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

§ 33-927 program requirements.

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

Unless otherwise exempt from state law, development proposals or other discretionary planning actions that are expected to generate either an equivalent of 2,400 or more average daily trips (ADT) or 200 or more peak hour vehicle trips shall include as part of the enhanced CEQA review the following information:

  • (a) A traffic analysis to determine the project's impact on the regional transportation system. The regional transportation system includes all the state highway system (freeways and conventional state highways) and the regional arterial system identified in SANDAG's (San Diego Association of Governments) most recent regional transportation plan (RTP). The regional transportation system includes all of the designated congestion management program (CMP) system.

  • (b) The traffic analysis shall be made using the traffic model approved by SANDAG for congestion management program traffic analysis purposes. The traffic analysis shall also use SANDAG's most recent regional growth forecasts as the basic population and land use database.

  • (c) The traffic analysis shall acknowledge that standard trip generation estimates may be overstated when a project is designated using transit-oriented development design principles. Trip generation reductions should be considered for factors such as focused development intensity within walking distance to a transit station, introduction of residential units into employment centers, aggressive transportation demand management programs, and site design and street layouts that promote pedestrian activities.

  • (d) The project analysis shall include an estimate of the costs associated with mitigating the project's impacts to the regional transportation system. The estimates of any costs associated with the mitigation of interregional travel (both trips end outside the county) shall not be attributed to the project. Credit shall be provided to the project for public and private contributions to improvements to the regional transportation system. The city shall be responsible for approving any such credit to be applied to a project. The credit may be in any manner approved by the city, including any one or combination of the following: donated/dedicated right-of-way, interim or final construction, impact fee programs, or money contributions. Monetary contributions may include public transit, ride sharing, trip reduction program support, and air quality transportation control measure funding support.

  • (e) Notwithstanding any statement to the contrary within this section, a project's effect on automobile delay shall not constitute a significant environmental impact for purposes of CEQA, except as otherwise provided in CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3.

  • (Ord. No. 95-2, § 1, 2-15-95; Ord. No. 2013-12, § 4, 12-11-13; Ord. No. 2021-10, § 6, 10-27-21)

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Escondido Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 6
  2. Division 2 — Routing
  3. Division 2 — Weed and Rubbish Abatement Program
  4. ▸ Division 1 — Generally
    Overview
    1. § 11-53. Created and established.
    2. § 11-54. Purpose.
    3. § 11-55. Membership.
    4. § 11-56. Members in classified service and subject to civil se…
    5. § 11-57. Personnel to obey fire chief and rules and regulation…
    6. § 11-63. Appointment; tenure.
    7. § 11-64. Qualifications.
    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.
    12. § 11-69. Duty to promulgate and enforce rules, regulations for…
    13. § 11-70. Authority, duty to inspect buildings, premises and or…
    14. § 11-71. Right of entry to make inspections.
    15. § 11-72. Duty to investigate fires, maintain records.
    16. § 11-73. Duty to preserve order at fires.
    17. § 11-74. Provide instruction for department in first aid, etc.
    18. § 11-75. Duty to call fire drills; purpose of drills.
    19. § 11-76. Responsible for conduct of and property of department.
    20. § 11-77. Duty to recommend disciplinary action.
    21. § 11-78. Duty to make reports; contents.
    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
  5. Division 1
  6. Division 2 — Variances and Administrative Adjustments
  7. Division 3 — Nonconforming Uses and Structures
  8. Division 4 — Amendments and Zone Changes
  9. Division 5 — Reasonable Accommodation
  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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