Chapter 20

§ 20-13. PROCESSING OF EIR. [Ord. 340, S13]

Firebaugh Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Firebaugh

  • a. Upon receipt or completion of the draft EIR, the responsible city agency shall review same to determine whether it satisfies the intent, standards and criteria of the CEQA, the Guidelines, and this chapter. In the event the responsible city agency determines that such intent, standards and criteria are not satisfied, it shall return the draft EIR to the applicant with a written list of the discrepancies which must be resolved or the additional tests, data or information which must be supplied to bring the draft EIR into compliance therewith, giving due consideration to the criteria contained in Sections 15141, 15142, and 15143 of the Guidelines.

  • b. Upon receipt or completion of a draft EIR which is deemed by the responsible city agency to comply with the intent, standards and criteria specified in subsection a of this section, such agency shall:

    1. Furnish or make available copies of the draft EIR to all other city departments and public agencies which have jurisdiction by law to regulate or approve all or any part of the project, together with a request for their comments on the environmental effects of such project. The responsible agency may also make copies of the draft EIR available to, and request comments on the environmental effects of such project from any persons or organizations which have expressed an interest in the environmental impact of the project. All such departments, agencies, persons, and organizations which fail to respond to such request within 15 working days of the date of mailing or delivery, or by such later date as may be specified in the request, not to exceed 60 working days from the date of mailing or delivery, shall be deemed to have no objections to the EIR as submitted. In fixing such a return date, the responsible city agency shall give due consideration to the complexity of the project and the meeting dates of the agencies being asked to respond.

    2. Post a notice once in three public places in the city to the effect that such draft EIR has been submitted or prepared and is available for examination in the office of the city clerk, and that public comment thereon may be submitted to the responsible city agency within 10 days of the date of such posting.

    3. Schedule and hold a public hearing utilizing the procedural rules to be adopted by the commission in compliance with any rules in the CEQA or the Guidelines whenever the responsible city agency determines that such hearing would facilitate the purposes of the

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City of Firebaugh, CA § 20-13

FIREBAUGH CODE

§ 20-15

Environmental Quality Act of 1970. The responsible city agency shall present the draft EIR at such hearing and record or summarize the public comment presented thereat.

  1. File notice of completion with the secretary of the resources agency of the State.

  • c.

    • Within 10 days of:

    1. The date of the draft EIR is filed with the responsible agency;

    2. The expiration date for comments from other departments or public agencies; or

  1. The date of the public hearing, if any; whichever is the latest, the responsible agency shall attach to the draft EIR all written comments received, together with the record of all testimony given at the public hearing, if any, or a summary thereof. The responsible city agency shall respond to any negative comments contained in such attachments explaining why it agrees or disagrees therewith, and shall prepare its own conclusion regarding the environmental effects of the proposed project and its recommendation for or against the proposed project.

  • d. The draft EIR and comments, conclusions and recommendations attached thereto, shall thereupon be processed with the permit application, subdivision map, or other form of request for approval of the project, in accordance with the procedures prescribed therefor, and shall be presented or made available to the decision making authority for its consideration prior to the date fixed for approval or disapproval of the project. The decision making authority shall adopt the draft EIR, with the additional data, comments, conclusions and recommendations attached thereto, as a final EIR and shall consider the contents thereof when making a decision to approve or disapprove the project.

  • e. After making a decision on the project, the decision making authority shall file a notice of determination with the clerk of the county and the city clerk.