20.100.180

If required by the director, every application shall be accompanied by an application for, or verification of, environmental clearance or exemption for the project in accordance with Title 21 of the San José Municipal Code. Notwithstanding any provision in any other section, part, chapter or title of this Code, the city council shall be the initial decision making body on the application if that application requires certification of an environmental impact report for environmental clearance, unless the project as proposed includes all mitigation measures identified in the draft environmental impact report for the project as necessary to reduce the impacts of the project to a less than significant level. (Ords. 26248, 29484.)