SU0015341 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS : 1 ) A brief explanation is required for all answers except " No Impact" answers that are adequately supported by the information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses following each question . A " No Impact" answer is adequately supported if the referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved ( e . g . , the project falls outside a fault rupture zone ) . A " No Impact" answer should be explained where it is based on project� specific factors as well as general standards ( e . g . , the project will not expose sensitive receptors to pollutants , based on a project- specific screening analysis ) . 2 ) All answers must take account of the whole action involved , including off-site as well as on -site , cumulative as well as project level , indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as operational impacts . 3 ) Once the lead agency has determined that a particular physical impact may occur , then the checklist answers must indicate whether the impact is potentially significant , less than significant with mitigation , or less than significant . " Potentially Significant Impact" is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect may be significant . If there are one or more " Potentially Significant Impact" entries when the determination is made , an EIR is required . 4 ) " Negative Declaration : Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated " applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from " Potentially Significant Impact" to a " Less Than Significant Impact . " The lead agency must describe the mitigation measures , and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level ( mitigation measures from " Earlier Analyses , " as described in ( 5 ) below , may be cross - referenced ) . 5) Earlier analyses may be used where , pursuant to the tiering , program EIR , or other CEQA process , an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration . Section 15063 ( c ) ( 3 ) ( D ) . In this case , a brief discussion should identify the following : a) Earlier Analysis Used . Identify and state where they are available for review . b ) Impacts Adequately Addressed . Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuantto applicable legal standards , and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis . c) Mitigation Measures . For effects that are " Less than Significant with Mitigation Measures Incorporated , " describe the mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they address site-specific conditions for the project. 6 ) Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate into the checklist references to information sources for potential impacts ( e . g . , general plans , zoning ordinances) . Reference to a previously prepared or outside document should , where appropriate , include a reference to the page or pages where the statement is substantiated . 7 ) Supporting Information Sources : A source list should be attached , and other sources used , or individuals contacted should be cited in the discussion . 8 ) This is only a suggested form , and lead agencies are free to use different formats ; however, lead agencies should normally address the questions from this checklist that are relevant to a project' s environmental effects in whatever format is selected . 9 ) The explanation of each issue should identify : a) the significance criteria or threshold , if any , used to evaluate each question ; and b ) the mitigation measure identified , if any , to reduce the impact to less than significance . 4