2019-050 -Adopting Local CEQA Guidelines

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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2019) NEGATIVE DECLARATION (2) Projects for the cancellation of a Williamson Act contract covering 100 or more acres; (3) Projects in one of the following Environmentally Sensitive Areas: (a) Lake Tahoe Basin; (b) Santa Monica Mountains Zone; (c) Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta; (d) Suisun Marsh; (e) Coastal Zone, as defined by the California Coastal Act; (f) Areas within one-quarter mile of a river designated as wild and scenic; or (g) Areas within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission; (4) Projects that would affect sensitive wildlife habitats or the habitats of any rare, threatened, or endangered species; (5) Projects that would interfere with water quality standards; and (6) Projects that would provide housing, jobs, or occupancy for 500 or more people within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant. A Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration may also be submitted to the State Clearinghouse for circulation if a state agency has special expertise with regard to the environmental impacts involved. When the Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration is submitted to the State Clearinghouse for review, the review period shall be at least thirty (30) days. The review period begins (day one) on the date that the State Clearinghouse distributes the Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration to state agencies. The State Clearinghouse is required to distribute the Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration to state agencies within three (3) working days from the date the State Clearinghouse receives the document, as long as the Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration is complete when submitted to the State Clearinghouse. If the document submitted to the State Clearinghouse is not complete, the State Clearinghouse must notify the Lead Agency. The review period for the public and all other agencies may run concurrently with the state agency review period established by the State Clearinghouse, but the public review period cannot conclude before the state agency review period does. The review period for the public shall be at least as long as the review period established by the State Clearinghouse. When a Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration is submitted to the State copies of the documents must be sent to the State Clearinghouse for circulation. Staff should contact the State Clearinghouse to find out the correct number of printed copies required for circulation. In addition to the printed copies, a copy of the documents in electronic format shall be submitted on a diskette or by electronic mail transmission if available. 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 6-10 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP