Article IV

Review of EIR Prepared by Other Agencies

This article shall apply whenever the City is required to review and comment upon a proposed negative declaration or Draft EIR for which the City is not the Lead Agency. (Ord. 2629 § 1, 1987)

Upon receipt by the City of a proposed negative declaration or Draft EIR from a Lead Agency, the Environmental Coordinator shall refer such document to those City Officials and agencies which the Environmental Coordinator deems advisable. The Environmental Coordinator shall be responsible for assembling and summarizing, as necessary, comments which are received from such officials and agencies, and shall forward such comments, together with the EIR or negative declaration, to the Planning Commission.

(Ord. 2629 § 1, 1987)

After review of the negative declaration or EIR, along with the comments of City Officials and agencies thereon, the Planning Commission may by resolution order that certain comments be transmitted to the Lead Agency, or may direct the Environmental Coordinator to refer the negative declaration or EIR, along with comments by City Officials, agencies and the Planning Commission, to the City Council for its action.

(Ord. 2629 § 1, 1987)

The City Council, upon receipt of a negative declaration or EIR from the Planning Commission, or upon its own motion, may direct the clerk to forward its comments to the Lead Agency which prepared the negative declaration or EIR.

(Ord. 2629 § 1, 1987)

• (A) Unless otherwise provided by Section 15050(c) of the State CEQA Guidelines, whenever the City is a responsible agency, it shall consider the Lead Agency's EIR or negative declaration prior to acting upon or approving a project. In such cases, the decision-making body shall act in accordance with Section 17-04.210 and the State CEQA Guidelines.

• (B) Whenever the City, as a responsible agency, receives a notice of preparation, it shall inform the Lead Agency as soon as possible, but in no event more than 45 days after receiving the notice, of its comments, and the scope and content of the environmental information that the City desires to be included in the EIR.

• (Ord. 2629 § 1, 1987)

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City of Santa Rosa, CA § 17-08.010

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Note: Prior history: Prior code §§ 27.600—27.603, 27.609—27.612, 27.620 and 27.621.

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City of Santa Rosa, CA

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

§ 17-08.010

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