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Sec. 23A-22. - DEIR: Public Review.

Sonoma County Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Sonoma County

Sufficient time shall be provided for public review of the DEIR. The review period should not be less than thirty (30) days after the notices required by Sec. 23A-20 and 21 have been given. However, where review by State agencies through the State Clearinghouse is required pursuant to Sections 15205 and 15206 of the Guidelines, the review period shall not be less than forty-five (45) days unless the Clearinghouse authorizes a shorter period.

(Ord. No. 3411 § II.)

Sec. 23A-23. - DEIR: Public Hearing.

(a)

"Unless another person or public body is designated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing on the DEIR for the public project. When a person or body other than the Planning Commission is directed to conduct the hearing, that person or body shall perform the functions of the Planning Commission set forth in Section 23A-25. The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments on the adequacy of the DEIR. The public hearing should not be held during the public review period described in Section 23A-23 unless said review period is greater than thirty (30) days, in which case the public hearing may be held after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date that the Notice of Completion of DEIR is given pursuant to Section 23A-21 and 23A-22. To the maximum extent possible, the hearing shall be combined with the Planning Commission or other hearings on the project."

(Ord. No. 3855, 1988.)

(b)

Notice of the public hearing on the DEIR shall be provided either along with the Notice of Completion or, at the discretion of the Lead Department, by separate notice. In the event that the Lead Department elects to provide separate notice of the public hearing on the DEIR, then said notice shall be given by one of the methods set forth in Section 15087 of the Guidelines at least ten (10) days prior to commencement of the public hearing.

(c)

The Commission or other hearing body may continue the hearing from time to time and place to place while making every effort to expedite the hearing procedures. The Lead Department shall ensure that a record is kept of the public hearing. A staff member of the Lead Department, or consultant, shall be present during the hearing to discuss the DEIR.

(Ord. No. 3411 § II.)

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Sonoma County Planning Code
  1. Sec. 23A-13. - Authority and Responsibility of Committee.
  2. Sec. 23A-22. - DEIR: Public Review.
  3. Sec. 23A-24. - Preparation of Final EIR.
  4. Sec. 23A-49. - DEIR: Public Hearing.
  5. Sec. 23A-51. - Private Project Action
  6. Sec. 25-1. - Purposes of chapter.
  7. Sec. 25-6. - Zoning administrator.[[2]]
  8. Sec. 25-11. - Applicability of Articles III, IV, V and VI.
  9. § 25-13
  10. Sec. 25-16. - Zoning administrator.
  11. Sec. 25-27. - Reserved.
  12. Sec. 25-31. - Statement as to soil condition.
  13. Sec. 25-32. - Preliminary soil report.
  14. Sec. 25-33. - Soil investigation generally.
  15. Sec. 25-34. - Approval of soil investigation report.
  16. Sec. 25-35. - Distribution of copies.
  17. Sec. 25-38. - Same—Planning commission.
  18. § 25-39
  19. Sec. 25-40. - Streets and highways.[[5]]
  20. Sec. 25-41. - Blocks.
  21. § 25-49
  22. Sec. 25-56. - Generally.
  23. 3.6 - 1,000 / 5 = 0.180 acres/DU
  24. 3.6 + 1,000 / 5 = .0180 acres/DU
  25. Sec. 25-61. - Extension of improvement agreements.
  26. Sec. 25-62. - Improvement security required.
  27. Sec. 25-63. - Amount of security.
  28. Sec. 25-64. - Warranty security.
  29. Sec. 25-65. - Monument security.
  30. Sec. 25-67. - Delegation.
  31. Sec. 31-5. - Recodification or Amendment.
  32. § 36.02
  33. § 36.06
  34. § 36.08
  35. § 36.12
  36. § 36.14
  37. § 36.18
  38. § 36.20
  39. § 36.24
  40. § 36.26
  41. § 36.28
  42. § 36.30

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