Madera County Municipal Code Ch. 16.04 General Provisions

The purpose of this title is to implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (PRC Sections 21000—21178) and the State CEQA Guidelines (CCR Sections 15000—15387), and specifically to comply with PRC Section 21082 by providing additional specific objectives, criteria, and procedures for accurate, objective, timely, and orderly evaluation of projects in the county of Madera, the disclosure of potential environmental effects of proposed projects and the preparation of environmental impact reports and negative declarations.

(Ord. No. 657, § 1 (Exh. A), 6-12-12).

A. CEQA and the state CEQA Guidelines, as applicable, are incorporated and made a part of this chapter as fully as though set forth herein, and all employees of the county of Madera are hereby authorized and directed to enforce and comply with each and every applicable provision of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines.

B. This chapter shall be applied in such manner as to afford the fullest consideration of environmental protection of the environment within the reasonable scope of the statutory language.

C. If any administrative provision of this title comes into conflict with CEQA and/or the State CEQA Guidelines, CEQA and its guidelines will govern.

(Ord. No. 657, § 1 (Exh. A), 6-12-12).

This title implements the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as contained in Division 13 (commencing at PRC Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code of the State of California and the State CEQA Guidelines, as contained in Chapter 3 (commencing at Section 15000), Division 6, Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as adopted by the Secretary of the Resources Agency of the State of California.

(Ord. No. 657, § 1 (Exh. A), 6-12-12).