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Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES›Article III

SEC. 31.12. DETERMINATIONS THAT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS ARE REQUIRED.

San Francisco County Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · San Francisco County

When the Environmental Review Officer determines that an environmental impact report is required by CEQA, the Environmental Review Officer shall distribute a notice of preparation in the manner and containing the information required by CEQA and provide such other notice as required by CEQA. In addition, the Environmental Review Officer shall prepare a notice advising the public of the notice of preparation and of any scheduled scoping meetings and publish the notice of preparation in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, post the notice of preparation in the offices of the Planning Department and on the Planning Department website, and mail the notice of preparation to

the applicant, the board(s), commission(s) or department(s) that will carry out or approve the project and to all organizations and individuals who have previously requested such notice in writing.

(Added by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001; amended by Ord. 161-13, File No. 121019, App. 7/26/2013, Eff. 8/25/2013, Oper. 9/25/2013 [see note at end of Article])

(Former Sec. 31.12 amended by Ord. 166-74, App. 4/11/74; repealed by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)

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San Francisco County Planning Code
  1. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  2. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  3. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  4. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  5. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  6. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  7. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  8. ▸ Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
    Overview
    1. Article I
    2. Article II
    3. ▸ Article III
      Overview
      1. SEC. 31.10. INITIAL EVALUATION OF PROJECTS.
      2. SEC. 31.11. NEGATIVE DECLARATIONS OR MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLAR…
      3. SEC. 31.12. DETERMINATIONS THAT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS A…
      4. SEC. 31.13. DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS.
      5. SEC. 31.14. CONSULTATIONS AND COMMENTS.
      6. SEC. 31.15. FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS.
      7. SEC. 31.17. ACTIONS ON PROJECTS.
      8. SEC. 31.18. ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
      9. SEC. 31.19. EVALUATION OF MODIFIED PROJECTS.
      10. SEC. 31.20. MULTIPLE ACTIONS ON PROJECTS.
    4. Article IV
    5. Article V
  9. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  10. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  11. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  12. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  13. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  14. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  15. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  16. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  17. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
  18. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
  19. Division I
  20. Division II
  21. Division III
  22. Division IV
  23. Division V
  24. Division VI
  25. Division VII
  26. Division VIII
  27. Division IX
  28. Division X
  29. Division XI
  30. Division 1 — SUBDIVISION CODE
  31. Division 11 — LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE CONVERSIONS
  32. Division 2 — MISSION BAY SUBDIVISION CODE
  33. Division 2 — MISSION BAY SUBDIVISION CODE
  34. Division 3 — CANDLESTICK POINT/HUNTERS POINT SHIPYARD SUBDIVI
  35. Division 3 — CANDLESTICK POINT/HUNTERS POINT SHIPYARD SUBDIVI
  36. Division 4 — TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND SUBDIVISI

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