The Director of the Community Development Agency is hereby appointed as the Environmental Officer to perform such duties and exercise such authority as set forth in this article.
The Director is hereby authorized to delegate to such appropriate members of the staff of the Community Development Agency the powers and duties of the Environmental Officer as set forth in this article, including the following:
(a) The determination of whether a project is exempt;
(b) Consultations with responsible and trustee agencies in determining whether a Negative Declaration or EIR should be prepared;
(c) The preparation of a Negative Declaration or EIR;
(d) The filing of required notices;
(e) Administering contracts with EIR consultants; and
(f) Issuing administrative regulations consistent with and to implement this chapter. (§ 2, Ord. 1020, eff. October 17, 1985)