Item 22 - Resolution Adopting Local CEQA Guidelines Resolution

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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2023) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 2023 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 7-23 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP Absent these two circumstances, future expansion of a project need not be discussed. CEQA does not require speculative discussion of future development that is unspecific or uncertain. However, if future action is not considered now, it must be considered and environmentally evaluated before it is actually implemented. (Reference: Laurel Heights Improvement Ass’n v. Regents of University of California (1988) 47 Cal.3d 376, 396.) 7.25 NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF DRAFT EIR; NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT EIR. Notice of Completion. When the Draft EIR is completed, a Notice of Completion (Form “H”) must be filed with the Office of Planning and Research in an electronic form via the Office of Planning and Research’s CEQA Submit website, which is located at the following web address: https://ceqasubmit.opr.ca.gov/Security/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2f. The Notice of Completion shall contain: (a) A brief description of the proposed project; (b) The location of the proposed project including the proposed project’s latitude and longitude; (c) An address where copies of the Draft EIR are available and a description of how the Draft EIR can be provided in an electronic format; and (d) The review period during which comments will be received on the Draft EIR. The Office of Planning and Research has developed a model form Notice of Completion. Form H follows OPR’s model. To ensure that the documents are accepted by OPR staff, this form should be used when documents are transmitted to OPR. Notice of Availability. At the same time it sends a Notice of Completion to the Office of Planning and Research, the City shall provide public notice of the availability of the Draft EIR by distributing a Notice of Availability of Draft EIR (Form “K”). The Notice of Availability shall include at least the following information: (a) A brief description of the proposed project and its location; (b) The starting and ending dates for the review period during which the City will receive comments, the manner in which the City will receive those comments, and whether the review period has been shortened; (c) The date, time, and place of any scheduled public meetings or hearings to be held by the City on the proposed project, if the City knows this information when it prepares the Notice; (d) A list of the significant environmental effects anticipated as a result of the project; (e) The address where copies of the EIR and all documents incorporated by reference in the EIR will be available for public review, and a description of how the Draft EIR can be obtained in electronic format. This location shall be readily accessible to the public during the City’s normal working hours; and (f) A statement indicating whether the project site is included on any list of hazardous waste facilities, land designated as hazardous waste property, or hazardous waste disposal site,