HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 653-1 RESOLUTION NO. 653-1
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT CRITERIA, PROCEDURES AND OBJECTIVES
FOR PUBLIC NON-LAND.'g~PRDJECTS"~:' IN THE 7CITY'OF' SARATOGA.
The City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby
resolve as follows:
Section 1: Reference is hereby made to Resolution
No. 653 Of this City heretofore adopted this day, setting
forth C~iteria, procedures and objectives for private 1. and
projects in the City of Saratoga under the California Environ-
mental Quality Act of 1970.
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21082 of
the State of California and Section 15~4 of the California
Administrative Code, all of the provisions of said Resolution
No. 653 relating to land projects shall, with the exception
of Paragraph (5) of Section 2 thereof, be equally applicable to
all other projects within the City, including discretionary
activities undertaken directly by City, discretionary activities
undertaken b y any person which are supported in whole or in
part through contracts, grants, subsidies, loans or other forums
of assistance from the City, and activities involving the
issuance to a person of any lease, permit, license, certifi. cate
or other entitlement for use.ll for a non-land project, by the
City or any officer, Board, or agency thereof.
Section 2: On all discretionary projects not categori-
cally exempt, th~ Director shall determine whether the project
may have a substantial adverse impact on the environment. In
making such determination he shall follow the genera]. guidelines
set forth in Sections 15080 through 15083 of the California
Administrative Code, together with such additional specific
criteria as may from time to time be promulgated and established
by subsequent resolution of this City.
The Director of Planning and Director of Public
Works are hereby jointly directed to make a study and report
to this Council, within . ~0 days from date hereof, setting
forth recormnendations as to more specific criteria to be used
by the Director in determining whether a public project may or
may not have a effect on the environment.
Within 20 days after request by the Director of
Public Works as to all projects directly undertaken by the Cit!~,
and within 10 days after the filing of any application or request
by any person for support of a project.. in whole or in part
through a contract, grant, subsidy, loan or other form of
assistance from the City, the Director shall make his determina-
tion as to whether the discretionary project may or may
not have a substantial adverse impact on the environment, and
shall indicate his determination by executing Form EIA-2,
delivering one copy to the applicant and one copy to the City
Manager for delivery to the City Council.
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Section 3: All reference to "Applicant" in Resolution
No. 653 ....... ~hall mean the City of Saratoga on all project
activ~"~s directly undertaken by said City, and shall mean
the person requesting or petitioning for support as to any
project activity to be aided in whole or in part through any
contract, grant, subsidy, loan or other form of assistance from
the City.
Section 4: The within resolution is intended to be
interim onIy, and is separated from Resolution No. 653 relat-
ing to private land projects, so that more detailed drl't~ria
may be developed for public projects, and in order to study
the feasibility of the adoption of a permanent procedure for
public projects differing from the procedure utilized in
private projects. In this regard the Departments of Planning
and Public Works of this City are directed to continue their
study and of environmental impact report criteria,
procedures and objectives with a view to recommending the
implementation of a.more permanent set of regulations and guide-
lines within a reasonable for public projects.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held on the
4th day of April , 19 73 by the following vote:
AYES: Counclt'men Smith, Dwyer, Bridges, Diddon and Krau. s
NOES:
ABSENT: NorI~
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