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Ventura County planning staff recommend updating CEQA guidance documents; commission forwards approval to supervisors
Summary
Planning staff proposed consolidated Initial Study Assessment Guidelines and a renamed CEQA Implementation Manual, incorporating General Plan mitigation measures; the Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend the Board of Supervisors adopt the General Plan amendment and EIR addendum.
Planning Division staff presented proposed updates to Ventura County’s Initial Study Assessment Guidelines (ISAGs) and the county—s CEQA Implementation Manual at the Planning Commission meeting on July 31, seeking the commission—s recommendation that the Board of Supervisors adopt a General Plan amendment and Addendum No. 3 to the General Plan EIR.
The proposed updates consolidate 60 issue areas into 25, align local checklists with the State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G, incorporate several General Plan mitigation measures as implementable policies, add new sections for energy and tribal cultural resources, and rename the county—s Administrative Supplement to the CEQA Implementation Manual. Staff said the changes aim to make environmental review more consistent and…
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