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RESOLUTION NO. 321 (R.A.S.'
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING GUIDELINES
AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1970 AND THE REGULATIONS
OF THE STATE RESOURCES AGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency IS required to adopt guidelines
and procedures for Implementation of the Cal ifornla Environmental Qual ity
Act of 1970 and the regulations of the State Resources Agency adopted
pursuant thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA, CALIFORNIA, hereby approves and adopts the guidel ines and
procedures for implementation of the California Environmental Quality
Act of 1970 and the regulations of the State Resources Agency adopted
pursuant thereto, which Redevelopment AgeAcy gUidelines and procedures
are attached hereto labeled ExhibIt "A" and incorporated herein by
th I S reference.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 24TH DAY OF
APRIL
, 1974.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted
by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica, California,
at an adj. speCial meeting thereof, held on the 24th day of April
1974, by the following vote of the Agency Members:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
MEMBERS: Hoover, Judson, Lawson, McCloskey Swink, Trives, van den
MEMBERS: None Steenhoven
MEMBERS: None
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EX H I B IT ItN I ;: r
REDEVELOP~lliNT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
Sk~TA MONICA, ~~IFOlli~IA
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PROCEDURES FOR IMPLlli~ffiNTATION OF THE CALIFOfu~IA
ENVIRON~lliNTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1970 AND THE
REGULATIONS OF THE CALIFO&~IA RESOURCES AGENCY
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Adopted: Apri 1 24, 1974
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TABLE OF COi~T.cNTS
GENERAL ---------------------------------
Purpose ----------------------------
Lead Agency ------------------------
Redeve10pnent ProJect lS a
S~ngle ProJect ---------------------
Authorlty --------------------------
DEFINITIONS -----------------------------
PrOJect ----------------------------
Env~ronment ------------------------
Slgnlflcant Effect -----------------
EIR --------------------------------
Initlal Study ----------------------
Subsequent EIR ---------------------
Negatlve Declaratlon
Notice of Completion
Notlce of Determlnation ------------
NO~lce of Flndlng of the
Kegatlve Declaratloa ---------------
[~300J EVALUATION OF SIGNIFICN1T ADVLRSE
HlPACT OF PROJ:CCT ON ENVIRO~~IENT --------
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B.
[5 400]
A.
c.
D.
[5 lO 4]
[~ 200]
A.
[5 201]
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[5 204]
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[5 206]
[5 207]
[~ 208]
(5 209 J
[5 210]
(5 3011
[5 302J
Criterla for Deterffilnlng Slgnlfl-
cant Adverse Envlrom~ental Irrpact
Ma~datory Flnclngs of Slgnlflcance -
PROCEDURES FOR PRL?ARATIO~ h~D AD0PTION
OF EIR FOR l'{EW R.E:OEVELOP:.1CNT PROJECTS ---
[5 401 J
General ----------------------------
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B.
[~ 402]
Preparatlon and Adopt~on of ErR ------ 6
L [~ 403] Draft EIR ----------------------- 6
2. [~ 404] Not1.ce of Conpletlon ------------ 6
. 3. [~ 405J Consultation -------------------- 6
4. [5 406] Public Hear~ng ------------------ 6
5. [~ 407] Flnal EIR ----------------------- 7
6. u; 408] Notlce of Determlnatlon --------- 7
7. [5 409] State of Overrlding
ConSlderatlons--Redevelop~ent
Plan ---------------------------- 7
v. [5 50 OJ SUBSEQUENT EIR'S OR NEGATiVE DECLARATIONS
FOR PROPOSED PLAN AHENDI'lENTS OR SUBSTAN-
TIAL CHANGES IN PL&~ IMPLE~ffiNTA7IO~ ------- 8
A. [5 501] When to Prepare Subsequent ErR ------- 8
B. [5 502] Procedures for PreparatLon and
Adoptlon of Negative Declaratlons
or Subsequent EIR's ------------------ 8
1.
[5 503]
[S 504]
Inltlal Study ------------------ 8
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Negative Declaration ----------- 9
a.
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Filing of Negative
Declaratlon --------------- 9
b.
[5 506]
Public Hearing and
Notlce -------------------- 9
c.
[S 507]
[5 508]
Agency Board Action ------- 9
d.
Notlce of Determlnation
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3.
[5 509]
Subsequent Draft EIR -
Plan Amenili~ent ----------------- 10
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Notlce of Conpletlon ------ 10
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Amendment -----------------------
. 5. [~ 514] Notice of Determinat~on ---------
6. 1& 515] Statement of Overr~ding
Cons~derdt~ons--P1an
Amendments ----------------------
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Subsequent EIR1s for SubstantLa1
Changes in Plan Impl~~entation ------- 12
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Consultat2on --------------- 11
Publ~c Hearlng ------------- 11
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A.
Ui 601)
CONTENTS OF ErR --------------------------- 13
Draft EIR for a ProJect -------------- 13
l. g 6021 Descriptlon of ProJect ---------- 13
2. (5 603] Descrlptlon of EnviroDiPental
Settlng ------------------------- l3
3. [5 604] Envlronmental Ir.,p act ----------....- l4
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c.
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d.
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e.
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The Envlron~ental IMpact
of the ?ro]ect ------------- 14
Any Adverse Envlronmental
Effects WhlCh Cannot be
Avo1ded If the Plan 1S
Adopted -------------------- 14
rll tigatlon Eeasures Proposed
to rllnlffilze the Impact ----- 15
Alternat~ves to the
ProJect -------------------- 15
The Rela t1onshl? Bebveen
Local Short-Terr, Uses of
nan's Env~ro:lwent and. the
ilalntenance and I:nnance:-tent
of Lons-~e~m Productlvlty 15
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Any Irrevers~ble Env~ron-
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be Involved In the Plan
Should lt be Adopted -------
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VII. [~700J FEDERAL PROJECTS -------------------------- 17
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The Growth-Inducing
Impact of the Plan ---------
organ~zations and Persons
Consulted -----------------------
Water Quality Aspects -----------
Flnal EIR for a ProJect --------------
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PROCEDUP-LS FOR DIPLI..:!'EN'l'ATIO.'; 0:-' THE CJ._LIFORSlA
ENVIROWII.;i-J'i'AL QUALITY ACT OF 1970 ]\..,[',D 'J:'i-:E
RLGULATIONS OF TdE CALIFOID~IA RESOuRCES AGL~CY
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GENERAL
A.
[S 101]
Purpose
The purpose of these Procedures ~s to ~mplement the
Callfornla Env~ronmental Qua11ty Act of 1970, as amenced
("CEQAlI) and the GU1de1~nes cert~f~ed and prescrlbed by the
Secretary o~ the Resources Agency of the State of Callfornla
and conta~ned ~n D1V1Slon 6, Tltle l4 of the Callfornia
Admlnlstratlve Code ("Regulations"), ana to prov~de the Re-
development Agency (~Agencyll) w1th prlnc1ples. Ob]ectlons,
crlterla, and procedures to be used In t.he acoptlon, amend-
ment, and lmplementatlon of redevelopii1.ent pla:ls ("Plan") as
prescrlbed by Section 33352 of the Ca11forn1a Health and
Safety Code, Sect10n 21151 of the Call.fornia Publ1C Resources
Code, and Sectlon 15061 of the Regulations.
B.
[5 102]
Lead Agency
In the adopt~on, a~endmen~, and irr-plemen~at1on of rede-
velop~e:lt plans pursuan~ ~o the Cal1forn1a Co~~un1ty Rede-
ve10pmsnt La'd (Health and Safety Code, Sect10n 33000 at seg.) ,
the RedevelopI'Jent Agency 1S the "leao agency", as tnat term
lS deflned and descr1bed 1n Sect10ns 15030, 1506~, 15065, and
15066 of the Regulatlons) and lS therefore res?onslble for
the 1np1emeCl tatlon of and compLLar:ce Wl th the proVlslons of
the Ci::QA and the Regula t10ns 1n SUC~l adoptlO::1, a;ae:lcl.L'en t, and
~mplementatlon of redevelopment plans.
c.
[~ 103J
Redeveloprr.ent ProJect lS a
Slr~gle ProJect
As prescr1bed by Sect10n 21090 of the PUDllC Resources
Code and Sect10n 15061(e) of the Regulatlons, all publlC and
pr1vate actlvitles or undertak1ngs pursuant to or 1n further-
ance of a redevelopment plan shall be dee~ed a slngle proJect,
and the preparat10n and adoptlon of an Snviron~cntdl I~pact
Report ("EIR") for tHat redevelop-nent proJect shall preclude
tne prepara Clan and aeop t10n of furt11er and S L.:.Dsequen t
Env1ronmental Iropact Reports, Negat1ve Declaratlons, or other
c.eterr.ana tl.ons by the _i\ge:1cy Board and/or Cl ty Cou:1cll Wl th
respect to the enVlronr~ent for any p1..ibl1C and/or pr1vate
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act~vl tles or undertafangs pursua;1t thereto or In further-
ance thereof, except as otherWlse requlred by these
Procedures.
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[~ 104]
!tu tl~'?r.l ty
Tllese Procedures have been adopted by resolution of the
RedevelopiYIe:1 t Agency pursuant to Sectlon 21082 of the
Callfornla PubllC Resources Code and Sectlon 15014 of the
Regulations, and are conslstent w~th CEQA ana tne Regulatlons.
II.
[5 200]
DI.::FI1GTIONS
Whenever the followlng terms are used In these Proce-
dures, unless othen'ilse defl.ned, such terms shall have the
meanlng ascrlbed to them 1n this Part 200.
A.
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proJect
ProJect means a Redevelopment Project belng carrled out
by the Agency pursuant to the Callfornla COIT~unl.ty Redevelop-
men t La..,.
B.
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EnVlYOnment
EnVlron~ent means the physlcal co~dltlons WhlCh exist
wlthin the area whlch wlll be af=ected by a proposed Project
lncluding laad, alr, water, mlnerals, flo=a, fauna, a~lent
nOlse, obJects of hls~or~c or aesthetlc slgnlflcance.
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[5 203J
Slgn~f2cant Effect
Slgnlflcant effect means a substantial adverse lmpact
on the enVlronment.
D.
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ErR
EIR ~eans the Envlronmenta1 Iwpact Report prepared pur-
suant to these proeecmres and CLQA, \-lrneh 1S a c.etalled
statement settlng forth the envlronrnental effects and cons~-
deratlons pertalnlng to a ProJect.
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Inlt1al Study
Inltlal study means a prellminary analysls prepared by
the Agency to determlne whether a Subsequent EIR or a
Negatlve Declaratlon must be prepared.
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Subsequent EIR
Subsequent EIR means the preparat10n and adopt~on of
an add1t1onal EIR because of substantial changes proposed
to be made 1n a Plan or lmplementatlon of a Plan Wh1Ch in-
volves env1ronmental lrnpacts not consldered 1n the orlg1nal
EIR which was prepared and adopted for a Project.
G.
[5 207J
Negative Declaration
Negatlve Declaratlon means the statement prepared by
the Agency that finds that a proposed w~endment to a Rede-
velopment Plan, if approved and adopted, wlll not have a
signlflcant effect on the enVlronment and which includes a
brlef statement of reasons to support the flndings and a
brief descr1ption of the proposed ~~endment.
H.
[5 208]
Notlce of Complet1on
Notice of Completion means the statement filed w1th the
Secretary of the Resources Agency of the State at such time
as the Draft EIR is completed setting forth a brlef descrip-
tlon of the Project, ltS proposed location, ~~d the address
where copies of the Draft EIR are avallable.
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[~ 209}
Not1ce of Determ1nation
Notice of Determlnation means the state~ent flled with
the County Clerk wlthln a reasonable tioe after the City
CaUDell adopts or amends a Redevelopment Plan WhlCh glves
notlce that the Agency wlll carry out a Project which 1S
subJect to the requlrements of CEQA.
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Notlce of Flndlng of the
Negatlve Declaratlon
Notlce of Fi~dlng of the Negatlve Declaration neans the
statement flIed wlth the County Clerk at such tlI'l.e after the
Negat1ve Declaratlon has been prepared by the Agency.
III.
[~300] EVALU.'1.TIO:.r OF SIGKIFICA:.'l'T ADVERSE Hi?ACT
OF PROJECT ON ENVIRONMENT
A.
[~ 301]
Cr~terla for Determinln~ Slgnlflcant
Adverse Environ~ental Inpact
The determination of whether a ProJect may have signi-
ficant adverse effect on the environment shall be based on
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SClentlflC and factual data and shall reflect upon the
nature and slgnlflcance of the actlvltles proposed in the
Pla~. In maklng lts determlnation of the slgnlf1cant
effect of the ProJect, the Agency staff shall use the fol-
lowlng gU1del1nes:
1.
If 1t 1S anL1Clpated that there 1S or
may be a substantlal body of op1nlon
that conslders a partlcular effect of
the ProJect to be adverse in an enVlron-
roental sense, the Agency staff shall
prepare a Draft EIR to explore the en-
vlronmental effects lnvolved.
2. In evaluatlng the slgnlf1cance of the
envlronmental effect of the ProJect
Agency staff shall conslder both prlnary
and secondary consequences. Prlmary
consequences are lmmedlately related to
the Project, whlle secondary consequences
are related l~ore to or occasloned by the
prlmary consequences than to the Project
1tself. An lmpact U?O~ the resource base
(includlng land, alr, water, and energy
use) of the area In quest~on whleh ~ay
result from the population growth lS an
example of a secondary consequence.
3. Some examples of consequences WhlCh nay
have a slgnlflcant effect on the enVlron-
~ent In connectlon wlth most proJec~s
vlhe:...."e they occur, lnclude -the follO'.ang:
(a)
The Plan lS In conrllct Wlth enVlron-
mental plans and goals that have been
adopted by the Clty;
(b) The Project wlll have a substant~al
and demonstrable negat1ve aesthetlc
effectj
(c) The ProJect wlll subs~ant1ally affect
a rare or endangered s2eciesj
(d) The Project wlll breach any publlshed
natlonal, state, or local standards
relatlng to SOlld waste or lltter
control;
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(e) Tne Project will cause substantlal
lnterference wlth the movement of
any resldent or illlgratory flSh or
wlldllfe specles;
(f) The ProJect wlll result ln a substan-
tlal d8tri~ental effect on alr or
\la ter quail ty, or on arrblen t nOlse
levels for ad]Olnlng areaSj
(g) The ProJect wlll involve the p05si-
blllty of contamlnatlng a publlC
water supply system or adversely
affectlng ground water;
(h) The ProJect could cause substantial
floodlng, eroslon, or siltatlon;
(i) The ProJect could expose people or
structures to major geologlcal
hazards.
B.
[5 302]
M~ndatoryFindings of Slgniflcanc~
In every case wnere any of the followlng condltlons are
found to eXlst as a result of the ProJect, such Project wlll
be deemed to have a slgnlflcant effect on the enviro~~e~t:
1. Iinpacts \-lhlCh have the potentlal to de-
grade the quallty of the enVlronnent or
curtail the range of the envlronment.
2.
Impacts uhich achleve short-term, to
the dlsadvantage of long-term, environ-
mental goals. A short-terM lwpact on
the envl.ro;:1r.tent 1S one WhlCh occurs in
a relatlvely brler, defin1tlve period
of tlFe whlle long-tern lmpacts wlll en-
dure well lnto tne futu~e.
3. Impacts WhlCh are lndi vl<iually lun ted,
but cUiliula~lvely co~slderable. The
ProJect ma.y If'1?act on two or more
separate resources where the l~?act on
each resource lS relatlvely small. If
the effect of the total of these lffi?acts
on the enVlronment lS slgnlflcant, an
EIR must be prepared.
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4. The envlronmental e~fects or the ProJect
will cause substantlal adverse effects
on hUMan belngsr either dlrectly or
indlrectly.
IV.
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PROCEDURES FOR PREPAP~TION ft~D ADOPTION
OF EIR FOR NE~ pgDEVELOP~lliNT PROJECTS
A.
[5 401J
General
An EIR shall be prepared as part of the Report on the
proposed Plan regulred to be submltted by the Agency to the
City Council for any Plan on which a public hearing is set
on or after the date of adoption of these Procedures.
B.
[5 402]
Preparation and Adoptlon of EIR
1.
[5 403J
Draft EIR
A Draft EIR shall be prepared at the ti8e the Agency
staff is preparing the Plan. The Draft EIR shall conform to
and contalD the informatlon specified In Sections 601 through
613. Before completlng the Draft ErR, the Agency shall
consult dlrectly wlth any person or organizatlon it believes
\vl.ll be concerned \,Ji th the enVlronmental effects of the
PrOJect.
2.
Notlce of Corrpletion
[5 404J
Prlor to presentlng the Draft EIR to the Agency Board
for action, the Agency staff shall file a Notlce of C07ple-
tlon wlth the Secretary of the Resources Agency of the State.
3.
[~ 405]
C'onsultatlon
The Agency staff shall transmit copies of the Draft ErR
to and shall consult wlth and obtaLn comnents on the Draft
EIR from those publlC agencles WhlCh have jurisdlctlon by
law with respect to the Project. In addltion, Agency staff
may consult "nth persons or agencies ,.;hlCh have speclal exper-
tise concernlng the environmental impact of t~e ProJect. If
any agency or person who is consulted ,.Ti th regard to a Draft
EIR falls to comment 'H thln 30 days after recelpt of a Hri t-
ten request from the Agency to do so, it shall be assumed,
absent a request for a speciflc extenslon of tlme, that such
agency or person has no com~ent to make.
4.
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PubllC Hearing
Any hearlng on a proposed Plan, which may be a ]Olnt
hearlng on the Plan by the Agency Board and the City Councll,
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shall also be a publlC hearing on the Draft EIR and all
cor.ments received thereon and responses of the Agency
thereto. The Notice of Public Hearlng on the proposed Plan
shall refer to the avallability of the Draft EIR and the
public hearing to be held on the Draft EIR.
5.
Ui 407]
Flnal EIR
The Final EIR shall conslst of the Draft ErR; cow~ents
received from those agencles or persons consulted or who
othenvise commented on the Draft ErR either at the public
hearing or by written CO~~Q~icatlon to the Agency; the re-
sponses of the Agency to any significant environmental points
raised in t~ose co~~ents; and the certiflcation of the Agency
that the EIR has been conpleted in cOffi?liance with CEQA, the
Regulations, and these Procedures, and that the Agency Board
has revlewed and considered the informatlon contained ln the
EIR. The Final EIR shall be adopted by G~e Agency Board
prior to City Council actlon on the Plan. The City Council
s~all adopt the EIR prior to or concurrently wlth lts adop-
tion of the Plan.
6.
Notlce of Determlnation
[5 408]
After the City Council has approved and adopted the
Plan, a Notice of DeterMlnation shall be flIed ~lth the Clerk
of the County. The Notice of Determination shall include (1)
the action of the Clty Council ln approving and adopting the
Redevelopment Plan, (2) tne determination of the Agency and
ci ty Councll \'Thether the ProJect Hill or ;.,ill not have a
slgnlflcant effect on the enVlronment, (3) a statement that an
ErR has been prepared pursuant to the provlsions of CEQA for
the Project, and adopted by the Agency Board and the City
Council.
7.
[5 409]
Statement of Overridlng
Conslderatlons--Redevelopnent
Plan
In the event the Agency and the Cl ty COUDCll approve and
adopt a Redevelopnent Plan for which serlOUS adverse enVlrOD-
mental consequences have been ldentlfled ln an ErR, the Agency
may make statements identifying the other lnterests that
warranted approval in lts point of Vlew. If such state~ents
are made, they should be lncluded in the record of the appro-
val of the Plan and May be attached to the Notice of
Determlnation.
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[~ 500J
SUBSEQUENT EIR'S OR NEGATIVE DECLA&\TIONS
FOR PROPOSED PLAN AHEND:'lENTS OR SUBSTA...'JTIAL
CHANGES IN PLAN IHPLENENTATION
A.
[~ 501]
When to Pre~are Subsequent EIR
Where an EIR has been prepared and adopted, a Subsequent
EIR need not be prepared and adopted unless:
(1) Substant~al changes are proposed to be
made to the Plan WhlCh will requlre
major revisions of the EIR due to the
involvement of new environmental im-
pacts not considered in the previous
EIR.
(2) There are substantlal changes wlth
respect to the circumstances under
which the Plan lS to be lmplemented
which wlIl require waJor revlsions in
the EIR due to the lnvolvement of new
environmental lmpacts not covered In
the previous EIR.
B.
[g 502]
Procedures for Preparation and
Adoption of Negatlve Declarat~ons
or Subsequent EIR's.
1.
[S 503]
Inl.tial Study
Prlor to holdlng a publlC hearlng on a proposed amend-
~ent to the Plan, the Agency staff shall conduct an Inltial
Study to determlne If the proposed amendment may have a slgni-
fI-cant effect on the envlronment. Tile Agency I s flndlngs shall
be made ln the form of a wrltten report. Such study shall be
made In accordance wlth the crlterl.a set forth l.TI Sectlons 301
and 302. The Inltial Study shall also consider whether or not
the proposed awendment to the Plan requlres the preparation
and adoptlon of a Subsequent EIR or the prep2ratlon of a
Negatlve Declaratlon.
If the Agency staff flnds that any of the effects of the
proposed amendment may have a substantlal adverse impact on
the environment (regardless of Hhether the overall effect of
the proposed amendment l5 beneflc~al), or finds that a Subse-
quent EIR lS requlred, then the Agency staff shall prepare a
Draft EIR for the proposed amendment to the Plan. If the
Agency staff flnds that there is no substantlal adverse lm-
pact on the enVlronment as a result of the proposed arrendment,
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or If a Subsequent ErR lS not requlreo, then the Agency staff
shall prepare a Negative Declaratlon for the proposed amendment.
2.
[s 504]
N~gatlve Declaratlon
The Negatlve Declaratlon shall be prepared by the Agency
staff for a proposed amendment to the Plan where requlred
pursuant to Sectlon 503. The Negatlve Declaration shall be
prepared prlor to any publlC hearing on the proposed a~end-
ment and shall be part of the report and reconTendatlons on
the proposed amendment to the Plan requlred to be scbmitted
by the Agency to the Clty Council. The Negative Declaratlon
shall include a brlef descrlptlon of the proposed amendment
to the Plan, a findlng that the proposed amendment wlll not
have a slgnificant effect on the envlronment, a brlef state-
ment of reasons supportlng the flndlng, and a statement lndl-
catlng who prepared the Initial Study and where a copy of lt
may be obtained.
The procedure for the preparatlon and adoptlon of the
Negatlve Declaration shall be as set forth below.
a.
[~ 5051
FlIlng of Negatlve
Declaratlon
The Executive Dlrector ~s authorized to execute such
Negatlve Declaratlon and shall then place caples of the
Negative Declaratlon on file In the offlce of the Agency
not less than 21 days prlor to a public hearlng on the pro-
posed amen~~ent to the Plan.
b.
[S 506]
PubllC Hearlng and ~otlce
A pubI1C hearing is not requlred on a Negatlve Declara-
tlon, however, the notlce of pubI1C hearlng on the proposed
amendment shall lnclude reference to the flndlng and avall-
ability to the publlC of the Negative Declaratlon.
The publlC hearlng, WhlCh ~ay be a Joint publlC hearing
by the Agency Board and the Clty Councllr on the proposed
amendment to the Plan, may lnclude a publlc hearlng on the
Negatlve Declaratlon. In the event a public hearlng 1S to
be held on the ~egatlve Declaratlon, the notlce of public
hearing on the proposed anen~~ent shall include reference to
the flndlng of the Negatlve Declaratlon, the availablllty of
the Negatlve Declaratlon, and the pubIle hearl~g to be held
on the Negatlve Dec1aratlon.
c.
[5 507J
~genc~ Board Act~on
The findlng of the Negatlve Declarat10n shall be approved
or dlsapproved by the Agency Board prlor to the Clty COUDC1I
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actlon on the proposed awendment to the Plan. In the event
the Agency Board dlsapproves the f~nding of the Negative De-
claratlon, the Agency staff shall prepare a Draft EIR and any
public hearing on the proposed amendrrent to the Plan shall be
postponed or continued to a date at least 21 days following
the filing of the Notice of Complet~on pursuant to Section
510. No amen~ent to a Plan shall be approved and adonted by
the City Council unless and until a Negatlve Declaratlon or
Subsequent EIR is adopted by the Agency Board.
d. [S 508] Notice of Determlnatlon
After Agency Board approval of the flnding of the Nega-
tive Declaration and City Council act~on on the proposed
amendment to the Plan, a Notice of Determinatlon (with a
copy of Negative Declaration attached) shall be filed with
the County Clerk. The Notice of Determlnation shall lnclude
the determlnation by the Agency and the City Council that
the amendment to the Plan will not have a signlf~cant effect
on the environment, that the amend~ent has been approved or
dlsapproved by the City Counell, and that no Subsequent EIR
has been prepared.
3.
[~ 509]
Subsequent Draft ErR
Plan A~end~ent
The Draft EIR shall be prepared by the Agency staff for
a proposed amendment to the Plan, where required pursuant to
Section 503 or Section 507. Before completlon of the Draft
EIR, the Agency shall consult directly wlth any person or
organizatlon it belleves wlII be concerned with the enVlron-
mental effects of the ProJect.
If required pursuant to Sectlon 503, the Draft EIR shall
be prepared by the Agency staff pr~or to any publl~ hearing
on the proposed amendment. If requlred pursu~~t to Section
507, the Draft EIR shall be prepared by the Agency staff as
soon as possible following Agency Board disapproval of the
flnding of the Negatlve Declaration. In eit~er case, the
Draft EIR shall be part of the report and recon~endations on
the proposed amend~ent to the Plan required to be subrrutted
by the Agency to the Clty Counell.
The Draft EIR shall be wrltten in accordance ~ith the
criterla set forth 2n Sect20ns 301 and 302 and shall conta~n
the information speclfled in Sectlons 600 through 614. The
procedure for the preparatlon and adopt~on of the Draft EIR
is set forth below.
a.
[~ 510]
Notlce of COW,oletlon
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Not less than 30 days prior to a publlC ~earing or con-
tln~ed public hearing on the proposed aaendment to the Plan,
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the Agency staff shall file a Notice of Completlon wlth the
Secretary of the Resources Agency of the state.
b.
[~ Sll]
Consultatlon
.
The Agency staff shall consult wlth agencies and persons
in the manner provided ln Sectlon 405; except that II any
such agency or person shall fall to co~~ent wlthln 21 days
after recelpt of a wrltten request from the Agency to do so,
it shall be assumed, absent a request for a speclfic exten-
sion of tlme, that such agency or person has no comment to
make.
c.
[~ 512]
PubllC Hearing
Any hearing or continued hearing pursuant to Sectlon 505
on the proposed amendment to the Plan, which may be a Joint
publlC hearing on the proposed amenili~ent by the Agency Board
and the City Caunell, shall also be a publlC hearlng on the
Subsequent Draft EIR, all comments recelved thereon and
responses by the Agency thereto. The Notice of PubllC Hear-
lng on the proposed amendment to the Plan shall refer to the
availablllty of the Draft ErR and the publlC hearlng to be
held on the Draft EIR.
4.
r~ 513J
~~sequent Final EIR - Plan
Amendment
.
The Flnal ErR shall conslst of the Draft EIR; co~~ents
recelved from those agencles or persons consulted or who
otherwlse commented on the Draft ErR €lther at the public
hear1ng or by wrltten comuunicatlon to the Agency; the re-
sponse of the Agency to ~ny signlflcant environ~ental pOlnts
ralsed In those co~~ents; and the certiflcation of the Agency
that the EIR has been completed in compliance wlth CEQA, the
Regulatlons, and these procedures and that the Agency Board
has revlewed and consldered the lnformatlon contalned In L~e
ErR. The Final ErR shall be adopted by the Agency Board
prior to City Council action on the proposed a~enQ~ent to the
Plan. The Clty Counell shall adopt the Flnal EIR prlor to or
concurrently wlth lts adoptlon of the proposed amendment to
the P 1(4"1.
5.
[5 514]
Notlce of Determlnatlon
After the City COUDCll has approved and adopted the
amendment to the Plan, a Notlce of Determlnatlon shall be
flIed wlth the Clerk of the County. The Notlce of Determlna-
tion shall lnclude the determ1natlon of the Agency and the
City Counc1l whether the ili~endment to the Plan wlll or wlll
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not have a slgnificant effect on the environnent, the fact
that an Subsequent EIR has been prepared, the adoptlon of
the Subsequent EIR by the Agency Board the City Council,
and the action by the Clty Cauncll in approving and adopt-
lng the a~en~~ent to the Plan.
6.
[~ 517J
Statement of Ov~rrldlng
Conslderatlo~~::
.
In the event the Agency and the City Council approve and
adopt an amendment to a Plan for whlch serious adverse en-
vironmental consequences have been identlfled in the Subse-
quent EIR, the Agency nay make statements ldentifYlng other
lnterests that warranted approval from its pOlnt of Vlew.
If such statements are made, they should be lncluded in the
record of approval of the amendment to the Plan and may be
attached to the Notlce of Determination.
C.
[~ 5l6]
Subsequent ErR's for Substantlal
~nanges ~n Plan Iroplementatlon
If the Agency proposes to execute or approve any con-
tracts for slte lmprovewent, dlSposltlon and development
agreement, particlpation agreement or any other document
WhlCh would result In substantlal changes in the enVlron-
mental lmpacts antlcipated and covered in the origlnal EIR,
a Subsequent EIR shall be prepared pursuant to ~he proce-
dures set forth in Sectlons 502-515 hereof for Plan ~endments.
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I~ 600J
CONTENTS OF EIR
A.
[~ 601J
Draft ErR for a Projec~
.
The Draft EIR for a ProJect shall conta~n the follow~ng
informatlon:
l. Descrl.ption of ProJect
2. Descrlption of Env~ronmental Setting
3. Envlronmental Impact
4. OrganizatioI].s and Persons Consulted
5. Water Quallty Aspects
1.
[~ 602]
Descrlptlon of ProJect
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The descrlption of the ProJect shall contain the follow-
ing lnformation but should not supply extenslve detal.l beyond
that needed for evaluatlon and review of the envlronroental
~mpact.
(a) The precl.se locatl.on and boundaries of
the ProJect area shall be shown on a
detal.led map, preferably topographic.
The Project area shall also be shown
on a regional map.
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(b) A statement of the obJectlves sought
In the Plan.
(c) A general descrlption of the ProJect's
technlcal, econoffilc, and envlronmental
characterlstlcs, conslderlng the prln-
clpal englneerlng proposals and support-
lng public serVlce facilities.
2.
[5 603J
Descrlption of EnVlronnental
Settlng
~, EIR must ~nclude a descrlption of the enVlronment In
the ProJect area and In the vlclnity of the Project, as lt
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ex~sts before corr~encement of the ProJect, from both a
local and reglonal perspectlve. Knowledge of the reg~onal
sett~ng ~s cr~t~cal to the assessment of envlronmental lm-
pacts. Speclal emphasls should be placed on enVlronDental
resources ~lat are rare or unlque to that reglon. Speclflc
reference to related proJects, both publlC and prlvate,
both ex~stent and planned, ~n the reglon should also be in-
cluded for purposes of examlning the posslble cumulatlve
lmpact on such projects.
3.
[~ 604]
EnvironQental I~pact
All phases of the Project nust be cons~dered when evalu-
atlng its l~pact on the enVlron~ent: planning, acquisltlon,
relocatlon, deQolltlon and slte clearance, constructlon of
public l~provements, develop~ent, and operatlon. The follow-
lng subJects shall be dlscussed, preferably in separate sec-
tlons or paragrapns.
a.
[5 605J
The Envlronnental Impact
of the ProJect
Descrloe the direct ana lndlrect lmpacts of the ProJect
on the environment, glVlng due consLderatlon to both the
short-ter~ and long-term effects.
It should lnclude speclIlcs of the area, the resources
lnvolved, physlcal changes, alteratlons to ecologlcal syste~s
and changes lnduced In populatlon dlstributlon, populatlon
concentratlon, the human use of the land (l.ncludJ.ng cor.mer-
clal and resldentlal development) and other aspects of the
resource nase such as water, scenlC quallty, and publlC
serVlces.
b.
[~ 606J
Any Aduerse I:nvlron:i\ental
Effects WhJ.ch Cannot be Avolded
If the Plan 15 Ado?ted
DescrJ.be any adverse lnpacts, lncludl~g those WhlCh can
be reduced to an lnslgnlflcant level but not ellffilnated.
~..~here there are lffi?acts that cannot be allevlated \Ii thout im-
poslng an alternatlve deslgn, thelr lmpllcatlons and the
reaSO:lS Tdl1Y the PyoJ ect is belD-g proposed, notT:ll tilstandlng
l~pacts, thelr effect should be descrlbed. Do not neglect
lIT.pacts on any aesthetLcally valuable surroundlngs, or on
human health.
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[~ 607]
~:iltlgatlon i-Ieasures ProI?osed
to Mlnlffilze the I~pact
De5crlbe any ffiltlgation ~easures wrltten lnto the Plan
to reduce slgnlflcant e~vlronmentally adverse lffipacts to In-
slg:uflcant levels and the basls for cO:l.slderlng those levels
acceptable. Where a partlcular ffiltlgation ~easure has been
chosen from among several alternatlves, the alternatives
shall be dlscussed and reasons shall be glven for the cholce
made.
d.
[5 608J
Alternatlves to the proJect
Descrlbe any known alternatlves to the ProJect, or to
the location of the ProJect, WhlCh could feaslbly attaln the
baS1C oOJectlves of the Plan and uhy they were reJected in
favor of the ultlmate choice. The speclflc alternative of
"no proJect" Bust also al..rays be evaluated, along wlth the
lmpact. Attentlon should be pald to alternatlves capable of
substantlally reduclng or ellminatlng any envlronnentally
adverse ur.pacts, even II these alt.ernatlves substantlally
lwpede the attalnment of the Plan obJectlves, and are more
costly.
e.
[5 609]
The Relatlonshlp Bebieen Local
Short-Term Uses of han's
Enviro:1nent aad the 11alntenance
and Lnhance~ent of Long-Tern
producti Vl-ty
Descrlbe the c~~ulative and long-term effects of the
Plan HIllCh adversely affect the state of the envirol1f1lent..
Snec1al attention should be C1Ve:1 to lm~acts WhlCh narrow
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L~e range of benerlclal uses of the enVlronment or propose
long-tern rlsks to health and safety. In addltlon, the
reasons why the proposed Project 1S belleved by the Agency
to be ]llstlfled now, rather than reservlng an optlon fo= fur-
ther alternatlves, should be explalned.
f.
[~ 610 J
fu1Y Irreverslb~e Envlronmental
Changes Which Would be Involved
In the Plan Should It be Adopted
Uses of nonrene"lable resources durlng the lnl tial and
contlnued phases of the Project nay be lrreverslble Slnce a
large cOrr'J1litHent of such resources makes rer.1oval or nonuse
thereafter llkely. Prlnary lmpacts and, partlcularly, secon-
dar\' lffioacts (such as a h~ah~vav lf10rOVel'.en t WhlCh -orovldes
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generations to Slffillar uses. Also 1rrevers1ole aamage can
result fro~ envlronGental acclde~ts assoclated with the
ProJect. Irretrievable CO~~ltwents of resources should be
evaluated to assure that such current co~su~ptlon lS
]ust1fled.
g.
[5 611]
The Grouth-Induclng Impact
of the Plan
Discuss the ways 1n Wh1Ch the Plan for t~e ProJect
could foster econOffilC or population growth, elther directly
or lndlrectly, In the surroundlng enVlronwent. Included In
thlS are projects whicn would renove obstacles to populatlon
growth, e.g., a maJor expansion of a waste water treatwent
plant mlght allow for More constructlon in serVlce areas.
Increases In the population may further tax existlng co~unl-
ty serVlce faCllitles so conslderatlon must be given to thlS
In?act. Also dlSCUSS the characterlstlCS of some proJects
WhlCh ~ay encourage and facllltate other actlvlties that
could slgnlflcantly affect the envlro~~ent, elther lndlVl-
dually or clliGulat1vely. It ~ust Dot be assumed that growth
In any area 1S necessarl1y benef1clal, detrl~ental, or of
llttle slgnlflcance to tne enVlron~ent.
4.
u~ 6l2]
Organlzatlons and Persons
Consulted
The ldentlty of all federal, state, or local agencles,
other organlzatlons and prlvate lnclvlduals consulted In
preparing the Draft EIR, and the ldentlty of the persons,
flrffi or agency preparlng the Draft ErR, by contract or other
authorlzatlon must be glven.
5.
[5 613]
Water Qua~lty Aspects
Wlth respect to water qual1ty aspec~s of the Plan which
have been prevlously certlfled by the approprlate state or
lnterstate organ1zatlon as belng In substantlal cONpliance
wlth appllcable water quallty standards, reference to the
certlflcatlon should be made.
B.
[5 614]
rlnal LIR for a Project
The Final LIR shall conslst of:
(I) The Draft EIR contalnlng the elements
descrlbed above;
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(2) A section conta~nlng the co~ents re-
ce~ved through the consultatlon process
descrlbed in Sectlon 405 either verbatlffi
or In sununary;
(3) The response of the Agency to any signl-
flcant environmental points ralsed In
the reVlew and consultation process.
.
The response of the Agency to co~~ents rece~ved may take
the form of a reVlSlon of the Draft EIR or may be an attach-
ment to the Draft ErR. The response shall descrlbe the dlS-
position of signlflcant envlronmental issues ralsed, e.g.,
revisions to the Plan to rnltigate anticlpated impacts or
obJectlons. In partlcular, the maJor issues ralsed when the
Agencyls position is at varlance with recorrmendatlons and
objections raised ln the co~nents must be addressed ln detall
giving reasons why speciflc co~ents and suggestlons were not
accepted, and factors of overrldlng lmportance warrantlng an
override of the suggestions.
VII.
{~700J FEDERAL PROJEC7S
In cases where these Procedures require the preparation
of an EIR by the Agency and an Envlron~ental Impact Statement
("EIS") has been or Hill be prepared for the same ProJect pur-
suant to the requlrements of the Natlonal Environmental Policy
Act ("NEPAli) and the implementlng regulations thereto, all or
any part of such EIS may be sub21tted in 11eu of all or any
part of an EIR requlred by these Procedures; provided that the
EIS, or the part thereof so used, shall comply wlth the require-
ments of these Procedures.
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