California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Appendix N - Infill Environmental Checklist Form

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
NOTE: This sample form is intended to assist lead agencies in
				  assessing infill projects according to the procedures provided in Section
				  21094.5
				  of the Public Resources Code. Lead agencies may customize this form as
				  appropriate, provided that the content satisfies the requirements in Section
				  15183.3 of the CEQA
				  Guidelines.
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1. Project title:
2. Lead agency name and address:
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3. Contact person and phone number:
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4. Project location:
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5. Project sponsor's name and address:
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6. General plan designation: ______________________________
				  7. Zoning: __________________________________________________
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8. Prior Environmental Document(s) Analyzing the Effects of
				  the Infill Project (including State Clearinghouse Number if assigned):
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9. Location of Prior Environmental Document(s) Analyzing the
				  Effects of the Infill Project:
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10. Description of project: (Describe the whole action
				  involved, including but not limited to later phases of the project, and any
				  secondary, support, or off-site features necessary for its implementation.
				  Attach additional sheets if necessary.)
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11. Surrounding land uses and setting: Briefly describe the
				  project's surroundings, including any prior uses of the project site, or, if
				  vacant, describe the urban uses that exist on at least 75% of the project's
				  perimeter:
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12. Other public agencies whose approval is required (e.g.,
				  permits, financing approval, or participation agreement.)
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13) Have California Native American tribes traditionally and
				  culturally affiliated with the project area requested consultation pursuant to
				  Public Resources Code section
				  21080.3.1?
				  If so, is there a plan for consultation that includes, for example, the
				  determination of significance of impacts to tribal cultural resources,
				  procedures regarding confidentiality, etc.?
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NOTE: Conducting consultation early in the CEQA process
				  allows tribal governments, lead agencies, and project proponents to discuss the
				  level of environmental review, identify and address potential adverse impacts
				  to tribal cultural resources, and reduce the potential for delay and conflict
				  in the environmental review process. (See Public Resources Code section
				  21080.3.2.)
				  Information may also be available from the California Native American Heritage
				  Commission's Sacred Lands File per Public Resources Code section
				  5097.96
				  and the California Historical Resources Information System administered by the
				  California Office of Historic Preservation. Please also note that Public
				  Resources Code section
				  21082.3(c)
				  contains provisions specific to confidentiality.
SATISFACTION OF APPENDIX M PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Provide the information demonstrating that the infill project
				  satisfies the performance standards in Appendix M below. For mixed-use
				  projects, the predominant use will determine which performance standards apply
				  to the entire project.
1. Does the non-residential infill project include a
				  renewable energy feature? If so, describe below. If not, explain below why it
				  is not feasible to do so.
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2. If the project site is included on any list compiled
				  pursuant to Section
				  65962.5 of
				  the Government Code, either provide documentation of remediation or describe
				  the recommendations provided in a preliminary endangerment assessment or
				  comparable document that will be implemented as part of the project.
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3. If the infill project includes residential units located
				  within 500 feet, or such distance that the local agency or local air district
				  has determined is appropriate based on local conditions, a high volume roadway
				  or other significant source of air pollution, as defined in Appendix M,
				  describe the measures that the project will implement to protect public health.
				  Such measures may include policies and standards identified in the local
				  general plan, specific plans, zoning code or community risk reduction plan, or
				  measures recommended in a health risk assessment, to promote the protection of
				  public health. Identify the policies or standards, or refer to the site
				  specific analysis, below. (Attach additional sheets if necessary.)
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4. For residential projects, the project satisfies which of
				  the following?
[] Located within a low vehicle travel area, as defined in
				  Appendix M. (Attach VMT map.)
[] Located within ½ mile of an existing major transit
				  stop or an existing stop along a high quality transit corridor. (Attach map
				  illustrating proximity to transit.)
[] Consists of 300 or fewer units that are each affordable to
				  low income households. (Attach evidence of legal commitment to ensure the
				  continued availability and use of the housing units for lower income
				  households, as defined in Section
				  50079.5
				  of the Health and Safety Code, for a period of at least 30 years, at monthly
				  housing costs, as determined pursuant to Section
				  50053
				  of the Health and Safety Code.)
5. For commercial projects with a single building floor-plate
				  below 50,000 square feet, the project satisfies which of the following?
[] Located within a low vehicle travel area, as defined in
				  Appendix M. (Attach VMT map.)
[] The project is within one-half mile of 1800 dwelling
				  units. (Attach map illustrating proximity to households.)
6. For office building projects, the project satisfies which
				  of the following?
[] Located within a low vehicle travel area, as defined in
				  Appendix M. (Attach VMT map.)
[] Located within ½ mile of an existing major transit
				  stop or within 1/4 of a stop along a high quality transit corridor. (Attach map
				  illustrating proximity to transit.)
7. For school projects, the project does all of the
				  following:
[] The project complies with the requirements in Sections
				  17213,
				  17213.1 and
				  17213.2 of
				  the California Education Code.
[] The project is an elementary school and is within one mile
				  of 50% of the student population, or is a middle school or high school and is
				  within two miles of 50% of the student population. Alternatively, the school is
				  within ½ mile of an existing major transit stop or an existing stop
				  along a high quality transit corridor. (Attach map and methodology.)
[] The project provides parking and storage for bicycles and
				  scooters.
8. For small walkable community projects, the project must be
				  a residential project that has a density of at least eight units to the acre or
				  a commercial project with a floor area ratio of at least 0.5, or both.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The infill project could potentially result in one or more of
				  the following environmental effects.
[] Aesthetics
[] Agriculture and Forestry
						  Resources
[] Air Quality
[] Biological Resources
[] Cultural
						  Resources
[] Energy
[] Geology / Soils
[] Greenhouse Gas
						  Emissions
[] Hazards & Hazardous Materials
[] Hydrology / Water Quality
[] Land Use /
						  Planning
[] Mineral Resources
[] Noise
[] Population / Housing
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						  Public Services
[] Recreation
[] Transportation
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						  Tribal Cultural Resources
[] Utilities/Service Systems
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						  Wildfire
[] Mandatory Findings of Significance
DETERMINATION: (To be completed by the Lead Agency)
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
[] I find that the proposed infill project WOULD NOT have any
				  significant effects on the environment that either have not already been
				  analyzed in a prior EIR or that are more significant than previously analyzed,
				  or that uniformly applicable development policies would not substantially
				  mitigate. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
				  21094.5,
				  CEQA does not apply to such effects. A Notice of Determination (Section
				  15094) will be filed.
[] I find that the proposed infill project will have effects
				  that either have not been analyzed in a prior EIR, or are more significant than
				  described in the prior EIR, and that no uniformly applicable development
				  policies would substantially mitigate such effects. With respect to those
				  effects that are subject to CEQA, I find that such effects WOULD NOT be
				  significant and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION, or if the project is a Transit Priority
				  Project a SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, will be
				  prepared.
[] I find that the proposed infill project will have effects
				  that either have not been analyzed in a prior EIR, or are more significant than
				  described in the prior EIR, and that no uniformly applicable development
				  policies would substantially mitigate such effects. I find that although those
				  effects could be significant, there will not be a significant effect in this
				  case because revisions in the infill project have been made by or agreed to by
				  the project proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, or if the project is a
				  Transit Priority Project a SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT,
				  will be prepared.
[] I find that the proposed infill project would have effects
				  that either have not been analyzed in a prior EIR, or are more significant than
				  described in the prior EIR, and that no uniformly applicable development
				  policies would substantially mitigate such effects. I find that those effects
				  WOULD be significant, and an infill ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required to
				  analyze those effects that are subject to CEQA.
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Signature
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EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF INFILL
				  PROJECTS:
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) For the purposes of this checklist, "prior EIR" means the
				  environmental impact report certified for a planning level decision, as
				  supplemented by any subsequent or supplemental environmental impact reports,
				  negative declarations, or addenda to those documents. "Planning level decision"
				  means the enactment or amendment of a general plan, community plan, specific
				  plan, or zoning code. (Section
				  15183.3(e).)
4) Once the lead agency has determined that a particular
				  physical impact may occur as a result of an infill project, then the checklist
				  answers must indicate whether that impact has already been analyzed in a prior
				  EIR. If the effect of the infill project is not more significant than what has
				  already been analyzed, that effect of the infill project is not subject to
				  CEQA. The brief explanation accompanying this determination should include page
				  and section references to the portions of the prior EIR containing the analysis
				  of that effect. The brief explanation shall also indicate whether the prior EIR
				  included any mitigation measures to substantially lessen that effect and
				  whether those measures have been incorporated into the infill project.
5) If the infill project would cause a significant adverse
				  effect that either is specific to the project or project site and was not
				  analyzed in a prior EIR, or is more significant than what was analyzed in a
				  prior EIR, the lead agency must determine whether uniformly applicable
				  development policies or standards that have been adopted by the lead agency, or
				  city or county, would substantially mitigate that effect. If so, the checklist
				  shall explain how the infill project's implementation of the uniformly
				  applicable development policies will substantially mitigate that effect. That
				  effect of the infill project is not subject to CEQA if the lead agency makes a
				  finding, based upon substantial evidence, that the development policies or
				  standards will substantially mitigate that effect.
6) If all effects of an infill project were either analyzed
				  in a prior EIR or are substantially mitigated by uniformly applicable
				  development policies or standards, CEQA does not apply to the project, and the
				  lead agency shall file a Notice of Determination.
7) Effects of an infill project that either have not been
				  analyzed in a prior EIR, or that uniformly applicable development policies or
				  standards do not substantially mitigate, are subject to CEQA. With respect to
				  those effects of the infill project that are subject to CEQA, the checklist
				  shall indicate whether those effects are significant, less than significant
				  with mitigation, or less than significant. If there are one or more
				  "Significant Impact" entries when the determination is made, an infill EIR is
				  required. The infill EIR should be limited to analysis of those effects
				  determined to be significant. (Sections
				  15128,
				  15183.3(d).)
8) "Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated"
				  applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures will reduce an effect of
				  an infill project that is subject to CEQA from "Significant Impact" to a "Less
				  Than Significant Impact." The lead agency must describe the mitigation
				  measures, and briefly explain how those measures reduce the effect to a less
				  than significant level. If the effects of an infill project that are subject to
				  CEQA are less than significant with mitigation incorporated, the lead agency
				  may prepare a Mitigated Negative Declaration. If all of the effects of the
				  infill project that are subject to CEQA are less than significant, the lead
				  agency may prepare a Negative Declaration.
9) 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 an infill project's
				  environmental effects in whatever format is selected.
10) 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.
Issues:
Significant
						  Impact
Less Than Significant or Less than
						  Significant with Mitigation
						  Incorporated
No
						  Impact
Analyzed in the Prior
						  EIR
Substantially Mitigated by Uniformly
						  Applicable Development Policies
I. AESTHETICS. Except as provided in Public Resources
						  Code Section
						  21099,
						  would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic
						  vista?
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b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including,
						  but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a
						  state scenic highway?
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c) In non-urbanized area, substantially degrade the
						  existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its
						  surroundings? (Public views are those that are experienced from publicly
						  accessible vantage point.) If the project is in an urbanized area, would the
						  project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic
						  quality?
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d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare
						  which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area?
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II. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES. In determining
						  whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental
						  effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation
						  and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of
						  Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture
						  and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including
						  timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to
						  information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire
						  Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest
						  and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and
						  forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by
						  the California Air Resources Board. Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland
						  of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to
						  the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency,
						  to non-agricultural use?
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b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use,
						  or a Williamson Act contract?
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c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning
						  of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section
						  12220(g)),
						  timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section
						  4526),
						  or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code
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						  51104(g))?
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d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of
						  forest land to non-forest use?
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e) Involve other changes in the existing environment
						  which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland,
						  to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest
						  use?
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III. AIR QUALITY. Where available, the significance
						  criteria established by the applicable air quality management district or air
						  pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following
						  determinations. Would the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the
						  applicable air quality plan?
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b) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase
						  of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non-attainment under
						  an applicable federal or state ambient air quality
						  standard?
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c) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant
						  concentrations?
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d) Result in other emissions (such as those leading to
						  odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people?
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IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES: Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly
						  or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate,
						  sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or
						  regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and
						  Wildlife Service?
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b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian
						  habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional
						  plans, policies, regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game
						  or US Fish and Wildlife Service?
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c) Have a substantial adverse effect on state or
						  federally protected wetlands (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal
						  pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological
						  interruption, or other means?
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d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any
						  native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established
						  native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native
						  wildlife nursery sites?
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e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances
						  protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or
						  ordinance?
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f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat
						  Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved
						  local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan?
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V. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
						  significance of a historical resource pursuant to in §
												15064.5 ?
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b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
						  significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to §
												15064.5 ?
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c) Disturb any human remains, including those interred
						  outside of formal cemeteries?
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VI. ENERGY. Would the project:
a) Result in potentially significant environmental
						  impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy
						  resources, during project construction or operation?
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b) Conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for
						  renewable energy or energy efficiency?
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VII. GEOLOGY AND SOILS. Would the project:
a) Directly or indirectly cause potential substantial
						  adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death
						  involving:
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i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated
						  on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the
						  State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known
						  fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication
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ii) Strong seismic ground shaking?
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iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including
						  liquefaction?
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iv) Landslides?
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b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of
						  topsoil?
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c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is
						  unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and
						  potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence,
						  liquefaction or collapse?
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d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table
						  18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial direct or
						  indirect risks to life or property?
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e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the
						  use of septic tanks or alternative waste water disposal systems where sewers
						  are not available for the disposal of waste water?
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f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique
						  paleontological resource or site or unique geological feature?
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VIII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Would the
						  project:
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly
						  or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the
						  environment?
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b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or
						  regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse
						  gases?
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IX. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Would the
						  project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the
						  environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous
						  materials?
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b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the
						  environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions
						  involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment?
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c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or
						  acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an
						  existing or proposed school?
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d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of
						  hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section
						  65962.5
						  and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the
						  environment?
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e) For a project located within an airport land use
						  plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public
						  airport or public use airport, would the project result in a safety hazard or
						  excessive noise for people residing or working in the project area?
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f) Impair implementation of or physically interfere
						  with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
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g) Expose people or structures, either directly or
						  indirectly, to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland
						  fires?
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X. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. Would the
						  project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste
						  discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or ground
						  water quality?
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b) Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or
						  interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the project may
						  impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin?
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c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of
						  the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or
						  river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which
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(i) result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or
						  off-site;
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(ii) substantially increase the rate or amount of
						  surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or
						  offsite;
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(iii) create or contribute runoff water which would
						  exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or
						  provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or
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(iv) impede or redirect flood flows?
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d) In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk
						  release of pollutants due to project inundation?
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e) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water
						  quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan?
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XI. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the project:
a) Physically divide an established
						  community?
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b) Cause a significant environmental impact due to a
						  conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose
						  of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect?
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XII. MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the project:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known
						  mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the
						  state?
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b) Result in the loss of availability of a
						  locally-important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general
						  plan, specific plan or other land use plan?
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XIII. NOISE -- Would the project result in:
a) Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent
						  increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of
						  standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or
						  applicable standards of other agencies?
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b) Generation of excessive groundborne vibration or
						  groundborne noise levels?
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c) For a project located within the vicinity of a
						  private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been
						  adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the
						  project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive
						  noise levels?
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XIV. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the
						  project:
a) Induce substantial unplanned population growth in an
						  area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or
						  indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other
						  infrastructure)?
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b) Displace substantial numbers of existing people or
						  housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing
						  elsewhere?
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XV. PUBLIC SERVICES.
a) Would the project result in substantial adverse
						  physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered
						  governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental
						  facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental
						  impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or
						  other performance objectives for any of the public services:
Fire protection?
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XVI.
						  RECREATION.
a) Would the project increase the use of existing
						  neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that
						  substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be
						  accelerated?
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b) Does the project include recreational facilities or
						  require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might
						  have an adverse physical effect on the environment?
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XVII. TRANSPORTATION. Would the project
a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy
						  addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and
						  pedestrian facilities?
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b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines
						  Section 15064.3, subdivision (b)?
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c) Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric
						  design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible
						  uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
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d) Result in inadequate emergency access?
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XVIII. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES.
a) Would the project cause a substantial adverse change
						  in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources
						  Code section
						  21074
						  as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically
						  defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or
						  object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that
						  is:
(i) Listed or eligible for listing in the California
						  Register of Historical Resources, or in the local register of historical
						  resources as defined in Public Resources. Code Section
						  5020.1(k),
						  or
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(ii) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its
						  discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to
						  criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section
						  5024.1.
						  In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code
						  Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall
						  consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American
						  tribe.
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XIX. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS. Would the
						  project:
a) Require or result in the relocation or construction
						  of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or storm water drainage,
						  electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction
						  or relocation of which could cause significant environmental
						  effects?
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b) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve
						  the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry
						  and multiple dry years?
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c) Result in a determination by the wastewater
						  treatment provider which serves or may serve the project that it has adequate
						  capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the provider's
						  existing commitments?
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d) Generate solid waste in excess of State or local
						  standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise
						  impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals?
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e) Comply with federal, state, and local management and
						  reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste?
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XX. WILDFIRE -- If located in or near state
						  responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity
						  zones, would the project:
a) Substantially impair an adopted emergency response
						  plan or emergency evacuation plan?
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b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors,
						  exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project occupants to, pollutant
						  concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a
						  wildfire?
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c) Require the installation or maintenance of
						  associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources,
						  power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may
						  result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment?
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d) Expose people or structures to significant risks,
						  including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of
						  runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes?
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XXI. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE.
a) Does the project have the potential to substantially
						  degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a
						  fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below
						  self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,
						  substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered
						  plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of
						  California history or prehistory?
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b) Does the project have impacts that are individually
						  limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that
						  the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection
						  with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and
						  the effects of probable future projects)?
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c) Does the project have environmental effects which
						  will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or
						  indirectly?
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1. New
				  Appendix N filed 2-14-2013; operative 2-14-2013 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2013, No. 7).
2. Amendment filed 12-28-2018; operative
				  12-28-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2018, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 21083
					 and
					 21094.5.5,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 21094.5
					 and
					 21094.5.5,
					 Public Resources Code.