§ 128.0310 — Draft or Final Environmental Document Distribution and Availability

§128.0310 Draft or Final Environmental Document Distribution and Availability

An environmental document consisting of all information required by CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines and any other information the Planning Director may add shall be distributed for review according to CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, and the following: (a) Environmental Document Distribution to the Public The Planning Director shall post an environmental document to the City’s web page prior to an advisory body making a recommendation required by law or the date that the decision maker considers approval. (b) Environmental Document Distribution to an Advisory Body An advisory body required by law to make a recommendation on a project shall consider the environmental document in draft or final form. (c) Final Environmental Document Distribution to the Decision Maker A decision maker required to consider approval of a project shall consider the environmental document in final form. (d) Final Environmental Document Distribution to Public Agencies The Planning Director shall provide a final environmental document to any public agency that commented on the draft environmental document, consistent with CEQA. (e) Comment on Final Environmental Document The intent of distributing the final environmental document is to provide other public agencies, the public, and the decision makers the opportunity to review the final environmental document prior to a decision being made on the project. No comments will be solicited and no written responses to comments on final environmental documents are required to be prepared.

(Added 6-19-2000 by O-18814 N.S.) (Amended 3-1-2006 by O-19468 N.S.; effective 4-1-2006.) (Amended 2-12-2014 by O-20348 N.S.; effective 3-14-2014.) (Retitled to “Draft or Final Environmental Document Distribution and Availability” and amended 5-5-2015 by O-20481 N.S.; effective 6-4-2015.) (Amended 8-9-2019 by O-21114 N.S.; effective 9-8-2019.)