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Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES›Article III

SEC. 31.17. ACTIONS ON PROJECTS.

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

(a) The certification of completion and the final EIR shall be transmitted by the Environmental Review Officer to the applicant and the board, commission or department that is to carry out or approve the project, and shall be presented to the body which will decide whether to carry out or approve the project. These documents shall also be presented to any appellate body in the event of an appeal from the decision whether to carry out or approve the project.

(b) Before making its decision whether to carry out or approve the project, the decision-making body or appellate body shall review and consider the information contained in the EIR and shall make findings as required by CEQA. (c) Thereafter, the decision-making body or appellate body may make its decision whether to carry out or approve the project.

(d) After the City has decided to carry out or approve the project, the Environmental Review Officer may file a notice of determination with the county clerk of the county or counties in which the project is to be located and as required by CEQA. Such notice shall contain the information required by CEQA. (Added by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)

(Former Sec. 31.17; added by Ord. 134-73, App. 4/11/73; repealed by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)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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