Article 3 — Yolo County Planning Code

Sec. 10-1.301. Delegation of authority to the Environmental Officer. ¶

The Director of the Community Development Agency is hereby appointed as the Environmental Officer to perform such duties and exercise such authority as set forth in this article.

The Director is hereby authorized to delegate to such appropriate members of the staff of the Community

Development Agency the powers and duties of the Environmental Officer as set forth in this article, including the following:

(a) The determination of whether a project is exempt;
(b) Consultations with responsible and trustee agencies in determining whether a Negative Declaration or EIR should be prepared;
(c) The preparation of a Negative Declaration or EIR;
(d) The filing of required notices;
(e) Administering contracts with EIR consultants; and
(f) Issuing administrative regulations consistent with and to implement this chapter. (§ 2, Ord. 1020, eff. October 17, 1985)

Sec. 10-1.302. Application process. ¶

The applicant shall submit the project application to the Community Development Agency and pay all the fees necessary for environmental processing. The Community Development Agency shall enter the application for a permit in a logbook kept by the Environmental Officer for the purposes of assigning a control number to the project. Pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines, the Environmental Officer shall determine whether the project qualifies for a categorical exemption from the preparation of additional environmental documents or is exempt from the CEQA. If a project application is received which will be subject to approval by one or more responsible agencies, the Environmental Officer shall consult with such agency or agencies prior to determining whether a Negative Declaration or Environmental Impact Report is required for the project. (§ 2, Ord. 1020, eff. October 17, 1985)