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Officials note recent legislative CEQA exemptions; planners to review local application
Summary
City officials outlined recently signed legislation that adds certain project types to CEQA exemptions, and said city planners and the city attorney will review how the changes apply locally.
City officials told the meeting that the governor signed two pieces of legislation that add new exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for specific project types and that local planners will work with the city attorney to apply the changes.
A city official said ‘‘assembly bill 130 and senate bill 131’’ (as read in the meeting) were signed and add roughly 10 new exempt project types, including examples mentioned in the remarks such as broadband, weed-abatement projects to reduce fire fuel loads, and certain infill projects. The official said planners work with CEQA daily and will coordinate with the city attorney ‘‘to make sure we're applying CEQA properly as we always have.’’
The remarks did not state which local projects will be affected, did not provide bill text citations in the meeting, and included no formal council action. Officials said staff will interpret the scope of the new exemptions and report further as needed.
