15166. EIR AS PART OF A GENERAL PLAN

• (a) The requirements for preparing an EIR on a local general plan, element, or amendment thereof will be satisfied by using the general plan, or element document, as the EIR and no separate EIR will be required, if:

  • (1) The general plan addresses all the points required to be in an EIR by Article 9 of these Guidelines, and

  • (2) The document contains a special section or a cover sheet identifying where the general plan document addresses each of the points required.

• (b) Where an EIR rather than a Negative Declaration has been prepared for a general plan, element, or amendment thereto, the EIR shall be forwarded to the State Clearinghouse for review. The requirement shall apply regardless of whether the EIR is prepared as a separate document or as a part of the general plan or element document.

Note: Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code; Reference: Sections 21003, 21061, 21083, 21100, 21104, 21151, and 21152, Public Resources Code.