2019-050 -Adopting Local CEQA Guidelines

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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2019) DEFINITIONS 11.74 means an area within one-half mile of a major transit stop that is existing or planned, if the planned stop is scheduled to be completed within the planning horizon included in a Transportation Improvement Program adopted pursuant to Section 450.216 or 450.322 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 11.75 general use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in either a sustainable communities strategy or an alternative planning strategy for which the California Air Resources Board has accepted a strategy or the alternative planning strategy would, if implemented, achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Such a project may be exempt from CEQA if a detailed laundry list of requirements is met. To qualify for the exemption, the Transit Priority Project must: (1) contain at least 50 percent residential use based on total building square footage; (2) if the project contains between 26 percent and 50 percent non-residential uses, the floor-to-area ratio (FAR) must be at least 0.75; (3) have a minimum net density of 20 dwelling units per acre; (4) be located within a half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan; and (5) meet all the requirements of Public Resources Code Section 21155.1. 11.76 rials and public transit within five (5) miles of the project site, and freeways, highways, and rail transit service within ten (10) miles of the project site. 11.77 (1) Sites, features, places, cultural landscapes, sacred places, and objects with cultural value to a California Native American tribe that are either of the following: (a) Included or determined to be eligible for inclusion in the California Register of Historical Resources. (b) Included in a local register of historic resources as defined in subdivision (k) of Public Resources Code Section 5020.1. (2) A resource determined by the Lead Agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 5024.1 for the purposes of this 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 11-14 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP