SU0008577 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

by reference, can be reviewed at the San Joaquin County Community Development Department, 1810 East Hazelton Avenue, Stockton, California. A copy of Specific Plan II can also be reviewed at this County office. 7. The County is the lead agency for the Mountain House Master Plan and was identified as such in the 1994 MEIR. The County is also the lead agency for all subsequent land use approvals contemplated by the Master Plan, including the Project. 8, The 1994 MEIR was certified in 1994. CEQA Guidelines 15177 of the CEQA Guidelines addresses subsequent projects within the scope of the 1994 MEIR and states that new environmental documentation (except as stated in "b" below) or findings are not required when specific requirements are met. These requirements include the following: (a)The lead agency for the MEIR is the same as for the subsequent project; (b)The lead agency prepares an Initial Study on the subsequent project to determine if any additional significant effect on the environment could occur that was not addressed in the MEIR; and (c)The lead agency determines, on basis of written findings, that no additional significant environmental effect would result, that no new mitigation measures are needed, and that the project is within the scope of the MEIR- Here, the lead agency for the MEIR is the same as that for the Project—the County, an Initial Study has been prepared, and the County, as lead agency has determined that a Mitigated Negative Declaration was required. 9. CEQA Guidelines 15179 states that an Initial Study done for a project that was the subject of a MEIR must make the following findings if more than five years have elapsed since certification of the MEIR: (a)There have been no substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the MEIR was certified; or(b)There is no new available information that was not known and could not have been known at the time the MEIR was certified. If this determination cannot be made, the standard Initial Study process will be used to determine the scope of an EIR for the project, or the need for a Mitigated Negative Declaration. Here, the 2011 Initial Study prepared for the Project concluded that, based on new available 1.01 information, some potentially significant impacts could result from the Project. In addition, the CEQA Guidelines have been amended since the MEIR was prepared and new topics such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were evaluated. Accordingly, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was determined to be appropriate and one was prepared (the 2011 IS/MND). 10. The County provided notice pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21092 and CEQA Guidelines 15072 that the 2011 IS/MND was prepared for the Project. The notice specified that, pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15073, the 30 day public review and comment period for the 2011 IS/MND commenced on September 16, 2011, and closed on October 17, 2011, and that a hearing was tentatively scheduled before the County on December 1, 2011. The notice included a description of the Project as well as a list of the significant environmental effects anticipated as a result of the Project. It further stated that the 2011 IS/MND, along with all supporting documentation, would be available for review during regular business hours at the Community Development Department, 1810 East Hazelton Avenue, Stockton, California 95205. The notice was mailed to all parties who had previously requested notice. The notice was posted with the County Clerk on September 15, 2011, and mailed to the State Clearinghouse on September 15, 2011. A legal ad was place in the Stockton Record on November 21, 2011. The notice was mailed to property owners, surrounding property owners, adjacent residents and interested parties on November 18, 2011. 11. All comments received with regard to the 2011 IS/MND during and after the period of public review have been duly considered in accordance with the provisions of CEQA. 2