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HomeMy WebLinkAbout77-004Environmental Rules Filed CA 78.5 REL:adg 1976 Revision, Environmental Rules of City of S.A. 12/15/76 RESOLUTION NO. 77-4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE ENVIRON- MENTAL RULES OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, 1976 REVISION BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: 1. That, pursuant to Section 21082 of the California Environmental Quality Act and to Section 15050 of the State EIR Guidelines, that certain document entitled "Environmental Rules of the City of Santa Ana, 1976 Revision," now on file with the Clerk of the Council, is hereby adopted by the City Council as the objectives, criteria, and specific procedures consistent with the said Act and Guidelines for the orderly evaluation of projects and the preparation of environmental documents, and shall become effective January 1, 1977. 2. The Clerk of the Council shall maintain the said Environmental Rules on file together with such amendments there- to as this Council may hereafter from time to time adopt. The Clerk shall note on the cover page of the said Environmental Rules, the date and number of all resolutions adopting or amending the said Environmental Rules. 3. Those "Rules and Regulations of the City of Santa Ana implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (as amended March, 1975)" are hereby repealed; provided, however, that any project for which a negative declaration or draft environmental impact report has been prepared and sub- mitted for public review prior to January 1, 1977, shall be deemed in compliance with the Environmental Rules herein adopted, if such document was prepared and submitted in accord- ance with the said "Rules and Regulations of the City of Santa Ana implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (as amended March, 1975)." vote: ADOPTED this 3rd day AYES, COUNCILMEN: NOES, COUNCILMEN: January ,1977, by the following Brandt, Ward, Bricken, Yamamoto, Garthe Evans ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: 0rtiz ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS TO FORM: KEITH L. GOW CITY ATTORNEY ENVIRONMENTAL RULES OF THE CITY OF SANTA A/~A 1976 REVISION ACTION OF CO''~'' CLERK OF 1HE CuU~u:L ENVIRONMENTAL RULES OF TH[ CITY OF SANTA ANA 1976 REV/SION 1. Objectives and Criteria. PART 1 GENERAL Activities to be undertaken, financially assisted, or otherwise approved by the City of Santa Aha which may have a sig- nificant effect on the environment shall be reviewed, evaluated, and processed in accordance with tie objectives and criteria of the California Environmental Quality A~t and the State EIR Guide-" lines, as the same, now exist or as they may hereafter be amended. Such objectives and criteria are hereby adopted by reference as the objectives and criteria of the City of Santa Ana. It is fur- ther the objective of the City of Santa Ana to set forth proce- dures in these Santa Ana Environmental Rules which secure the protection of the environment afforded by these objectives and criteria, while at the same time preserving efficiency in the administration of public affairs. 2. Relatiop to. State EIR 9uid~lines. These Environmental Rules are drafted on the basis of the State EIR Guidelines and avoid repetition at length of the provi- sions of those Guidelines. These Environmental Rules should be ,1- .85 read and.applied'only in conjunction with the State EIR Guidelines. 3. ~.lme Periods. EIRs and negative declarations required for projects subject to CEQA shall be prepared pursuant to the time periods set forth in Appendix C, incorporated herein by reference. -2- 8'5 PART 2 DEFINITI, ONS 20. Incorporation by reference. The definitions set forth in ARticle 4 of the State EIR Guidelines are adopted, for purposes of these Environmental .Rules and incorporated herein by this reference. 21. Environmental Analy.)~. As used'in these Environmental Rules the term "Environmental Analyst" means the Director of Planning or any employee within the Planning Department designated by the Director to carry out on his behalf the responsibilities imposed on the "Environmental Analyst" by these Environmental Rules. 22. Decision-making Body. As used in these Environmental makinglbody" means: (1) with respect to any action Rules the term "deCision- to approve or disapprove which must be taken by the City Council: the City Council; (2) with respect to any action to approve Or disapprove which may be taken by any officer, board or commission without -3- 35! the consent of the C4ty Council: such officer, board, or commis- sion, as the case may be, except as provided in paragraph (3); (3) With respect to any action governed by paragraph (2) Which is taken before the City Council on appeal or on the City Council's own initiative for reconsideration, the City Council shall of the officer~ board, or decision-making body shall C6uncil. be deemed the decision-making body, and the determinations commission taken in the capacity of be deeme~ recommendatory to the City 23. ~.~oJect. In accord'ance with the definition in th'e State EIR Guide- li.nes, the term "project", as used in these Environmental Rules, refers to the underlying planned or proposed physical development or activity entailing physical change rather than to the actions taken to approve such proposed'activities. Grants of permits or entitlements of use such as tentative subdivision maps, vari- ances, conditional use permits, or zone change applications are to be ~iewed as actions to approve a project rather than as the project itself. or'to the General proposed specific tute a project to environment; and such ;.tory shall constitute However, any amendment to the zo.n~ng ordinances Plan which is not related to any planned or physical development or activity sha'll consti- be analyzed f~)r its potential impact on the amendments which pertain to the same terri- a single project. 85 24. Project subject [o CEqA. As used in these Environmental Rules the term "project sub- Ject to C£QA" means a project.for which either a negative decla- ration or an environmental impact report ts required. 25. Action_to Approve or Disapprove, (a) As used in these Environmental Rules, the term "action to approve or disapprove" refers to.any decision, affirmative or negative, as to whether a'publtc or private project should be carried out or permitted. Examples of such actions include dect- s(ons on variance applications', conditional use permit applica- tions, zone change applications, and tentative subdivision map submissions. (b) Whenever any acttbn to approve or disapprove a project taken by an officer, board, or commission is subject to appeal to the City Council or subject'to reconsideration by the City .Council on its own i~ttiative, the action by ~he officer, board, or commission shall not be considered effective until such time as the~time pe?iod for such appeal or reconsideration has ex- pired.' (c) Projects may be subject to more than one such action to approve or disapprove, in which' case approval of the project and filing of the notice of determination shall be governed'by section 73. PART ~ ?RE~ZMINARY ANALYSIS 31, ~ferral..tq Envlronme~tQ1 Analyst. Any activity, public or private, or approved by the City of Santa Ana shall be Environmental Analyst for preliminary analysis Part by the officer of the City having initial over such activity unless it is clear that such activity could 'not possibly have any significant effect on the environment. to be undertaken, assisted, referred to the pursuant to this responsibili.ty 32. p.etermina~j. Qn.of whethe.K project is subject to CEQA'. When an activity is referred to the Environmental Analyst for preliminary analysis, the Environmental Analyst shall deter- mine whether the project is subject to CEQA. This determination shall consist of the following subordinate determina:tons: (1) Whether there is any possibility that the activity may have any significant effect on the environment; (gt Whether the activity constitutes a 'project" within the meaning of CEQA and the State EIR Guidelines; .. (3) Whether the project is exempt as ministerial, emergency, or disaster repair; (4) Whether the project is categorically exempt pursuant to the State EIR Guidelines. 33. Additional determinati~.ns. Outing preliminary analysis under this part, the Environ- mental Analyst Shall also determine the following: {1) Whether the project is one for which the City of Santa Aha is the lead Agency, and, if not, whether the lead agency has & complied with the requirements of CEQA. (2) Whether the project is one for which adequate environ- mental documents have previously been completed. 34. ~otices of Exemption. .body. The Environmental Analyst is authorized to prepare and file Notices of Exemption on behalf of the City of Santa Ana. He s~all cause such notices to be filed after approvals of exempt projects in any of the following circumstances: {l) Whe~ever the project approval is a variance, conditional use permit, minor exception, or tentative subdivision map; (2} Whenever filing is requested by the project applicant; {3)' Whenever filing is requested, by the decision-making 35. categorically exempt ~eference. Ministerial and Categorically Exempt Projects. Appendices A, listing ministerial projects, and B,'lts~ing projects, are incorporated herein by ,PART 4 · : .mi N I T I. AL STUDY 41. Application. This Part applies to projects subject to CEQA for which the City of Santa Aha is the lead agency and for which adequate envi- ronmental documents in compliance with CEQA have not previously been completed. 42. ~q..ittatt. An....of..Initial. Study. 'An initial study shall be initiated by the filing with the Environmental Analyst, by the project applicant or by the officer of the City having initial responsibility for the project, of a brttten project description. Such project description shall con- sist of a completed Environmental Information Form similar to that form set forth in Appendix H of the State EIR Guidelines together with any additional data deemed necessary by the Environmental Analyst. Such additional CheckliSt Form similar to State EIR Guidelines. data may include a draft Environmen'~al that'set forth in Appendix I of the 43. ~,vQluation,,by,,the Environmental Analyst. After initiation of the Initial Study for a project, the Environmental Analyst shall proceed to determine the following: (1) Whether the proposed project may have a significant effect on the environment or could not have a significant effect on the environment. (2) Whether, even though the p'roposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, it will not have such an effect because of mitigation measures which have been added to the project. 44J ponsultA.t~on. In making his determinations under Section 43 the Environ- mental Analyst shall c~nsult with: (1) Personnel within the City of Santa Aha having relevant knowledge or expertise with respect to the prpJect. (2) Personnel of any other public agency which is a respon- sible agency with respect to the project within the meaning of thelState EIR Guidelines'. (3) Any person whom he has reason to believe can provide useful data or information concerning the environmental effects of the project. 45. Completio9 g~ Initial Study. Based on his independent evaluation of the environmental effects of the proposed project, the Environmental Analyst shall .complete and sign an Environmental Checklist Form similar to that set forth in Appendix I of the. State EIR Guidelines. Such Form. together ~th the Environmental Information Form specified in Section 42 shall constitute the Initial Study for the project. He shall then proceed either to pre,are a Negative Declaration for the project or to'requ'ire preparation of an Environmental Im- pact. Report for the project, based upon his findings as set forth in the Initial Study. PART 5 mNEGATIVE DECLARAT.ION PR.O. CEDURE 51. ~pplJcation bf PaFt 5. This part applies to all projects for which a negative declaration is prepared pursuant to Section 45. 52. Ngtipe. lation, (1) tton. After preparation of the negative declaration, the Environ- mental Analyst shall cause notice 'of the preparation of the nega- tive declaration to be published in a newspaper of general circu- Such notice shall contain the following: A brief description of the project, including its loca- (2) A statement that a negative declaration has been pre- pared for the project and is available for public inspection and comment, giving the place or person to contac~ for such inspec- tion or comment. (3) The date on which the period for public review and commen~ expires. The Environmental Analyst shall also send notice to any Person or organization that has previously requested such notice. 53. Public Review. The Environmental Analyst shall maintain the negative de- claration and initial study available for public inspection and 'comment for the period of public review. {reference Appendix Cl. He shall encourage any person desiring to comment to do so in writing, but in the event s. uch person declines to do so, he shall himself summarize such person's comments in writing. He shall maintain written comments together.with his own recommended res- ponses to such comments, ~f any, and forward them to the decision- making body together with the negative declaration and initial study. The'Environmental'Analyst shall also insure that negative declarations are submitted to state and regional clearinghouses when so required by the State EIR Guidelines and shall likewise record comments received in response to such submission, if any. 54. Withdrawal. of Negp.tive Declaration. At any time prior to referring the negative declaration to the decision-making body, the Environmental Analyst may withdraw the negative declaration if further review discloses that the project could have a significant effeqt on the environment or that additional mitigation measures are necessary to avoid such effect. If the project is revised to include such additional mitigation measure, a new negative declaration'shall be prepared; otherwise, preparation of an EIR shall be required. -12- 55. ~efer~l ,to dectston-maklng body. The Environmental Analyst shall forward one copy of the nega- tive declaration and initial study together with public comments and recommended responses, if any, to each member of the decision- making body. Each member shall review and consider the informa- tion contained in such documentation prior to the decision-making body'taking any action to approve or disapprove the project. 56. Puh.ltc Hearings. If the project is one for which a public hearing is required prior to any action being taken to approve or disapprove the pro- Ject, such hearing shall include the issues of whether the project could have a significant effect on the environment and the ade- quacy of mitigation measures in the negative declaration to avoid any such effect. Even if a. publtc hearing is not so required, the decision-making body may elect to hold a public .hearing on such issues if it determines that it would fa'ctlttate the purposes of CEQA and the State EIR Guidelines to do so. 57. Ft.ndtngs by..t.he decision-making body. After public hearing, if any; approve or disapprove the project, take any of the following actions: and prior to taking action to the decision-making body may (1) Find that additional mitigation measures must be added to the project in order to support a negative declaration; in which case further action on the project shall be continued until such time as the project is revised to include such mitigation measures and a new negative declaration prepared, or until an EIR is prepared. (2) Find that the project could have a significant effect on the environment, notwithstanding any mitigation measures; in which case further action on the project shall, be continued until such time as an EIR is prepared. (3) Find that the recommended, responses to public comments are inadequate; in which case.the decision-making body may either formu- late alternative responses or remand the negative declaration to the Environmental Analyst for further study. A motion to make such fiqdings shall take precedence over any pending motion to approve the project. The member moving such find- tngs shall specify ~'~':'~i:~ation measures or significant environ- mental effects upon which he bases his motion. In the absence of any such findings, the decis'ton-maktng body may proceed to take action to approve or disapprove the project, and approval of a pro- Ject based on staff recommendations shall constitute adoptionby the dectsi0n-makfng body of the findings contained in the negative' declara;tton and initial study and approval of any responses to pub- ) · lic comments recommended by the Envtro'nmental Anaiyst. PART 6' EIR PROCEDURE 61. ~pplication of Part 6. This part applies to all projects for which an EIR is re- quired pursuant to sections 45, 54 or 57. 62. Preparation of Draft EIR. {a) If the project is to be carried out by a nongovern- mental person, the Environmental Analyst shall require such per- son either to prepare a' draft EIR.or to supply the data and in- formation necessary for preparation of a draft EIR by the Environ- mental Analyst. If a draft EIR is submitted by such person the Environmental Analyst shall evalua%e and analyze it. The Environ- mental Analyst shall revise it or add to it, or require such per- son to do so, as the Environmental Analyst Judges appropriate based on his independent evaluation and analysis. (b} The Environmental Analyst shall prepare the draft EIR for any public project undertaken by the City of Santa Aha. All of- fices ahd departments of the City shall cooperate in furnishing the Environmental Analyst with the necessary data and information., 63. ~Q~s. ultat.ion. During preparation of the draft EIR'the Environmental Analyst shall consult with any other public agencies that are responsible agencies with respect to the project and shall also, if he has not already done so, consult directl~ with any person or organization he believes will be concerned.with the environ- mentat effects of.the project. 64. Copplettp.p of Draft EIR. Upon completion of a draft EIR the shall take the following~actions: il) Senda ~otice of Completion to SOUrCes. (2) Deliver a copy of ltc Library. Environmental Analyst the Secretary of Re- the draft EIR to the'Santa Ana Pub- (3) Notify any individuals or organizations who have pre- viously requested notice of completion of the draft EIR. (4) Publish notice of the completion of the draft EIR a newspaper, of general circulation. Such notice shall briefly describe t~e project, including its location, and shall state that a draft EIR has been prepJred and'is available for public· inspection and comment, gt~tng the place or person to contact for such inspection and Comment~ The notice shall also give. the date of expiration of the period for public review. (5)' Forward copies of the draft EIR for-review and comment to other public agencies having'Jurisdiction by law, to persons having special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, and to State and regional clearinghouses as required by the State EIR Guidelines. 6S. Pub, l..ic Review. (al A draft EIR shall be maintained by the Environmental Analyst for public.inspection and comment for the period of public review (reference Appendix Cl. He shall encourage any person de- siring to comment to do so in writing, but in the event such person declines to do so, he shall himself summarize such person's comments A public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments general public on the draft EIR shall be held: if the Environmental Analyst determines it-would facilitate of CEQA and the State EIR Guidelines to do so; or submits written request for a public hearing the per~od of public review. be held before the Planning Commission and by publication in a newspaper of general circulati ~ il0) days before the date set for such hearing. in writing. (b) from the il) the purposes {2) if any person on the,draft EIR within Such hearings shall shall be noticed not less than ten -17~ 66. Completion of F~ipal E.TR. Comments received on the draft EIR shall be evaluated by Environmental Analyst, who shall prepare recommended responses .thereto. Such comments and responses shall, serve as the basis for the · completion of the final ward a copy of the final body, and each such member shall review tion contained in the final EIR. EIR. The Environmental Analyst shall for- EIR to each member of the decision-making and consider the informa- 67, Action by..the d. ectst~.n-making body. Prior to taking any action to approve or disapprove a project, the decision-making body shall certify'that it has reviewed and considered the information contained in the EIR and that it approves .the responses to public comments Set forth in the EIR. Prior to taking any action to approve'or disapprove the project the decision- making body may remand'the Final EIR-to the Environmental Analyst for revision or supplementation if it determines that the Final EIR, as submitted, fails to comply with the requirements of CEQA and the State EIR Guidelines or if it disapproves of the responses to public comments set forth in the EIR. '68. Findings by the decision-making body. No project shall be approved by the decision-making body -18- .85 except upon one or more of the following written findings: {a) Changes or alterations have been porated into, such project which environmental effects thereof as the final EIR. (b) Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and Jurisdiction of another public agency and su'ch changes have been adopted by such other agency, or can and should be adopted by required in, or incor- mitigate or avoid the significant identified in the completion of such other agency. (c) Specific economtc,-soctal, or other considerations make, infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the EIR. 6g. ~ertification. EIR, with body Whenever a project for which an EIR has been prepared is approved by the decision-making body, the Environmental Analyst shall prepare and sign a Certificate, to be attached to the Final stating that the Final EIR has been completed in compliance CEQA and the State EIR Guidelines and that the decision-making ha's reviewed and considered the information contained in the £IR prior to the approval of the project. The Environmental ~nalyst shall so certify a final EIR only if he determines the statements therein to be true and correct; otherwise he shall notify the deci~ sion-making body of the defect and recommend appropriate corrective, action. PART ? ~OTZCES OF DETERMI~,T, ION 71. .6ppl.ication'@f Part 7. This part applies to all projects subject to CEQA for which the City of Santa Ana is'the lead agency and Which are approved by the decision-making bodY. 72. Filing of npttce. The Environmental Analyst/shall file a notice of deter- mination with the Orange County Clerk after the approval of any project by the decision-making body. Whenever a state agency also has approval authority over the project, the Environmental Analyst shall also file a notice with the 73. ~ime of filing. I¢ a project is subject to more than one action to approve Secretary for Resources. an approval pro'cess which requires or disapprove {as defined in section 25), the project shall be deemed approved and the notice of deter- mination filed after the first .such action to approve the project, except as follows: ~l) If a public hear(ng is required prior to one or more of the actions necessary to approve the projects, the project · shall not be deemed approved and the notice of determination shall not be filed unt'tl after the first such action for which a public .hearing is required. {2) 'If the City Council is the decision-making body for &ny one or more of the actions necessary to approve the project, the project shall not be deemed approved and the notice of deter- mination shall not be filed until after the first such action tQ approve the project by.the City Council. (3) If a project requires approval of a zone change applica- tion or. general plan amendment, or both, in addition to approval of a variances'conditional use permit, or tentative subdivision m~ps the project shall not be deemed approved and the notice of determination shall not be filed until such time as the variance, conditional use permit, or tentative subdivision map is'approved. 74. Effect of .f.t)i.q..g,. O~ce the notice of determination has been filed, the environ- mental~documents for the proJe'ct shall no longer be'subject to change by the decision-making body, The decision-making body, however, shall continue to review and consider such documents prior to taking any subsequent'actions to approve or disapprove the project. Any modification in the project as planned or pro- posed to be carried out shall require compliance with these Rules ms if for a new project unless the Environmental Analyst determines such modification to be so minor as to make no sub- stantial difference in the significant environmental effects or mitigation measures set forth in the existing environmental documents. · pART 8 _LEAD AGENCY DETERIqINATION$ 81. Application of. Part 8. . This part applies to Santa Aha and one or more approval authDrity. projects as to which both the City of other public agencies each have an 82. Determination.of Lq.ad Agency. The Environmental Analyst is authorized to determine on be- half of the City of Santa Aha whether the City of Santa Aha or another public agency is most appropriately the lead agency for a project. He m~y resolve any lead agency disputes by agreement with {he personnel of ~uch other public agency. '83. De~.~rm.ina~.ion..of compliance w~th CEqA. In re.viewing ~ny project for which another public agency is the lead agency the Envt'ronmental Analyst may determine whether the project is subject to CEQA and, if so, whether the lead agency has prepared, or intends to prepare either a negative declaration or an EIR. In the event.that a project subject to CEQA has been -23- approved without preparation of either a negative declaration or an EIR and the Statute of Limitations has expired for a challenge to the lead agency'~'acttono the Environmental Analyst shall pro- cess the project as if the City of Santa Ana were the lead agency. R.eview by ~nvtronme.~tal Analyst. When a lead agency requests review and comments on its en-. vtronmental analysis of a project from the City of santa Ana, the Environmental Analyst shall carry edt the review and response on behalf of the City of Santa Aha. Other personnel within the City of Santa Ana havi~g special knowledge or expertise in any area of environmental impact shall participate in such review as requested by the Environmental Analys.t. 85. ~cltto. nb~ ~he dectsl.on-makin§ body. Whenever the City 'of Santa Ana is to approve or disapprove a project subject to CEQA for which some public agency other than the City of Santa Ana is the lead agency, the decision maktng~body shall, prior to taking any action to approve or dis- approv~ the project; review any consider the negative declaration or EIR prepared by the lead agency and certify that.it has done so. APPENDIX A MINISTERIAL PROJECTS The actions listed in this Appendix are deemed ministerial and any ~roject involving such actions only is a ministerial iProJect. 'A. Issuance and final approvals of building permits and similar construction-related permits governed by. Chapter 8 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code. 8. IssuanCe of permits or clearances by the Fire Depart- ment pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Santa Ana /qunicipal Code. C. Issuance of business licenses pursuant to Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. Approval. of final subdivision maps, tncludt, ng both final tract maps and final parcel maps. E. Approval of individual disconnections. utility service connections and approval Issuance of any permit, license, clearance or other for any business or acti'vity to be car'rted on by private A-1 · 35 ' persons or regulations promulgated organizations when such issuance is governed by in the'Santa Aha Municipal Code or by regulations by the City of Santa Ana pursuant to authority granted by law, and when determination of compliance with such regulations is governed by fixed, objective standards. G, Revocation of variances, conditional use permits; and minor exception for failure to comply with the conditions of approval. A-2 APPE~OIX 8 CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT ACTIVITIES Any activity listed in this Appendix may be .exempt from CEQA if it satisfies the criteria for forth in Article 8 of the State EIR Guidelines. catego'rically exemption set R. Activities to be undertaken by private persons or orga- nizations or other public agencies ~ubJect to the approval of the City of Santa Aha, by such'means as tentative map approval, vari- conditional ahce, use ness permits, and similar entitlements of use, categorical exemption under one or more-of'the gories: Permit, minor exception, discretionary busi- may be eligible for fo'flowing cate- Class .Class Class Class Existing Facilities Replacement or Reconstruction New Construction of Small Structures Minor Alterations to Land Class 5 - Alterations Class g - Class 11 Class 14 - in Land Use. Limitations Inspections Accessory Structures Minor Additions to Schools B-1 B. Public Works and other construction acttvltles to be undertaken by or on behalf of the City of Santa Rna may be eligible for categorical exemption under one or more of the following cate- gories: .Class 1 'Class 2 - Class 3 - New Construction of Small Class 4 -Mtnor Alterations to'Land Class 11 - Accessory,Structures Extsttng Facfltttes Replacement or Reconstruction Structures .C. Activities by the City of Santa Ana pertaining tothe acqulstt~on or dtsposttlon of interests in real property by the Ctt¥ may be eligible for categorical exemption under one or more of the following categories: . Class 10 Class 12- Class 13- Class 16 Class 17 - Loans Surplus Government Property Sal&s Acqutsttton of Lands for ~tldltfe Conservation Purposes Transfer of Ownership of Land tn Order to Create Parks Open-Space Contracts or Easements. Do Activities by purpose~ of promoting or eltgtble for categorlcal ¢ollowtng categories: the City of Santa Ana undertaken for the protecting environmental quality may be exemption under one or more of the Class 6 Information Collection Class 7 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies Class Class Class for Protection of Natural Resources 8 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment 13 - Acquisition of Lands for Wildlife Conservation Purposes 16 Transfer of Ownership in Lands in Order to Create Parks Class 17 - Open Space Contracts or Easements Class 18 - Oesignatton of Wilderness Areas :E. Jurisdictional changes Involving action by'the City of Santa Ana may be eligible for categor, tcal exemption under one or more of the following categories: Class lg - Annexations of' Existing Facilities and Lots for Exempt Facilities Class 20 Changes in Organization of Local Agencies F.' Activities undertaken by the City of Santa Aha involving the ascertainment of facts for purposes of determining compliance with regulatory standards~or for general bau~ground information may be categorically exempt under one or more of the following categories: Class 6 Class g - Information Collection Inspections B-4 APPENDIX C TIME PERIODS The time periods set forth in this Appendix apply to the completion of EIRs and. Negative Declarations on private projects for which the City of Santa Aha has approval authority as the lead agency for the project. The maximums set forth h'erein are subject to reasonable extension .by the Environmental Analyst in the event that unforseen circumstances Justify the additional and the project applicant consents to the extensions. time, A. Initia) ..st.u.d~.. An initial study shall be completed within a period of from 7 to 30 days, depending on the complexity of the project. B. Preparatio~ of Negative Declaration. A Negative Declaration shall be prepared and noticed wtt~in days of the completion of the tntttal study,. C. .Preparat!~~ o~ Dr~ft EIR. (1) Where the applicant Provides detailed data and informa- tion in the form of a draft EIR describing the project,'the Environ-. mental Analyst shall review, evaluate and revise the information into a draft EIR representing ~iews of the City of Santa Aha within 45 days following submission of such data and information by the applicant. (2) Where the draft EIR is prepared with the majority of the · work being done by the staff of the City of Santa Aha, or by a con- sultant under contract with the City, the draft EIR shall be pre- pared within a period of 30 to 270 days following completion of the initial study, impacts involved. depending on the complexity of the environmental~ D. i~ubliC Review,. (1) The pertod for declarations shall be 14 .publication of the notice tton. public inspection and comment on negative days, beginning with the date following of preparation of the negative declara- (2) The period of public review of draft EIRs shall be one of the following periods, beginning with the date following publi- cation of the notice of preparation of the draft EIR: (1) 30 days if the project is one for which no .State agency, is a responsible agency. (2) 45 days if the project is'one agency is a responsible agency. for which a State (3) the dat~ set for such hearing according to (1) or (~) above, ts thereby extended to include If a public hearing is set for the draft EIR and is beyond the expiration date set the period of public review is such hearing date; provided, how- ever, hearings shall not be scheduled or continued so as to ex- ceed a maximum period of 90 days from the date following publicatto, of notice of preparation of the draft EIR. E. Responses to Com.ments. The Environmental A~alyst shall respond to comments received during the period of p.ublic review within the following time periods: (1) (2) ,comments One day if no comments are received; One week if lgss than l0 comments are received and the do not raise complex issues; (3) Three weeks if ten or more comments are received and if the comments do not fa{se complex issues. (4) One month if the comments raise complex i'ssues or require a completely revised EIR or Negative Oeclaration.