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The information in this report is intended to support the San Joaquin County Planning Department ' s initial project review, and to provide information needed for the County to prepare its Initial Study for the Landmark Lathrop Group, LLC Conditional Use Permit . The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq . ) sets forth guidelines for protection of the quality of the environment and the minimization of impacts to the natural environmental . The purpose of CEQA is to inform government decision makers and the public about : 1) potential significant environmental effects of proposed activities, 2) ways in which environmental impacts can be avoided or significantly reduced , 3) ways to prevent significant unavoidable impacts to the environment by requiring modifications to projects through the use of alternatives or mitigation measures when the governmental agency finds the changes to be feasible, and 4) the reasons why a governmental agency approved the project in the manner the agency chose, if significant environmental effects remain . Pursuant to Guidelines for Implementation of the CEQA, Section 15063 (c) , the documentation in this report supports the purpose of the Initial Study to : 1 . Provide the Lead Agency with information to use as the basis for deciding to prepare a Negative Declaration ; 2 . Enable an applicant or Lead Agency to modify a project , mitigate adverse impacts , and thereby enable the project to qualify for a Negative Declaration ; 3 . Assist in the preparation of a Negative Declaration , by : a . focusing on the impacts determined to be significant ; b . identifying the impacts determined not to be significant ; C . explaining the reasons for determining that potentially significant impacts would not be significant ; 4 . Facilitate environmental assessment early in the design of a project ; Landmark Lathrop Group, LLC - 2 - February 3, 2000