HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 4397 RESOLUTION NO. 4397
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ESTABLISHING POLICIES, OB-
JECTIVES, CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL EVALUATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS
Pursuant to Section 9720 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance
Code, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach hereby
adopts the following provisions to supplement and implement the
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970:
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS. An environmental
application shall be filed in a form prescribed by the Department
of Environmental Resources for all projects unless the project is
exempt under the provisions of CEQA or exempt under the regulations
of the City of Huntington Beach. All other applications required
by the City of Huntington Beach for the project shall be filed
concurrently with the environmental application.
SECTION 2 . FEES. Upon filing the environmental application,
the applicant shall pay an administrative processing fee of
Seventy-five Dollars ($75) . If the environmental evaluation of
the project is determined by the Department of Environmental
Resources or the Environmental Review Committee to require an
environmental impact report, the applicant must post a deposit
in the amount of the estimated cost of the EIR prior to the City' s
undertaking preparation of such EIR. If the actual cost of the
environmental impact report is less than the estimate, a refund
of the difference between the actual cost and the estimated cost
shall be made to the applicant . If the actual cost exceeds the
estimated cost , the applicant shall reimburse the City for the
difference.
Where an EIR is required, in addition to the actual cost of
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preparation of the EIR, the applicant is required to pay an
administrative processing fee based on the project value as
follows :
Project Value Administrative Fee
$ 0 - $ 1,000,000 $400
$ 1,000,000 - $ 2,500,000 $400 plus $4 for each $100,000 of
project value over $1,000,000
$ 2, 500,000 - $ 5,000,000 $460 plus $3. 50 for each $100,000
of project value over $2,500,000
$ 5,000,000 - $ 7,500,000 $550 plus $3 for each $100,000
of project value over $5, 000, 000
$ 7, 500,000 - $10,000,000 $625 plus $2. 50 for each $100,000
of project value over $7,500, 000
$10, 000,000 and over $690 plus $2 for each $100,000 of
project value over $10,000,000 up
to $1,500, after which the fee shall
be set by the Environmental Review
Committee
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL. Environ-
mental documents approval by the discretionary body shall run
concurrently with the approval of the project, unless there are
substantial changes proposed which will require major revisions
in the environmental documents, in which case new environmental
documents shall be submitted at the time of reapproval of such
project.
SECTION 4. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE ENVIRONMENTAL
EVALUATION PROCEDURES. The procedure for environmental evalua-
tion by the Environmental Review Committee is depicted in the flow
diagram attached as Addendum No. l and incorporated herein by
reference. The criteria to be used by the Environmental Review
Committee for evaluation of potential environmental effects shall
be in accordance with CEQA and the guidelines promulgated by the
state Office of Planning and Research. The following documents
shall be filed at the time of the application for environmental
evaluation:
(a) Four (4 ) copies of the environmental application shall
be filed with the Environmental Review Committee;
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(b) Four (4) copies each of the following data must accom-
pany the environmental application:
(1) Plot plan drawn to scale,
(2) Location and elevation of structures, both ex-
isting and proposed,
(3) Location and size of existing trees and shrubs,
(4) Parking plan and access from adjacent streets,
(5) Landscaping, fencing and wall proposed, if any,
(6) Topography and any unique features of the land;
(7) Photographs of the project area sufficient to
depict pictorially existing physical conditions of the proposed
project area.
SECTION 5. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL
EVALUATION PROCEDURES. The procedure for environmental evalua-
tion' by the Department of Environmental Resources is depicted in
the flow diagram attached hereto as Addendum No. 2 and is incor-
porated herein by reference. The criteria to be used by the
Department of Environmental Resources for evaluation of potential
environmental effects shall be as provided in CEQA and the guide-
Lines promulgated by the state Office of Planning and Research.
The documentation filed with the Department of Environmental
Resources shall be identical with that required under Section 4
hereinabove, except that only two (2) copies of each document are
required.
SECTION 6. Resolutions No. 3616, 3626, 3636, 3668, 3675,
3777, 4272 and all other resolutions in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd
day of January, 1977.
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Res. No. 4397
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day
of January 19 77 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett, Pattinson, Coen, Gibbs, Siebert, Shenkman, Wieder
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California