2019-050 -Adopting Local CEQA Guidelines

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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2019) NEGATIVE DECLARATION Alternatively, the City may provide copies of draft environmental documents to the State Clearinghouse for state agency review in an electronic format. The document must be on a CD-ROM in a common file format such as Word or Acrobat. Lead Agencies must provide fifteen (15) copies of the CD-ROM to the State Clearinghouse along with a hard copy version of -ROM must be accompanied by 15 printed copies of the introduction section of a Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative State Clearinghouse and agency CEQA coordinators to distribute the documents quickly without d as a cover sheet. A shorter review period by the State Clearinghouse for a Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration can be requested by the decision-making body. The shortened review period shall not be less than twenty (20) days. Such a request must be made in writing by the Lead Agency to the Office of Planning and Research . The decision-making body may designate by resolution or ordinance an individual authorized to request a shorter review period. shortened review period must be given prior to, and reflected in, the public notice. However, a shortened review period shall not be approved by the Office of Planning and Research for any proposed project of statewide, regional or area-wide environmental significance, as defined by State CEQA Guidelines Section 15206. 6.12 S PECIAL N OTICE R EQUIREMENTS FOR W ASTE- AND F UEL-B URNING P ROJECTS. For any project that involves the burning of municipal waste, hazardous waste, or refuse- derived fuel (such as tires) and that does not require an EIR, as defined in Local Guidelines Section 5.11, a Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration shall be given to all organizations and individuals who have previously requested it and shall also be given by all three of the procedures listed in Local Guidelines Section 6.07. In addition, Notice shall be given by direct mailing to the owners and occupants of property within one-quarter mile of any parcel or parcels on which such a project is located. (Public Resources Code Section 21092(c).) These notice requirements apply only to those projects described in Local Guidelines Section 5.11. These notice requirements do not preclude the City from providing additional notice by other means if desired. 6.13 C ONSULTATION WITH W ATER A GENCIES R EGARDING L ARGE D EVELOPMENT P ROJECTS. Under specific circumstances a city or county acting as Lead Agency must consult with the public water system that will supply the project to determine whether the public water system can adequately supply the water needed for the project. As a Responsible Agency, the City should be aware of these requirements. See Local Guidelines Section 5.16 for more information on these requirements. 6.14 C ONTENT OF N EGATIVE D ECLARATION OR M ITIGATED N EGATIVE D ECLARATION. A Negative Declaration must be prepared directly by or under contract to the City and 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 6-11 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP