Authority and Mandate. | |
Policies and Objectives. | |
Scope of Requirements. | |
Responsibility and Definitions. | |
Office of Environmental Review. |
(a) This Chapter is adopted pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 and following, as amended; and pursuant to the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, as amended, appearing as Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (hereinafter referred to collectively as CEQA). CEQA provides for the orderly evaluation of projects and preparation of environmental documents, and requires adoption of corresponding objectives, criteria and procedures by local agencies.
(b) Any amendments to CEQA adopted subsequent to the effective date of this Chapter 31 shall not invalidate any provision of this Chapter 31. Any amendments to CEQA that may be inconsistent with this Chapter 31 shall govern until such time as this Chapter 31 may be amended to remove such inconsistency.
(c) This Chapter shall govern in relation to all other ordinances of the City of San Francisco ("City") and rules and regulations pursuant thereto. In the event of any inconsistency concerning either public or private actions, the provisions of this Chapter shall prevail.
(Added by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)
(Former Sec. 31.01 amended by Ord. 92-77, App. 3/18/77; repealed by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)
The basic purposes of CEQA and this Chapter 31 are to:
(a) Provide decision makers and the public with meaningful information regarding the environmental consequences of proposed activities.
(b) Identify ways that environmental damage can be avoided or significantly reduced.
(c) Provide for public input in the environmental review process.
(d) Bring environmental considerations to bear at an early stage of the planning process, and to avoid unnecessary delays or undue complexity of review. Simplicity and directness are to be emphasized, with the type of review related to the depth and variety of environmental issues raised by a project, so that government and public concern may be focused upon environmental effects of true significance.
(e) Provide procedural direction on implementation of CEQA by the City.
(f) Prevent significant avoidable damage to the environment by requiring changes in projects through the use of alternatives or mitigation measures when the government agency finds the changes to be feasible.
(g) Disclose to the public the reasons why a governmental agency approved the project in the manner the agency chose if significant environmental effects are involved
(Added by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)
(Former Sec. 31.02 amended by Ord. 92-77, App. 3/18/77; repealed by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)
(a) This Chapter adapts CEQA for use by the City. The emphasis of this Chapter is upon implementing procedures, which are expressly left for determination by local agencies, consistent with CEQA.
(b) The provisions of CEQA are not repeated here, but are expressly incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth. This Chapter is supplementary to CEQA.
(Added by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)
(Former Sec. 31.03 added by Ord. 134-73, App. 4/11/73; repealed by Ord. 40-01, File No. 001007, App. 3/16/2001)
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