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Board updates CEQA guidance and initial study thresholds; adopts related general plan amendments
Summary
Ventura County updated its CEQA guidance on Sept. 30, consolidating initial‑study thresholds and noise guidance and adopting a related general plan amendment and EIR addendum to implement the changes.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 30 approved a comprehensive revision of the county’s Initial Study Assessment Guidelines (ISAGs), updated noise and vibration assessment guidance, and a renamed CEQA Implementation Manual, along with a related general plan amendment and addendum to the Ventura County 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report.
Scope of revisions: Planning staff condensed roughly 60 issue areas in the prior ISAGs into 25 consolidated sections and aligned the county’s thresholds and analysis guidelines with Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines. Staff also added separate sections for energy and tribal/cultural resources, updated the global glossary, and added…
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