, if a
project is determined to be of statewide, regional or
areawide significance, pursuant to the criteria in
Appendix K of these Guidelines, the EIR must be sub-
mitted to the State Clearinghouse and should also be
submitted to the Southern California Association of
Governments eSCAG) for review and comment.
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(5) The Draft EIR will be available for review at the
offices of the Department of Development Services and
at the public libraries in the City of Seal Beach.
(6) If significant new information is added to a
draft EIR after public notice thereof and after
consultation with responsible agencies and jurisdic-
tions by law and before certification of the final
EIR, a new notice and reconsultation shall be
required.
D. Evaluation of Comments by Lead Agency.
Staff shall evaluate comments received from persons
organizations, and public agencies who reviewed the
Draft EIR and shall be responsible for a response in
writing to significant environmental points raised by
such persons and organizations. The response may be in
the form of a revision of the Draft EIR or an
attachment to it.
E. The Final EIR.
el) Preparation. The Lead Agency shall prepare a
Final EIR consisting of:
(a) The Draft EIR or a revision of the Draft~
eb) Comments and recommendations received on the
Draft EIR either verbatim or in summary~
ec) A list of persons, organizations and public
agencies commenting on the Draft EIR~ and
(d) The responses of the Lead Agency to
significant environmental points raised in the
review and consultation process, which may be in
the form of a revision of the Draft EIR or an
attachment to it. Any major issues raised when
the comments are at variance to the Lead Agency's
position must be addressed in detail, including
reasons why they were not accepted.
(2) Certification. The Final EIR shall be presented
for review and consideration to the decision-making
body of the Lead Agency. The Lead Agency shall
certify that the Final EIR has been completed in
compliance with CEQA and the State Guidelines and that
the decision-making body or administrative official
having final approval authority over the project has
reviewed and considered the information contained in
the EIR, prior to approval of the project. This
certification may be done by Staff.
(3) Time Limit. For a project involving a lease,
license, permit, certificate, or other entitlement for
use, the Lead Agency shall complete and certify an EIR
within one year from the date on which the application
was determined to be complete. A reasonable extension
may be granted where justified and the applicant
consents, provided that if such extension is granted,
the project must be approved or disapproved within
ninety (90) days after certification of the final EIR,
and provided that a tentative map must be approved or
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final EIR.
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Decision Whether to Approve or Carry Out Project.
The Lead Agency shall review and consider the final
EIR before deciding whether to approve or carry out
the project and shall not decide to approve or carry
out a project for which an EIR was prepared unless
either:
el) The project as approved will not have a signifi-
cant effect on the environment, or
(2) The Lead Agency has:
ea) Eliminated or substantially lessened all
significant effects on the environment where 0
feasible as shown in findings pursuant to Section
IV G of these Guidelines~ and
eb) Determined that any remaining significant
effects on the environment found to be unavoid-
able are acceptable due to overriding concerns
pursuant to Section IV H of these Guidelines.
Findings.
The Lead Agency shall not approve or carry out a
project for which an EIR has been completed which
identifies one or more significant environmental
effects unless the decision-making body makes one or
more of the written findings listed below, which shall
be supported by substantial evidence in the record.
(A finding shall be made for each of the significant
effects identified, and shall-oe-accompanied by a
statement of facts supporting such finding.)
el) Changes or alterations have been required in, or
incorporated into, the project which mitigate or avoid
the significant environmental effects thereof as
identified in the Final EIR.
(2) Such changes or alterations are within the
responsibility and jurisdiction of another public
agency and not the agency making the finding. Such
changes have been adopted by such other agency or can
and should be adopted by such other agency. eThis '
finding shall not be made if the Lead Agency has
concurrent jurisdiction with another agency to deal
with identified, feasible mitigation measures or
alternatives) .
(3) Specific economic, social, or other considera-
tions make infeasible the mitigation measures or
project alternatives identified in the Final EIR.
Statement of Overriding Considerations.
Where the decision to approve a project allows the
occurrence of significant effects which are identified
in the Final EIR, but which are not mitigated (as may
be the case when findings are made pursuant to Section
IV. G. (2) and (3) above), the decision-making body
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must make a written statement of the overriding
considerations supporting its decision, based on the
Final EIR and/or other information in the record. Any
such statement should be included in the record of the I
project and mentioned in the Notice of Determination.
V. FILINGS REQUIRED BY CEQA.
A. Notice of Preparation.
Immediately after deciding that an EIR is required for
a project, the Lead Agency shall, by certified mail or
other method which provides a record, send each
Responsible Agency, Trustee Agency and Jurisdiction by
Law a Notice of Preparation stating that an EIR will
be prepared. This Notice shall also be sent to every
o federal agency involved in approval or funding. When
one or more state agencies is a Responsible Agency
. and/or when a project is determined to be of statewide
concern, a copy shall be sent to the State Clearing-
house. The Notice shall include the description and
location of the project (by address or map) and the
probable environmental effects of the project. The
form for this Notice is provided for in Appendix E of
these Guidelines.
B. Notice of Completion.
As soon as the Draft EIR is completed, a Notice of I
Completion must be filed with the Office of Planning
and Research. The Notice shall include a brief
description of the project, its proposed location, an
address where copies of the EIR are available, and the
period during which comments will be received. A form
for this Notice is provided in Appendix F of these
Guidelines.
C. Notice of Determination.
(1) For a Negative Declaration: If the Lead Agency
approves a project for which a Negative Declaration
has been prepared, the Lead Agency must file a Notice
of Determination which shall include:
(a) An identification of the project including
its common name where possible and its location~
(b) A brief description of the project~
(c) The date on which the project was approved~
(d) The determination that the project will not
have a significant effect on the environment~
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A statement that a Negative Declaration has
prepared pursuant to the provisions of CEQA~
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Declaration may be examined.
(2) For an EIR: If the Lead Agency approves a
project for which an EIR has been prepared, the Lead
Agency must file a Notice of Determination which shall
include:
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its common name where possible and its location~
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(b) A brief description of the project~
ec) The date the project was approved~
(d) The determination whether the project, in
its approved form, will have a significant effect
on the environment.
ee) A statement that an EIR was prepared and
certified pursuant to the provisions of CEQA~
(f) Whether mitigation measures were made a
condition of the approval of the project~
eg) Whether a statement of overriding considera-
tions was adopted for the project~ and
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eh) The address where a copy of the EIR and the
record of project approval may be examined.
(3) The above Notices of Determination must be filed
with the County Clerk of the county or counties in
which the project would be located within five (5)
working days of approval of a project. The County
Clerk will return the Notice after posting with a
notation showing the dates of postings and this Notice
shall be retained by the Lead Agency for at least nine
(9) months. If the project requires discretionary
approval from a state agency, the Notice shall also be
filed with the Office of Planning and Research. The
form for the Notice of Determination is provided for
in Appendix G of these Guidelines.
(4) The filing of the Notice of Determination with
the County Clerk starts a thirty (30) day statute of
limitations on court challenges to the Lead Agency's
approval under CEQA. (Public Resources Code 521167.)
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION AND CHECKLIST FORM
(Ini tia1 Study)
Date Submitted:
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GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Name and address of developer or project sponsor:
2. Address of project:
Assessor's Block and Lot Number
3. Name, address, and telephone number of person to be contacted
concerning this project:
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List and describe any other related permits and other public
approvals required for this project, including those required by city,
regional, state and federal agencies:
5. Existing zoning district:
6. Proposed use of site (Project for which this form is filed):
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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8. Square footage:
9. Number of floors of construction:
10. Amount of off-street parking provided:
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11. eAttach plans.)
12. Proposed scheduling:
13. Associated projects:
14. Anticipated incremental development:
15. If residential, indicate the number of units, schedule of unit
sizes, range of sale prices or rents, and type of household size
expected:
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16. If commercial, indicate the type, whether neighborhood, city or
regionally oriented, square footage of sales area, and loading
facilities:
17. If industrial, indicate type, estimated employment per shift, and
loading facilities:
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18. If institutional, indicate the major function, estimated
employment per shift, estimated occupancy, loading facilities, and
community benefits to be derived from the project:
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19. If the project involves a variance, conditional use or rezoning
application, state this and indicate clearly why the application is
required:
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20. On a separate page, describe the project site as it exists before
the project, including information on topography, soil 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.
21. On a separate page, 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, and scale of
development (height, frontage, set-back, rear yard, etc.). Attach
photographs of the vicinity.
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(Explanations of all "yes" and "maybe" answers are required on
attached sheets.)
YES MAYBE
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22. Earth. Will the proposal result in:
a. Unstable earth conditions or in
changes in geologic substructures?
b. Disruptions, displacements, com-
paction or overcovering of the soil?
c. Change in topography or ground
surface relief features?
d. The destruction, covering or
modification of any unique geologic or
physical features?
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e. Any increase in wind or water erosion
of soils, either on or off the site?
f. Changes in deposition or erosion of
beach sands, or changes in siltation, de-
position 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 bazards?
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a. Substantial air emissions or
deterioration of ambient air quality?
b. The creation of objectionable odors?
c. Alteration of air movement, moisture
or temperature, or any change in climate,
either locally or regionally?
24. Water. 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
patterns, or the rate and amount of
surface water runoff?
c. Alterations to the course of flow of
flood waters?
d. 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 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?
h. Substantial reduction in the amount
of water otherwise available for public
water supplies?
i. Exposure of people or property to
water-related hazards such as flooding or
tidal waves?
j. Significant changes in the
temperature, flow, or chemical content of
surface thermal springs?
25. Plant Life. Will the proposal result in:
a. Change in the diversity of species,
or number of any species of plants
(including trees, shrubs, grass, crops,
microflora and of plants?
b. A reduction of the numbers of any
unique, rare or endangered species of
plants?
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c. Introduction of new species of plants
into an area, or in a barrier to the
normal replenishment of existing species?
d. Reduction in acreage of any
agricultural crop?
26. Animal Life. Will the proposal result in:
a. Change in the diversity of species,
or numbers of any species of animals
ebirds, land animals including reptiles,
fish and shellfish, benthic organisms,
insects or microfauna)?
b. Reduction of the numbers of any
unique, rare or endangered species of
animals?
c. Introduction of new species of
animals into an area, or result in a
barrier to the migration or movement of
animals?
d. Deterioration to existing fish or
wildlife habitat?
27. Noise. Will the proposal result in:
a. Increases in existing noise levels?
b. Exposure of people to severe noise
levels?
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Liqht and Glare. Will the proposal produce
new light or glare?
29. Land Use. Will the proposal result in a
substantial alteration of the present or
planned land use of an area?
30. Natural Resources. Will the proposal result
in:
a. Increase in the rate of use of any
natural resources?
b. Substantial depletion of any
nonrenewable natural resource?
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31. Risk of Upset. Will the proposal involve:
a. A risk of an explosion or the release
of hazardous substances (including, but
not limited to, oil, pesticides, chemi-
cals or radiation) in the event of an
accident or upset conditions?
b. Possible interference with an
emergency response plan or an emergency
evacuation plan?
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location, distribution, density, or growth
rate of the human population of an area?
33. Housing. Will the proposal affect existing
housing, or create a demand for additional
housing?
34.
Transportation/Circulation. Will the
proposal result in:
a. Generation of substantial additional
vehicular movement?
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?
35.
Public Services. Will the proposal have an
effect upon, or result in a need for new or
altered governmental services in any of the
following areas:
a. Fire protection?
b. Police protection?
c. Schools?
d. Parks or other recreational
facili ties?
e. Maintenance of public facilities,
including roads?
f. Other governmental services?
36. Energy. Will the proposal result in:
a. Use of substantial amounts of fuel or
energy?
b. Substantial increase in demand upon
existing sources of energy, or require
the development of new sources of energy?
Utilities. Will the proposal result in a
need for new systems, or substantial
alterations to the following utilities:
37.
a. Power or natural gas?
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b. Communications systems?
c. Water?
d. Sewer or septic tanks?
e. Storm water drainage?
I f. Solid waste and disposal?
38. Human Health. Will the proposal result in:
a. Creation of any health hazard or
potential health hazard eexcluding mental
health)?
b. Exposure of people to potential
health hazards?
39.
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 an aesthetically
offensive site open to public view?
Recreation. Will the proposal result in an
impact upon the quality or quantity of
existing recreational opportunities?
Cultural Resources.
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a. Will the proposal result in the
alteration of or the destruction of a
prehistoric or historic archeological
site?
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b. Will the proposal result in adverse
physical or aesthetic effects to a pre-
historic or historic building, structure,
or object?
c. Does 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 sacred uses within the
potential impact area?
Mandatory Findings of Significance.
a. Does the project have the potential
to degrade the quality of the environ-
ment, 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 California history or prehistory?
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b. Does the project have the potential
to achieve short-term, to the disadvan-
tage of long-term environmental goals?
(a short term impact on the environment
is one which occurs in a 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 cumulative-
ly 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 effect on human beings, either
directly or indirectly?
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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 of my knowledge and belief.
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eTo be completed by the Lead Agency - may be attached)
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On the basis of this initial evaluation:
I find the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant
effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION 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 project.
A NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on
the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
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APPENDIX C
LIST OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS
Note: A categorical exemption may not be used for an
activity where there is a reasonable possibility that the activi-
ty will have a significant effect on the environment due to
unusual circumstances.
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Class I: Existin9 Facilities. Class 1 consists of the oper-
ation, repair, ma1ntenance or minor alteration of existing public
or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or
topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of
use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited
to:
(a) Interior or exterior alterations involving such things as
interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical conveyances~
(b) Existing facilities of both investor and publicly owned
utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas,
sewerage or public utility services~
(c) Existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle
and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities except where
the activity will involve removal of a scenic resource
including but not limited to a stand of trees, a rock
outcropping, or an historic building.
ed) Restoration, or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damag~d
structures, facilities or mechanical equipment to meet
current standards of public health and safety, unless it is
determined that the damage was substantial and resulted from I
an environmental hazard such as earthquake, landslide or
flood~
ee) Additions to existing structures provided that the addi-
tion will not result in an increase of more than:
(1) 50 percent of the floor area of the structures
before the addition or 2500 square feet, whichever is
less~ or
(2) 10,000 square feet if:
(i) The project is in an area where all public
services and facilities are available to allow for
maximum development permissible in the General
Plan, and
(ii) The area in which the project is located is
not environmentally sensitive.
(g)
(h)
Addition of safety or health protection devices for use
during construction of or in conjunction with existing
structures, facilities or mechanical equipment, or topo-
graphical features including navigational devices~
New copy on existing on and off-premise signs~
Maintenance of existing landscaping, active growth and
water supply reservoirs eexcluding the use of economic
poisons, as defined in Division 7, Chapter 2, California
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(i) Maintenance uf r~Dh bcreens, fish ladders, wildlife
habitat areas, artificial wildlife waterway devices,
streamflows, springs and waterholes, and stream channels
(clearing of debris) to protect fish and wildlife resources.
(j) FiSh stocking by the California Department of Fish and
Game.
ek) Division of existing multiple family rental units into
condominiums.
(1) Demolition and removal of individual small structures
listed in this subsection except where the structures are of
historical, archaeological or architectural significance:
(1) Single family residences not in conjunction with the
demolition of two or more units,
(2) Motels, apartments, and duplexes designed for not more
than four dwelling units if not in conjunction with the
demolition of two or more such structures,
(3) Stores, offices, and restaurants if designed for an
occupant load of 20 persons or less, if not in conjunction
with the demolition of two or more such structures,
(4) Accessory eappurtenant) structures including garages,
carports, patios, swimming pools, and fences.
(m) Minor repair and alterations to existing dams and appurte-
nant structures under the supervision of the Department of
Water Resources.
(n) Conversion of a single family residence to office use.
(0) The conversion of existing commercial units in one structure
from single to condominium type ownership.
Class 2: Replacement or Reconstruction. Class 2 consists of
replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facili-
ties where the new structure will be located on the same site as
the structure replaced and will have substantially the same pur-
pose and capacity as the structure replaced. including but not
limited to:
ea) Replacement or reconstruction of existing schools and
hospitals to provide earthquake resistant structures which do
not increase capacity more than 50\.
(b) Replacement of a commercial structure with a new structure
of substantially the same size, purpose and capacity.
(c) Replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems
and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of
capacity.
(d) Conversion of overhead electric utility distribution system
facilities to underground, including connection to existing
overhead electric utility distribution lines where the
surface is restored to the condition existing prior to the
undergrounding.
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Class 3: New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures.
Class 3 consists of "onst "'IC'''' "n .."~ 1 "r.ation of limi ted numbers
of new, small facilities or structures~ installation of small new
equipment and 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.
The numbers of structures described in this section are the
maximum allowable on any legal parcel or to be associated with a
project within a two-year period. Examples of this exemption
include, but are not limited to:
ea) Single family residences not in conjunction with the
building of two or more such units. In "urbanized areas", up
to three single-family residences may be constructed under
this exemption.
eb) Apartments, duplexes and similar structures with not
more than four dwelling units if not in conjunction with the
building of two or. more such structures. In "urbanized
ares," the exemption applies to single apartments, duplexes
and similar small structures designed for not more than six
dwelling units if not constructed in conjunction with the
building of two or more such structures.
(c) Stores, motels, offices, restaurants, and similar small
structures not involving the use of significant amounts of
hazardous substances, if designed for an occupant load of 30
persons or less, if not in conjunction with the building of
two or more such structures. In "urbanized areas", the
exemption also applies to commercial buildings or sites zoned
for such use, if designed for an occupant load of 30 persons
or less, if not constructed in conjunction with the building
of 4 or more such structures and if not involving the use of
significant amounts of hazardous substances.
ed) Water main, sewage, electrical, gas and other utility
extensions of reasonable length to serve such construction.
(e) Accessory (appurtenant) structures including garages,
carports, patios, swimming pools and fences.
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As used herein, the term "urbanized areas" means a
central city or a group of contiguous cities with a 1970
population of 50,000 or more, together with adjacent densely
populated areas having a population density of at least lOOO
persons per square mile.
Class 4: Minor Alterations to Land. Class 4 consists of minor
public or private alterations in the condition of land, water
and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of mature, scenic
trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. Examples
include but are not limited to:
(a) Grading on land with a slope of less than lO percent,
except that grading shall not be exempt in a waterway, in any
wetland, in an officially designated (by Federal, State or
local governmental action) scenic area, or in officially
mapped areas of severe geologic hazard.
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(c) Filling of earth into previously excavated land with
material compatible with the natural features of the site.
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ed) Minor alterations in land, water and vegetation on
existinQ officially designated wildlife management areas or
fish production facilities which result in improvement of
habitat for fish and wildlife resources or greater fish
production.
ee) Minor temporary uses of land having negligible or no
permanent effects on the environment, including carnivals,
sales of Christmas trees, etc.
(f) Minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is
restored.
eg) Maintenance dredging where the spoil is deposited in a
spoil area authorized by all applicable state and federal
regulatory agencies.
(h) The creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way.
Class 5: Alterations in Land Use Limitations. Class 5 consists
of minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with less
than a 20% slope, which do not result in any changes in land use
or density, including but not limited to:
(a) Minor lot line adjustments, side yard and set back
variances not resulting in the creation of any new parcel.
eb) Issuance of minor encroachment permits.
(c) Reversion to acreage in accordance with the Subdivision Map
Act.
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Class 6: Information Collection. Class 6 consists of basic data
collection, research, experimental management and resource
evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major
disturbance to an environmental resource. These may be for
strictly information gathering purposes, or as part of a study
leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved,
adopted or funded.
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Class 7: Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of
Natural Resources. Class 7 consists of action taken by regula-
tory agencies as authorized by state law or local ordinance to
assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural
resource where the regulatory process involves procedures for
protection of the environment. Examples include but are not
limited to wildlife preservation activities of the State
Department of Fish and Game. Construction activities are not
included in this exemption.
Class 8: Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the
Environment. Class 8 consists of actions taken by regulatory
agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure
the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the
environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for
protection of the environment. Construction activities are not
included in this exemption.
Class 9: Inspections. Class 9 consists of activities limited
entirely to inspection, to check for performance of an operation,
or"quality, health or safety of a project, including related
activities such as inspection for possible mislabeling, misre-
presentation or adulteration of products.
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Class 10: Loans. Class 10 consists of loans made by the
Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans F~~m 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.
Class lO includes but is not limited to the following examples:
ea) Loans made by the Department of Veterans Affairs'under
the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943.
(b) Purchases of mortgages from banks and mortgage companies
by the Public Employees Retirement System and by the State
Teachers Retirement System.
Class 11: Accessory Structures. Class II consists of
construction, or placement of minor structures accessory to
eappurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or insti-
tutional facilities, including but not limited to:
(a) On-premise signs.
(b) Small parking lots.
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lifeguard 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
designed for public use.
Class 12: Surplus Government Property Sales. Class 12 consists
of sales of surplus government property except for parcels of
land located in an area of statewide interest or potential area
of critical concern as identified in the Governor's Environmental
Goals and Policy Report prepared pursuant to Government Code I
Sections 65041 et seq. However, if the surplus property to be
sold is located in those areas identified in the Governor's
Environmental Goals and Policy Report, its sale is exempt if:
(a) The property does not have significant values for wildlife
habitat or other environmental purposes, and
(b) Any of the following conditions exist:
(1) The property is of such size or shape that it is
incapable of independent development or use, or
(2) The property to be sold would qualify for an exemption
under any other class of categorical exemption in these
guidelines, or
(3) The use of the property and adjacent property has not
changed since the time of purchase by the public agency.
Class 13: Acquisition of Lands for Wildlife Conservation
Purposes. Class 13 consists of the acquisition of lands for fish
and wildlife conservation purposes, including preservation of
fish and wildlife habitat, establishing ecological reserves under
Fish and Game Code Section 1580, and preserving access to public I
lands and waters where the purpose of the acquisition is to
preserve the land in its natural condition.
Class 14: Minor Additions to Schools. Class 14 consists of
minor additions to existing schools within existing school
grounds where the addition does not increase original student
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The addition of portable class roo:.: is included in this exemp-
tion.
Class 15: Minor Land Divisions. Class 15 consists of the
division 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 Plan and zoning, 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 a slope greater
than 20\. For definition of "urbanized areas" see Class 3.
Class 16: Transfer of Ownership of Land in Order to Create
Parks. Class 16 consists of the acquisition or sale of land in
order to establish a park where the land is in a natural condi-
tion or contains historic sites or archaeological sites and
either:
ea) The management plan for the park has not been prepared, or
(b) The management plan proposes to keep the area in a natural
condition or preserve the historic or archaeological site.
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.
Class 17: ~en Space Contracts or Easements. Class 17 consists
of the esta lishment of agricultural preserves, the making and
renewing of open space contracts under the Williamson Act, or the
acceptance of easements or fee interests in order to maintain the
open space character of the area. The cancellation of such
preserves, contracts, interests or easements is not included.
Class 18: Designation of Wilderness Areas. Class 18 consists of
the designation of wilderness areas under the California Wilder-
ness System.
Class 19: Annexations of Existing Facilities and Lots for Exempt
Facilities. Class 19 consists of only the following annexations:
ea) Annexations to a city or special district of areas con-
taining existing public or private structures developed to
the density allowed by the current zoning or pre-zoning of
either the gaining or losing governmental agency whichever is
more restrictive, provided, however, that the extension of
utility services to the existing facilities would have a
capacity to serve only the existing facilities.
eb) Annexations of individual small parcels of the m1n1mum
size for facilities exempted by Section 15103, New Con-
struction of Small Structures.
Class 20: Changes in Organization of Local Agencies. Class 20
consists of changes in the organization or reorganization of
local governmental agencies where the changes do not change the
geographical area in which previously existing powers are
exercised. Examples include but are not limited to:
(a) Establishment of a subsidiary district.
(b) Consolidation of two or more districts having identical
powers.
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boundaries of the city.
Class 21: Enforcement Actions. Class 21 consists of actions to
enforce or revoke a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other
entitlement for use issued, adopted or prescribed by the
regulatory agency or law, general rule, standard, or objective, I
administered or adopted by the regulatory agency. Such actions
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) The direct referral of a violation of lease, permit,
license, certificate, or entitlement for use or of a general
rule, standard, or objective to the Attorney General, District
Attorney, or City Attorney as appropriate, for judicial enforce-
ment.
(b) The adoption of an administrative decision or order enforc-
ing or revoking the lease, permit, license, certificate, or
entitlement for use or enforcing the general rule, standard, or
objective.
(Construction activities undertaken by the public agency
taking the enforcement or revocation action are not included in
this exemption.)
Class 22: Educational or Training Programs Involvin9 No Physical
Changes. Class 22 consists of the adoption, alterat10n, or
term1nation 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. Examples include, but are not limited to:
(a) Development of or changes in curriculum or training methods.
(b) Changes in the grade structure in a school which do not
result in changes in student transportation.
Class 23: Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings.
Class 23 consists of the normal operations of existing facilities
for public gatherings for which the facilities were designed,
where there is a past history of the facility being used for the
same kind of purpose. Facilities included within this exemption
include, but are not limited to, racetracks, stadiums, convention
centers, auditoriums, amphitheaters, planetariums, swimming pools
and amusement parks.
Class 24: Requlation of Working Conditions. Class 24 consists
of actions taken by regulatory agencies, including the Industrial
Welfare Commission as authorized by statute, to regulate any of
the following:
(a) Employee wages,
(b) Hours of work, or
(c) Working conditions where there will be no demonstrable
physical changes ~utside the place of work.
Class 25: Transfers of OWnership of Interests in Land to
Preserve Open Space. Class 25 consists of the transfers of
ownership of interests in land in order to preserve open space.
Examples include but are not limited to:
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ea) Acquisition of areas to preserve the existing natural
conditions.
eb) Acquisition of areas to allow continued agricultural use of
the areas.
ec) Acquisition to allow restoration of natural conditions.
(d) Acquisition to prevent encroachment of development into
flood plains.
Class 26: Acquisition of Housing for Housing Assistance
Programs. Class 26 consists of 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. The housing units may be either in existence or
possessing all required permits for construction when the agency
makes its final decision to acquire the units.
Class 27: Leasing New Facilities. Class 27 consists of the
leasing of a newly constructed or previously unoccupied private-
ly-owned facility by a local or state agency where the local
governing authority determined that the building was exempt from
CEQA. To be exempt under this section, the proposed use of the
facility:
ea) Shall be in conformance with existing State plans and
policies and with general, community, and specific plans for
which an EIR or Negative Declaration has been prepared,
eb) Shall be substantially the same as that originally proposed
at the time the building permit was issued,
(c) Shall not result in a traffic increase of greater than 10%
of front access road capacity, and
(d) Shall include the provision of adequate employee and
visitor parking facilities.
Examples of Class 27 include but are not limited to:
(1) Leasing of administrative offices in newly constructed
office space
(2) Leasing of client service offices in newly constructed
retail space
(3) Leasing of administrative and/or client service offices
in newly constructed industrial parks.
Class 28: Small Hydroelectric Pro~ects at Existing Facilities.
Class 28 consists of the installat10n of hydroelectric generating
facilities in connection with existing dams, canals, and
pipelines where:
ea) The capacity of the generating facilities is less than
5 megawatts. '
(b) Operation of the generating facilities will not change
the flow regime in the affected stream, canal, or pipeline
including but not limited to:
(1) Rate and volume of flow,
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(2) Temperature,
(3) Amounts of dissolved oxygen to a degree that could
adversely affect aquatic life, and
(4) Timing of releases.
ec) New power lines to connect the generating facilities to
existing power lines will not exceed one mile in length if I
located on a new right of way and will not be located
adjacent to a wild or scenic river.
(d) Repair or reconstruction of the diversion structure will
not raise the normal maximum surface elevation of the
impoundment.
(e) There will be no significant existing upstream or
downstream passage of fish.
If) The discharge from the power house will not be located
more than 300 feet from the toe of the diversion structure.
(g) The project will not cause violations of applicable
state or federal water quality standards.
(h) The project will not entail any construction on or
alteration of a site included in or eligible for inclusion in
the National Register of Historic Places, and
ei) Construction will not occur in the vicinity of any rare
or endangered species.
Class 29: cOieneration Proiects at Existinq Facilities. Class
29 consists 0 the installation of cogeneration equipment with a I
capacity of 50 megawatts or less at existing facilities meeting
the conditions described in this section.
(a) At existing industrial facilities, the installation of
cogeneration facilities will be exempt where it will:
(1) Result in no net increases in air emissions from the
industrial facility, or will produce emissions lower than the
amount that would require review under the new source review
rules applicable in the county, and
(2) Comply with all applicable state, federal, and local air
quali ty laws.
(b) At commercial and institutional facilities, the installa-
tion of cogeneration facilities will be exempt if the
installation will:
(1) Meet all the criteria described in subsection (a),
(2) Result in no noticeable increase in noise to nearby
residential structures, and
(3) Be adjacent to other commercial or institutional
structures.
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STATUS OF APPLICATION
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APPLICANT:
DATE REC'D.:
REPRESENTATIVE:
Location of Project:
Pursuant to State Law the City's staff has completed a preliminary
review of the application noted above and finds that the information
submitted is:
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Generally comflete to begin processing the application.
(The date ind1cated below is the date on which the
application is deemed to be complete.)
Please note that the City may properly require further
information in order to clarify, amplify, correct, or
otherwise supplement existing or future data. If the City
requires such additional information, it is strongly
suggested that you supply same in a timely manner in order
to avoid any delay in the processing of the application.
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Not complete and has been held in abeyance due to certain
missing information and/or a failure to comply with certain
requirements. The missing information and/or requirements
are listed below, and must be supplied and/or complied with
before your application can be deemed complete. For fur-
ther information please call
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Staff Signature
Date
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NOTICE OF PREPARATION
TO:
FROM:
(Lead Agency)
(Responsible Agency)
eAddress)
(Address)
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SUBJECT: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
The 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
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 other approval for the
project.
The project description, location, and the probable environmental
effects are attached.
A copy of the Initial Study / / is, / / is not, attached.
Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your response must be I
sent at the earliest possible date but not later than 45 days after
receipt of this notice.
Please send your response to
address shown above. We will
your agency.
at the
need the name of a contact person in
PROJECT TITLE:
PROJECT APPLICANT, IF ANY:
DATE
Signature
Title
Telephone
Reference: California Administrative Code, Title 14, Section 15082.
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To: Office of Planning and Research
State of California
1400 Tenth Street
Sacramento, California 90815
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NOTICE OF COMPLETION
Project Title
Project Location - Specific
Project Location - City
Project Location - County
Description of Nature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries of Project
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Lead Agency
Division
Address Where Copy of EIR is Available
Review Period
Contact Person
Area Code
Phone
Extension
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See NOTE Be I ow
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NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT FORM
1. Project Title:
2. Lead Agency:
3a. Street Address:
3c. County:
3. Contact Person:
3b. City:
.3e. Phone:
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Jd. Zip:
PROJECT LOCATION 4. County:
Ca. CltylCammunlty:
4b. (optional) Assessor's Parcel No.
5a. Cross Streets:
6. Within 2 mllas of: a. State Hwy. No.
4c. Section Twp.
For Rural.
5b. Nearest Community:
b. Airports
7. DOCUMENT TYPE
CEOA
01 NOP
02 Early Cons
03 _ Neg Dee
OC Draft EIR
05 _ Supplementl
Subsequent EIR
(If so. prior SOl I)
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06 Notice of Intent
07 Envir. Assessmentl
FONSI
08 Draft E IS
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09 _ Information Only
10 Flna' Document
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Other
8. LOCAL ACTION TYPE
01 Genera' Plan Update
02 New Element
03 General Plan Amendmant
04 Master PI an
05 Annexafion
06 Specific Plan
07 Redevelop...nt
08 Rezone
09 _____ Land Division
(Subdivision, Parcel Map,
Tract Map, etc.)
10 Use Permit
11 Cancel Ag Preserva
12 Other
9. TOTAL ACRES:
11. PROJECT ISSUES DISCUSSED IN DOCUMENT
01 __Aasthetlc/Visoal
02 __Agricultura' Land
03 __Air Quality
04 __Archaeological/Hlstorical
05 __Coastal lone
06 __Fire Hazlrd
07 __FloodlnglDrllnlge
08 _Geologic/Selsmic
12. FUNDING (appro..) Federal S
13. PRESENT LAND USE ANO lONl NG:
14. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
09 __JObslHouslng Blllnce
10 _Minerlls
11 _Noise
12 __Public Services
13 _SChools
14 __Septic Systems
15 __Sewer Caplcity
16 __Sol I Erosion
RInge
c. Weterways
10. DEVELOPMENT TYPE
01 Residential: Units Acres___
02 Office: Sq. Ft.
Acres Emp 10yees
03 _____ Shopplngl
Commercial: Sq. Ft.
Acres _____ Employees
04 Industria': Sq. Ft.
Acres _____ Employees
05 Sewer: MGD
06 Wlter: MGD
07 _____ Trlnsportltion: Type
08 Mine,.al Extl"'action: Mineral
09 Power Generation: Wlttlge____
Type:
10 Other:
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17 __Solid Wlste
18 __Toxlc/Hazlrdous
19 __TrafficlClrculltlon
20 _Vegetation
21 _Water Quality
22 __Water Supply
23 _Wetllndl
Riperian
State S
Total S
15. SIGNATURI: OF LEAD AGENCY Rl:PRl:SENTATIVE:
24 __Wildlife
25 __Growth Inducing
26 __Incompatible Llnduse
27 __Cummulltive Effects
28 Other
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REVIEWING AGENCIES
___Resources Agency
Air Resources Board
~conservation
Fish and Game
Coastal Commission
Caltrans District
Caltrans - Planning
Caltrans - Aeronautics
California Highway Patrol
___Boating and Waterways
_Forestry
State Water Resources Control
Board - Headquarters
___Regional Water Quality Control
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Division of Water Rights (SWRCB)
_CTRPA eCalTRPA)
_TRPA (Tahoe RPA)
Bay Conservation, Dev't Comm
_Parks and Recreation
_Office of Historic Preservation
_Native American Heritage Comm
_State Lands Comm
Public Utilities Comm
_Energy Comm
_Food and Agriculture
Health Services
_Statewide Health Planning
(Hospitals)
_Housing and Community Dev't
Corrections
_General Services
Division of Water Quality (SWRCB) _Office of Local Assistance
___Department of Water Resources Public Works Board
Reclamation Board Local Government Unit (OPR)
Solid Waste Manaement Board _Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
_Colorado River Board Other
FOR SCH OSE ONLY
Date Received at SCH
Date Review Starts
Date to Agencies
Date to SCH
Ilearance Date
otes:
Catalog Number
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Consultant
Contact
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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
TO: Office of Planning and Research FROM:
State of California
l400 Tenth Street
Sacramento, California 90815
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County Clerk
County of
SUBJECT: Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with
Section 21152 of the Public Resources Code.
Project Title (Common name where possible)
State Clearinghouse Number (If submitted to State Clearinghouse)
Telephone Number
Contact Person
Project Location
Project Description
This is to advise that the
approved the above described project
minations regarding this project:
1. The project will have a significant effect on the
-will not
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eLead Agency) has
and has made the following deter-
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2. A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project
pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. A copy of the Negative
Declaration may be examined at
.
An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this
project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA, and was re-
viewed and considered by the decision-making body prior to
its decision on the project. A copy may be examined at
.
Mitigation measures were
--- a condition of approval
A Statement of Overriding Considerations
--- adopted for this project.
were not
was
was not
This document is being filed in duplicate.
filing date and return acknowledged copy in
self-addressed envelope.
Date Received for Filing
Please acknowledge the
the enclosed, stamped,
Signature
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NEGATIVE DECLARATION
FOR:
(Project)
Application has been filed with the City of
approval of the project known as
to be located at
for
and to be implemented
by
The project is briefly described as:
.
Pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in the California
Environmental Quality Act and the Environmental Impact Report
Guidelines of the City of , the Lead Agency has
analyzed the project and determined that the project will not have a
significant impact on the environment. Based on this findIng, the
Lead Agency prepared this NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
A copy of the Initial study, documenting reasons to support the
finding, is attached. Mitigation measures, if any, included in the
project to avoid potentially significant effects are:
A period of ____ days from the date of publication of the notice of
this NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be provided to enable public review of
the project specifications, the Initial Study and this document prior
to the final adoption of the NEGATIVE DECLARATION by the Lead
Agency. A copy of the project specifications is on file in the
offices of
Date:
By:
(Title)
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
The City of hereby gives notice that pursuant to
the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") and the CEQA Guidelines of the City of
, the (~, staff or the
Director of Planning) has analyzed the request for
(project title and permit number) proposed to be located at
(address).
After reviewing the Initial Study and any applicable mitigating
measures for the project, the e~, Staff
or the Director of Planning) has determined that this proJect will not
have a significant effect on the environment. Accordingly, a NEGATIVE
DECLARATION has been prepared.
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DECLARATION and action on the project, through
Public
of the
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A copy of all relevant material, including the project specifications,
Initial Study, and the NEGATIVE DECLARATION, is on file in the offices
of
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Date:
By:
(Title)
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SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS
A project will normally have a significant effect on
the environment if it will:
(a) Conflict with adopted environmental plans and
goals of the city where it is located~
eb) Have a substantial, demonstrable, negative
aesthetic effect~
(c) Substantially affect a rare or endangered
species of animal or plant or the habitat of the species~
(d) Interfere substantially with the movement of
any resident or migratory fish or wildlife species 1
(e) Breach published national, state, or local
standards relating to solid waste or litter control~
(f) Substantially degrade water quality~
(g) Contaminate a public water supply~
eh) Substantially degrade or deplete ground water
resources~
(i) Interfere substantially with ground water
recharge~
ej) Disrupt or adversely affect a prehistoric or
historic archaelogical site or a property of historic site or
cultural significance to a community or ethnic or social group~
or a paleontological site except as part of a scientific studYl
(k) Induce substantial growth or concentration of
population~
el) Cause an increase in traffic which is substan-
tial in relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of
the street system~
em) Displace a large number of people~
(n) Encourage activities which result in the use of
large amounts of fuel, water or energy~
eo) Use fuel, water or energy in a wasteful manner~
(p) Increase substantially the ambient noise levels
for adjoining areas~
siltation~
(q) Cause substantial flooding, erosion or
(r) Expose people or structures to major geologic
hazards~
es) Extend a sewer trunk line with capacity to
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(t) Substantially diminish habitat for r~sh, wild-
life or plants~
eu) Disrupt or divide the physical arrangement of
an established community~
(v) Create a potential public health hazard or
involve the use, production or disposal of materials which pose I
a hazard to people or animal or plant populations in the area
affected~
ew) Conflict with established recreational, educa-
tional, religious or scientific uses of the area~
(x) Violate any ambient air quality standard, con-
tribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation, or expose sensitive receptors to substantial
pollutant concentrations~
(y) Convert prime agricultural land to non-
agricultural use or impair the agricultural productivity of
prime agricultural land~
(z) Interfere with emergency response plans or
emergency evaculation plans.
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ENERGY CONSERVATION
I. INTRODUCTION
The goal of conserving energy implies the wise and efficient
use of energy. The means of achieving this goal include:
(1) decreasing overall per capita energy consumption,
(2) decreasing reliance on natural gas and oil, and
(3) increasing reliance on renewable energy sources. In
order to assure that energy implications are considered in
project decisions, the California Environmental Quality Act
requires that EIRs include a discus ion of the potential energy
impacts of proposed projects, with particular emphasis on
avoiding or reducing inefficient, wasteful and unnecessary
consumption of energy.
Energy conservation implies that a project's cost effectiveness
be reviewed not only in dollars, but also in terms of energy
requirements. For many projects, lifetime costs may be
determined more by energy efficiency than by initial dollar
costs.
II. EIR CONTENTS
Potentially significant energy implications of a project should
be considered in an EIR. The following list of energy impact
possibilities and potential conservation measures is designed
to assist in the preparation of an EIR. In many instances
specific items may not apply or additional items may be needed.
A. Proiect Description may include the following items:
1. Energy consuming equipment and processes which
will be used during construction, operation and/or removal of
the project. If appropriate, this discussion should consider
the energy intensiveness of materials and equipment required
for the project.
2. Total energy requirements of the project by fuel
type and end use.
3. Energy conservation equipment and design
features.
4. Initial and life-cycle energy costs or supplies.
S. Total estimated daily trips to be generated by
the project and the additional energy consumed per trip by
mode.
B. Environmental Setting may include existing energy
supplies and energy use patterns in the region and locality.
C.
Environmental Impacts may include:
1. The project's energy requirements and its energy
use efficiencies by amount and fuel type for each stage of the
project's life cycle including construction, operation,
maintenance and/or removal. If appropriate, the energy
intensiveness of materials may be discussed.
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2. The effects of the project on local and regional
energy supplies and on requirements for additional capacity.
3. The effects of the project on peak and base
period demands for electricity and other for~~of energy.
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existing energy standards. ,I
5. The effects of the project on energy resources.
6. The project's projected transportation energy
use requirements and its overall use of efficient
transportation alternatives.
D. Mitigation Measures may include:
1. Potential measures to reduce wasteful, ineffi-
cient and unnecessary consumption of energy during
construction, operation, maintenance and/or removal. The
discussion should explain why certain measures were
incorporated in the project and why other measures were
dismissed.
2. The potential of siting, orientation, and design
to minimize energy consumption, including transportation
energy.
3. The potential for reducing peak energy demand.
4. Alternate fuels (particularly renewable ones) or
energy systems.
S. Energy conservation which could result from
recycling efforts.
E. Alternatives should be compared in terms of overall
energy consumption and in terms of reducing wasteful, ineffi-
cient and unnecessary consumption of energy.
F. Unavoidable Adverse Effects may include wasteful,
inefficient and unnecessary consumption of energy during the
project construction, operation, maintenance and/or removal
that cannot be feasibly mitigated.
G. Irreversible Commitment of Resources may include a
discussion of how the project preempts future energy develop-
ment or future energy conservation.
H. Short-Term Gains versus Lon -Term Im acts can be
compared by ca culat1ng the energy costs over the 1fetime of
the project.
I. Growth Inducinq Effects may include the estimated
energy consumption of growth induced by the project.
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PROJECTS OF STATEWIDE, REGIONAL OR AREAWIDE SIGNIFICANCE
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Projects meeting the criteria listed in this
appendix shall be deemed to be of statewide, regional or
areawide significance. EIRs or Negative Declarations prepared
by the Lead Agency on a project described below shall be
submitted to the State Clearinghouse and should be submitted
also to the Southern California Association of Governments
(SCAG) .
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The Lead Agency shall determine that a proposed
project is of statewide, regional, or areawide significance if
the project meets any of the following criteria:
(a) A proposed local general plan, element, or
amendment thereof for which an EIR was prepared.
(b) A project which would interfere with the
attainment or maintenance of State or national air quality
standards including: '
(1) A proposed residential development of more
than 500 dwelling units.
(2) A proposed shopping center or business
establishment employing more than 1,000 persons or encompasing
more than 500,000 square feet of floor space.
(3) A proposed commercial office building
employing more than 1,000 persons or encompassing more than
250,000 square feet of floor space.
(4) A proposed hotel/motel development of more
than 500 rooms.
(5) A proposed industrial manufacturing or
processing plant, or industrial park planned to house more than
l,OOO persons, occupying more than 40 acres of land, or
encompassing more than 650,000 square feet of floor area.
ec) A project which would result in the
cancellation of an open space contract made pursuant to the
California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act) for
any parcel of 100 or more acres.
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(d) A project located in and substantially
impacting on an area of critical environmental sensitivity for
which an EIR was prepared including:
(1) The Lake Tahoe Basin.
(2) The Santa Monica Mountains Zone as defined
by Section 67463 of the Government Code.
(3) The California Coastal Zone as defined in,
and mapped pursuant to, Section 30103 of the Public Resources
Code.
(4) An area within 1/4 mile of a wild and scenic
river as defined by Section 5093.5 of the Public Resources
Code.
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es) The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as defined
in Water Code Section 12220.
(6) The Suisun Marsh as defined in Public
Resources Code Section 29101.
(7) The jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development Commission as defined in
Government Code Section 66610.
(e) A project which would substantially affect
sensitive wildlife habitats including, but not limited to,
riparian lands, wetlands, bays, estuaries, marshes, and
habitats for rare and endangered species as defined by Fish and
Game Code Section 903.
(f) A project which would interfere with attainment
of regional water qualify standards as stated in the approved
areawide waste water management plan.
(g)
occupancy for
power plant.
A project which would provide housing, jobs, or
500 or more people ~ithin lO miles of a nuclear
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Archaeological Impacts
I. CEQA applies to effects on historic and prehistoric
archaeological resources.
II.
Public agencies should seek to avoid damaging effects on
an archaeological resource whenever feasible. If avoid-
ance is not feasible, the importance of the site shall be
evaluated using the criteria outlined in Section III.
A. In-situ preservation of a site is the preferred
manner of avoiding damage to archaeological re-
. sources. Preserving the site is more important
than preserving the artifacts alone because the
relationship of the artifacts to each other in the
site provides valuable information than can be lost
when the artifacts are removed. Further,
preserving the site keeps it available for more
sophisticated future research methods.
Preservation may also avoid conflict with religious
or cultural values of groups associated with the
site.
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approaches, including:
1. Planning construction to miss archaeological
sites ~
2. Planning parks, greenspace, or other open space
to incorporate archaeological sites~
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3. "Capping" or covering archaeological sites with
a layer of soil before building tennis courts,
parking lots, or similar facilities. Capping
may be used where:
a. The soils to be covered will not suffer
serious compaction~
b. The covering materials are not chemically
active~
c. The site is one in which the natural
processes of deterioration have been
effectively arrested: and
d. The site has been recorded.
4. Deeding archaeological sites into permanent
conversation easements.
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an archaeological resource, the agency shall determine
whether the effect may be a significant effect on the
environment. If the project may cause damage to an
important archaeological resource, the project may have a
significant effect on the environment. For the purposes
of CEQA, and "important archaelogical resource" is one
which:
A. Is associated with an event or person of:
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1. Recognized significance in California or
American history~ or
2. Recognized scientific importance in prehistory.
Can provide information which is both of
demonstrable public interest and useful in,
addressing scientifically consequential and
reasonable or archaeological research questions,
C. Has a special or particular quality such as oldest,
best example, largest, or last surviving example of
its kind,
B.
D. Is at least 100 years old and possesses substantial
stratigraphic integrity, or
E. Involves important research questions that histori-
cal research has shown can be answered only with
archaeological methods.
IV. If an archaelogical resource is not an important archaeo-
logical resource, both the resource and the effect on it
shall be noted in the Initial Study or EIR but need not
be considered further in the CEQA process.
V. If avoidance of the important archaeological resource is
not feasible, the Lead Agency should include an excava-
tion plan for mitigating the effect of the project on the
qualities which make the resource important under Section
III.
A. If an excavation plan is prepared, it shall:
1. Be a brief summary of the excavation proposed
as part of a mitigation plan~
2. Be available for review only a need-to-know
basis~
3. Not include the specific location of any
archaeological resources if the plan will be
made known to the general public.
B. An excavation plan may:
1. List and briefly discuss the important infor-
mation the archaeological resources contain or
are likely to contain~
2. Explain how the information should be recovered
to be useful in addressing scientifically valid
research questions and other concerns
identified in subdivision (a)~
3. Explain the methods of analysis and, if
feasible, display of excavated materials~
4. Provide for final report preparation and
distribution~ and
s. Explain the estimated cost of and time required
to complete all activities undertaken under the
plan.
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C. The Lead Agency may require a mitigation plan to be
carried out as a condition of approval of the
project.
A public agency following the federal clearance process
under the National Historic Preservation Act or the
National Environment Policy Act may use the documentation
prepared under the federal Guidelines in the place of
documentation called for in this appendix.
VII. Limitations on Mitigation
VI.
Special rules apply to mitigating significant effects on
important archaeological resources.
A. If it is not feasible to revise the project to
avoid an important archaeological resource, the
Lead Agency shall require the project applicant to
guarantee to pay one half of the cost of mitigating
the significant effect of the project on important
archaeological resources.
1. In determining the payment to be required from
the applicant, the Lead Agency shall consider
the in-kind value of project design or expendi-
tures intended to permit any or all important
archaeological resources or California Native
American culturally significant sites to be
undisturbed or preserved in place.
a. Consideration of in-kind values does not
require a dollar for dollar set-off against
the payment by the project applicant.
b. In deciding on an appropriate set-off, the
Lead Agency shall consider such factors as
whether the project design or expenditures
would provide other benefits to the
applicant and whether the design or
expenditures required special changes in
the project plans.
2. When it decides to carry out or approve the
project, the Lead Agency shall, if necessary,
reduce the mitigation measures specified in the
EIR to those which can be funded with:
a. The money guaranteed by the project
applicant, and
b. Money voluntarily guaranteed by any other
person or persons for the mitigation.
3. In order to allow time for interested persons
to provide a voluntary funding guarantee, the
Lead Agency shall not decide to carry out or
approve a project having a significant effect
on important archaeological resources until 60
days after completing the final EIR on the
project.
4. In no event shall the Lead Agency require the
applicant to pay more for mitigation within the
site of the project than the following amounts:
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a. One half of one percent of the projected
cost of the project, if the project is a
commercial or industrial project.
b. Three fourths of one percent of the
projected cost of the project for a housing
project consisting of one unit. .
c. If a housing project consists of more than
one unit, three fourths of one percent of
the projected cost of the first unit plus
the sum of the following:
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(i) $200 per unit for any of the next 99
units,
( H) $150 per unit for any of the next 400
units,
( Hi) $100 per unit for units in excess of
500.
B. Unless special or unusual circumstances warrant an
exception, the field excavation phase of an
approved mitigation plan shall be completed within
90 days after the applicant receives the final
approval necessary to begin physical development of
the project.
1. With a phased project, the mitigation plan
shall be completed within 90 days after I
approval is granted for the phased portion to
which the specific mitigation measures apply.
2. The project applicant can elect to extend the
time limits for completing the field excavation
phase of the approved mitigation plan.
3. A mitigation plan shall not authorize violation
of any law protecting American Indian
cemetaries.
C. Excavation as part of a mitigation plan shall be
restricted to those parts of an important
archaeological resource that would be damaged or
destroyed by the project unless special
circumstances require limited excavation of an
immediately adjacent area in order to develop
important information about the part of the
resource that would be destroyed.
Excavation as mitigation shall not be required for
an important archaeological resource if the Lead
Agency determines that testing or studies already
completed have adequately recovered the
scientifically consequential information from and
about the resource, provided that the determination
is documented in the EIR.
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I. A public project if the Lead Agency decides to
comply with other provisions of CEQA that apply
to mitigation of significant effects, and
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Agency jointly elect to comply with other
provisions of CEQA that apply to mitigation of
significant effects.
The time and cost limitations described in this
section do not apply to surveys and site evaluation
activities intended to determine whether the
project location contains archaeological resources,
and if whether the archaeological resources are
important as defined in this appendix.
VIII. Discovery of Human Remains
F.
A. In the event of discovery or recognition of any
human remains in any location other than a
dedicated cemetary, there shall be no further
excavation or disturbance of the site or any nearby
area reasonably suspected to overlie adjacent human
remains until:
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1. The coroner of the county in which the remains
are discovered has been informed and has deter-
mined that no investigation of the cause of
death is required, and
2. If remains are of Native American origin,
a. The descendants from the deceased Native
Americans have made a recommendation to the
landowner or the person responsible for the
excavation work, for means of treating or
disposing of, with appropriate dignity, the
human remains and any associated grave
goods as provided in Public Resources Code
Section 5097.98 or
b. The Native American Heritage Commission was
unable to identify a descendant or the
descendant failed to make a recommendation
within 24 hours after being notified by the
commission.
B. Where the following conditions occur, the landowner
or his authorized representative shall reinter the
Native American human remains and associated grave
goods with appropriate dignity on the property in a
location not subject to further subsurface
disturbance.
l. The Native American Heritage Commission is
unable to identify a descendant~
2. The descendant identified fails to make a
recommendation~ or
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rejects the recommendation of the descendant,
and the mediation by the Native American
Heritage Commission fails to provide measures
acceptable to the landowner.
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C. If the human remains are discovered before the Lead
Agency has finished thp r.EQ~ pr"cess, the Lead
Agency shall work with the Native American Heritage
Commission and the applicant to develop an
agreement for treating or dispoising, with
appropriate dignity, of the human remains and any
associated grave goods. Action implementing such
an agreement is exempt from:
1. The general prohibition on disinterring, dis- I
turbing, or removing human remains from any
location other than a dedicated cemetery
(Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5).
2. The requirements of CEQA and the Coastal Act.
IX. As part of the objectives, criteria, and procedures
required by Section 21082 or as part of conditions
imposed for mitigation, a Lead Agency should make
provisions for archaeological sites accidentally
discovered during construction. These provisions should
include an immediate evaluation of the find. If the find
is determined to be an important archaeological resource,
contingency funding and a time allotment sufficient to
allow recovering an archaeological sample or to employ
one of the avoidance measures should be available.
construction work could continue on other parts of the
building site while archaeological mitigation takes
place.
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NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
TO:
Office of Planning and Research
State of California
1400 Tenth Street
Sacramento, California 90815
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County of
Project Title
Project Location-Specific
Project Location-City
Project Location-County
Description of Nature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries of Project
Name of Public Agency Approving Project
Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project
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Ministerial eSec.ls073)
Declared Emergency (Sec. ls071(a))
Emergency Project (Sec. 15071 (b) and (c))
Categorical Exemption.
State type and section number.
Reasons why project is exempt:
Contact Person
Area Code
Telephone Extension
Date Received for Filing
Signature
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