(A) Information and analysis. The environmental impact report shall contain information and analysis, in sufficient detail and adequately supported by technical studies, to enable the Town Council to judge the environmental impact of the project and to judge measures proposed to reduce or negate any harmful impacts.
(B) General statement; descriptive materials. The environmental impact report shall include a general statement, describing the proposed project and its purpose, identifying the owner and/or sponsors, and, if a public project, identifying the funding source and time schedule. Descriptive materials, maps and plans shall be submitted showing the following information:
(1) Project boundaries and boundaries of the area within which environmental impact is likely to be significant;
(2) Present and proposed uses of the site;
(3) Present and proposed zoning of the site;
(4) Quantitative information relative to the project, such as site area, numbers of residential units, proposed height and bulk of buildings, building floor area in square feet, and such other data as will contribute to a clear understanding of the scale of the project;
(5) A list of regulatory or review agencies and the specific regulations to which the project will be subject;
(6) Copies of subdivision maps, development plans or other pertinent documents illustrating the proposed project;
(7) Proximity to water bodies, the distance from the centerline of live creeks or streams to any proposed structural development within the project; and
(8) Soil types based upon the National Cooperative Soil Survey, USDA, Soil Conservation Service and interpretations of soil types, vegetation shall be described and three masses shown.
(C) Environmental inventory. The environmental impact report shall include an environmental inventory, providing complete information on the environmental setting existing prior to the proposed project and containing sufficient information to permit independent evaluation by reviewers of factors that could be affected by the proposed project. The environmental inventory shall include maps, photographs or other appropriate illustrative material.
(D) Categorized by impact type. Areas categorized according to type of possible impact shall be identified. The environmental inventory shall describe both the physical and biological natural setting, and the human-made setting of the site and its surroundings.
(E) Analysis. The environmental impact report shall include a comprehensive, qualitative and quantitative analysis of any significant impact that the proposed project will have on the environment. The analysis shall describe temporary effects that will prevail during construction, and long term effects that will prevail after completion. The analysis shall describe both beneficial effects and detrimental effects. The analysis shall consider primary effects and secondary effects which will result from the project. The analysis portion of the environmental impact report shall fully assess the following items:
(1) Adverse effects which cannot be avoided if the proposal is implemented;
(2) Mitigation measures proposed to minimize the impact, including water quality, erosion control and revegetation measures;
(3) Possible alternatives to the proposed action;
(4) Relationships between short term and long term uses of the environment;
(5) Irreversible environmental changes resulting from implementation of the proposal; and
(6) Growth inducing impacts of the project.
(Ord. 8(1973) § 16.402; Ord. 37(1980) § 10; Ord. 29(2005) § 31)