HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 6149 RESOLUTION NO. 6149
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH DESIGNATING THE DIRECTOR OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS
THE PERSON AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST SHORTENED REVIEW
PERIODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS PREPARED PURSUANT
TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 886 took effect on January 1, 1990, and
Assembly Bill 886 amends California Environmental Quality Act
hereinafter referred to as "CEQA, " Guidelines Sections 15073 and
15087 regarding minimum review periods for environmental documents
prepared pursuant to the CEQA, and
Assembly Bill 886 mandates that the minimum time limits for
public review of environmental documents prepared pursuant to the
CEQA are now as follows : 30 days for an environmental impact report
unless it is sent to the State Clearinghouse for review in which
case the minimum review time is 45 days, and 21 days for a negative
declaration unless it is sent to the State Clearinghouse for review
in which case the minimum review period is 30 days, and
Assembly Bill 886 mandates that requests for shortened review
periods must be made by the lead agency' s decision-making body or by
a person designated by that body by ordinance or resolution, and
For projects for which the City of Huntington Beach is the lead
agency and the City Council is the decision-making body, a
designated person authorized to request shortened review periods by
the State Clearinghouse is in the interest of expediting projects;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Director of Community
Development is hereby designated as the person authorized to request
shortened review periods for environmental impact reports and
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negative declarations from the State Clearinghouse pursuant to the
CEQA.
Pursuant to the requirements of Assembly Bill 886, when the
Director requests a shortened review period, the City Council shall
be informed of such request at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day
of June 1990 .
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk City Attorney
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City Administrator Direct r of Community
Development
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6149
Res. No. 6149
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, 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 at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day
Of- June 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
MacAllister, Winchell, Greens Mays, Bannister Silva Erskine
NOES: Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
None
City ClerF and ex-officit Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California