San Jose Municipal Code Part 1 General Provisions

A. This title incorporates by reference and adopts the objectives, criteria and procedures for environmental review contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq. and the CEQA Guidelines.

B. This title merely implements the provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. To the extent there is any conflict between this title and CEQA or the CEQA Guidelines, the provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines shall prevail.

(Ord. 24551.)

For purposes of interpreting and implementing this title, CEQA or the CEQA Guidelines, the city shall constitute a "local agency" and a "public agency" as these terms are used in the CEQA Guidelines, whenever these terms are reasonably applicable to the city in the given circumstances.

(Ord. 24551.)

A. In order to achieve maximum objectivity in the environmental clearance process, all applications for environmental clearance and proposed draft environmental impact reports (EIRs):

1. Shall identify the person or persons who prepared the clearance or proposed draft EIR; and

2. Shall disclose the nature, but not the amount, of any economic interest in the project that will or might be derived from the development or the operation of the project.

B. To enable compliance with the disclosure obligations under this section, the city shall provide appropriate statement forms.

(Ord. 24551.)