(A) Prior to approval of any development project for which an environmental impact report (EIR) will be prepared pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or based on a local determination, regional and municipal fixed-route transit operators providing service to the project must be identified and consulted to provide input. Pursuant to the provision of CEQA, transit operators will be sent a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for all contemplated EIRs and will, as part of the NOP process, be given opportunity to comment on the impacts of the project, to identify recommended transit service or capital improvements which may be required as a result of the project, and to recommend mitigation measures which minimize automobile trips on the CMP network. Impacts and recommended mitigation measures identified by the transit operator will be evaluated in the draft EIR prepared for the project. Related mitigation measures adopted will be monitored through the mitigation monitoring requirements of CEQA.
(B) Phased development projects, development projects subject to a development agreement, or development projects requiring subsequent approvals need not repeat this process as long as no significant changes are made to the project. It will remain the discretion of the lead agency to determine when a project is substantially the same and therefore covered by a previously certified EIR.
(Ord. 1104, passed 7-19-04)