Thursday, February 9, 2012

Environmental Review

Welcome to the City of San Jose Environmental Consultants Webpage. Here you will find links to City of San Jose Environmental Thresholds, Standard Mitigation Measures, Typical Environmental Clearance Processing timelines, and links to other Agency programs and information.

Document Preparation Instructions/ Templates:

• City of San Jose Environmental Review Applications
• Public Project Exemption Application with Checklist
• Environmental Impact Report Preparation Instructions
• Formatting Directions for Submittal of Electronic Documents
• Notice of Preparation Template
• Initial Study Template
• Initial Study Template (for GP Projects)
• Notice of Completion
• Mitigated Negative Declaration Template
• CEQA Resolution - for adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration
• Mitigation Monitoring & Reporting Program (MMRP) Sample
• Final Resolution Example
• Resolution Example (project level)
• Planning Commission Certification Resolution Sample
• Planning Fee Schedule for FY 2010-2011

Typical Processing Timelines:

• Negative Declaration Processing Timelines
• Environmental Impact Report Processing Timelines

Typical Thresholds and Standard Mitigation Measures:

• Bay Area Air Quality Management District CEQA Guidelines
• Guidelines for Inventorying, Evaluating and Mitigating Impacts to Landscaping Trees in the City of San Jose
• Storm Water Program CEQA Guidance

Sample Technical Reports :

• Preliminary Tree Report
• Biotics Assessment including Riparian Setback

Traffic Impact Analysis Handbook:

• Volume I - Methodologies & Requirements
• Volume II - Policies & Guidelines

Reference Documents:

• Selected Environmental Reports (EIR)
• Addendums to Initial Studies
• Heritage Trees Resolution No. 72274
• Sample GPA Initial Study with Introduction Style format
• Sample Fish and Game Exemption Letter
• Lists of Hazardous Waste and Substance Sites in City of San Jose:
  • DTSC:   http://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/
  • SCCDEH:  http://lustop.sccgov.org
  • RWQCB:   http://www.geotracker.swrcb.ca.gov

General CEQA Information:

• CEQA Website
• CEQA Process Flow Chart
• State Clearinghouse Environmental Review Process
• California Environmental Resource Evaluation System (CERES)

Contect Environmental Review Staff

Last Modified Date: 9/6/2011

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