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Deputy city attorney briefs commission on CEQA basics, exemptions and EIR process
Summary
Deputy City Attorney Ashlyn Lutz provided CEQA training to the Planning Commission, describing exemptions, initial studies, and the paths that lead to a Negative Declaration, a Mitigated Negative Declaration, or an Environmental Impact Report.
Deputy City Attorney Ashlyn Lutz gave a high‑level training on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) at the Planning Commission's April 21 meeting, outlining CEQA's purpose, common exemptions, and the environmental review process developers and staff must follow.
Lutz reviewed CEQA's legal sources (Public Resources Code and the State CEQA Guidelines in Title 14, California Code of Regulations) and reminded commissioners of the central rule: "An agency by law must not make a discretionary decision that may adversely affect the physical environment before the agency has…
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