Within thirty days after acceptance of the application(s) for local land use approval actions as complete, the City Council shall appoint a Local Assessment Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.20.230 of this chapter.
A. Scoping Meeting. Within the prescribed statutory time limits following notification to OPA that the application(s) for local land use approval(s) is/are complete, the OPA shall convene a scoping meeting at a date, time and place within the City, subject to the hearing notice requirements provided in Section 9.20.280 of this chapter. The purpose of said scoping meeting is to determine the issues which concern the agencies required to review the proposed facility, and the issues which concern the public, including review of the project under the California Environmental Quality Act. The applicant, the LAC, the Cupertino Director of Community Development, and representatives of the lead agency and responsible agencies shall attend the scoping meetings.
B. Meet and Confer. Following the scoping meeting described in subsection A, the applicant, the Local Assessment Committee (LAC) and LAC staff shall meet and confer for purposes of establishing terms and conditions under which the proposed offsite hazardous waste facility may be acceptable to the city. Based on the results of the meet and confer session, the applicant may amend the application materials submitted for the local land use decision. The requirement for environmental assessment for the project may be waived by the City if the applicant agrees that an environmental impact report must be prepared for the project.
(Ord. 23-2247, § 1 (part), 2023; Ord. 1555, Part 4 § 5, 1991)