2019-050 -Adopting Local CEQA Guidelines

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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2019) INITIAL STUDY conditions (e.g., floodplains, coastlines, wildfire risk areas) as identified in authoritative hazard maps, risk assessments or in land use plans addressing such hazards areas. The analysis may be limited to the potentially significant effects of locating the project in a potentially hazardous such effects to occur and the availability of existing information related to potential future effects of climate change. Further, the EIR need not include speculation regarding such future effects. 5.20 E NERGY C ONSERVATION. Potentially significant energy implications of a project must be considered in an EIR to the extent relevant and applicable to the project. Therefore, the project description should identify the following as applicable or relevant to the particular project: (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) Identification of energy supplies that would serve the project; and (5) Total estimated daily vehicle trips to be generated by the project and the additional energy consumed per trip by mode. As described in Local Guidelines Section 5.06, above, an initial study must include a description of the environmental setting. The discussion of the environmental setting may include existing energy supplies and energy use patterns in the region and locality. The City may also consider the extent to which energy supplies have been adequately considered in other environmental documents. Environmental impacts may include: (1) nd fuel type for each stage of the project including construction, operation, maintenance and/or removal. If appropriate, the energy intensiveness of materials may be discussed; (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 forms of energy; (4) The degree to which the project complies with existing energy standards; (5) The effects of the project on energy resources; and/or 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 5-21 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP