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Title 17 — ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS

Cupertino Municipal Code Ch. 17.02 California Environmental Quality Act

Cupertino Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Cupertino

Cite as: Cupertino Municipal Code Chapter 17.02 · Text as of 2026-10-05

17.02.010 Review of CEQA Documents.

The approval authority for any discretionary project undertaken by the City shall be responsible for the review and approval of negative declarations and environmental impact reports prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. If a legislative body advisory to the City Council makes recommendations with respect to the approval of any discretionary project that is not exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, the advisory body shall consider the negative declaration or environmental impact report for the project at a public hearing and may make recommendations to the City Council regarding the environmental review document.

(Ord. 23-2247, § 1 (part), 2023)

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17.02.020 CEQA Procedures.

Pursuant to Title 14, Section 15022(d) of the California Code of Regulations, the CEQA Guidelines adopted by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations), as may be amended from time to time, shall apply to all discretionary projects in the City. The City Manager shall promulgate any administrative procedures necessary to tailor the guidelines to the specific operations of the City.

(Ord. 23-2247, § 1 (part), 2023)

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