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Division 1 — Generally›Chapter 33›Article 47 — ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

§ 33-925. City responsibility for environmental documentations and determinations.

Escondido Zoning Code · 2026-05 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Escondido

  • (a) The city shall have responsibility and control over the form, scope, and content of all documents comprising the environmental assessment of a project. All reports, studies, or other documents prepared by or under the direction of an applicant, intended for inclusion in the environmental documents, shall be clearly identified as the project proponent's environmental assessment (PEA), and shall set forth in detail the assumptions and methodologies supporting any conclusions reached or upon which any recommendations may be based.

  • (b) The city, at its sole discretion, may decide to utilize the services of a private consulting firm to prepare or review all studies, reports, and other documents required or permitted by CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, or other applicable laws or regulations, including those studies, reports, or other documents submitted by the project proponent or any other party. In all cases, the consultant shall enter into a contract with and shall be responsible directly to the city. All services shall be performed to the satisfaction of the director of community development, or designee.

  • (c) All costs incurred in the preparation of a project's environmental documents, including the cost of services performed under subsection (b) of this section, shall be borne by the project proponent.

(Ord. No. 952, § 1, 2-15-95; Ord. No. 2013-12, § 4, 12-11-13; Ord. No. 2018-07R, § 7, 4-18-18; Ord. No. 2021-10, § 6, 10-27-21)

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  4. ▸ Division 1 — Generally
    Overview
    1. § 11-53. Created and established.
    2. § 11-54. Purpose.
    3. § 11-55. Membership.
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    8. § 11-65. Status of employment.
    9. § 11-66. General authority.
    10. § 11-67. To perform duties prescribed by city manager.
    11. § 11-68. To aid enforcement of ordinances, report violations.
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    22. § 11-79. To submit annual budget.
    23. Chapter 20
    24. Chapter 32
    25. ▸ Chapter 33
      Overview
      1. § 33-1313. Penalty provisions.
      2. Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
      3. Article 2 — OPEN SPACE AND HAZARDOUS LANDS GENERALLY
      4. Article 3 — OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE
      5. Article 4 — FLOOD PLAIN (FP) OVERLAY ZONE
      6. Article 5 — OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
      7. Article 6 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
      8. Article 9 — ANIMAL OVERLAY (AO) ZONE
      9. Article 11 — (RESERVED)
      10. Article 13 — (RESERVED)
      11. Article 16 — COMMERCIAL ZONES
      12. Article 18 — SPECIFIC PLAN (S-P) ZONE
      13. Article 19 — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (P-D) ZONE
      14. Article 24 — (RESERVED)
      15. Article 25 — PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL Z…
      16. Article 26 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES
      17. Article 27 — EMERGENCY SHELTER OVERLAY
      18. Article 30 — HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL OVERLAY (H-C-O) ZONE
      19. Article 31 — SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (S-T-P) OVERLAY ZONE
      20. Article 32 — BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITIES
      21. Article 33 — RECYCLING FACILITIES
      22. Article 34 — COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS
      23. Article 35 — OUTDOOR LIGHTING
      24. Article 36 — CARGO CONTAINER RESTRICTIONS
      25. Article 37 — PUBLIC ART
      26. Article 38 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
      27. Article 39 — OFF-STREET PARKING
      28. Article 40 — HISTORICAL RESOURCES
      29. Article 41 — SENIOR HOUSING
      30. Article 42 — ADULT BUSINESSES
      31. Article 43 — ABANDONED SERVICE STATIONS
      32. Article 44 — HOME OCCUPATIONS
      33. Article 45 — MOBILEHOME PARKS
      34. Article 46 — TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
      35. ▸ Article 47 — ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
        Overview
        1. § 33-920. Purpose.
        2. § 33-921. Incorporation of the California Environmental Qualit…
        3. § 33-922. Exemption procedures.
        4. § 33-923. Mitigation and reporting requirements.
        5. § 33-924. Coordination of CEQA, quality of life standards, and…
        6. § 33-924 considered significant:
        7. § 33-925. City responsibility for environmental documentations…
        8. § 33-926. Enhanced CEQA review for projects subject to congest…
        9. § 33-927 program requirements.
        10. § 33-927. Public noticing of negative declarations and mitigat…
      36. Article 48 — RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS
      37. Article 49 — AIR SPACE CONDOMINIUM AND COMMUNITY APARTMENT PRO…
      38. Article 52 — FREEWAY SIGN CONTROL
      39. Article 55 — GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL
      40. Article 56 — MISCELLANEOUS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
      41. Article 57 — MISCELLANEOUS USE RESTRICTIONS
      42. Article 58 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
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  8. Division 4 — Amendments and Zone Changes
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  10. Division 6 — Public Hearings, Notices, Fees and Appeals
  11. Division 7 — Enforcement and Penalties
  12. Division 8 — Plot Plans
  13. Division 9 — Zoning Administrator

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