CHAPTER 4.5. Streamlined Environmental Review [21156. - 21159.33.]

Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1130, Sec. 18.

§§ 21156–21159.33 · 28 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Findings § 21156 · 1 section

   • § 21156 It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter that a master environmental impact report shall evaluate the cumulative impacts, growth inducing…
2. ARTICLE 2. Master Environmental Impact Report §§ 21157–21157.7 · 5 sections

   • § 21157 (a) A master environmental impact report may be prepared for any one of the following projects: (1) A general plan, element, general plan amendment, or…
   • § 21157.1 The preparation and certification of a master environmental impact report, if prepared and certified consistent with this division, may allow for the limited…
   • § 21157.5 (a) A proposed mitigated negative declaration shall be prepared for any proposed subsequent project if both of the following occur: (1) An initial study has…
   • § 21157.6 (a) The master environmental impact report shall not be used for the purposes of this chapter if either of the following has occurred: (1) The certification of…
   • § 21157.7 (a) For purposes of this section, a master environmental impact report is a document prepared in accordance with subdivision (c) for the projects described in…
3. ARTICLE 3. Focused Environmental Impact Report §§ 21158–21158.5 · 3 sections

   • § 21158 (a) A focused environmental impact report is an environmental impact report on a subsequent project identified in a master environmental impact report. A…
   • § 21158.1 When a lead agency is required to prepare an environmental impact report pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 21157.1 or is authorized to prepare a focused…
   • § 21158.5 (a) Where a project consists of multiple-family residential development of not more than 100 units or a residential and commercial or retail mixed-use…
4. ARTICLE 4. Expedited Environmental Review for Environmentally Mandated Projects §§ 21159–21159.4 · 5 sections

   • § 21159 (a) An agency listed in Section 21159.4 shall perform, at the time of the adoption of a rule or regulation requiring the installation of pollution control…
   • § 21159.1 (a) A focused environmental impact report may be utilized if a project meets all of the following requirements: (1) The project consists solely of the…
   • § 21159.2 (a) If a project consists solely of compliance with a performance standard or treatment requirement imposed by an agency listed in Section 21159.4, the lead…
   • § 21159.3 In the preparation of any environmental impact report pursuant to Section 21159.1 or 21159.2, the following deadlines shall apply: (a) A lead agency shall…
   • § 21159.4 (a) This article shall apply to all of the following agencies: (1) The State Air Resources Board. (2) A district as defined in Section 39025 of the Health and…
5. ARTICLE 5. Public Assistance Program § 21159.9 · 1 section

   • § 21159.9 The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation shall implement a public assistance and information program to ensure efficient and effective implementation of…
6. ARTICLE 6. Special Review of Housing Projects §§ 21159.20–21159.28 · 9 sections

   • § 21159.20 For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Census-defined place” means a specific unincorporated land area within…
   • § 21159.21 A housing project qualifies for an exemption from this division pursuant to Section 21159.22, 21159.23, or 21159.24 if it meets the criteria in the applicable…
   • § 21159.22 (a) This division does not apply to any development project that meets the requirements of subdivision (b), and meets either of the following criteria: (1)…
   • § 21159.23 (a) This division does not apply to any development project that consists of the construction, conversion, or use of residential housing consisting of 100 or…
   • § 21159.24 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this division does not apply to a project if all of the following criteria are met: (1) The project is a residential…
   • § 21159.25 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Residential or mixed-use housing project” means a project consisting of multifamily…
   • § 21159.26 With respect to a project that includes a housing development, a public agency may not reduce the proposed number of housing units as a mitigation measure or…
   • § 21159.27 A project may not be divided into smaller projects to qualify for one or more exemptions pursuant to this article.
   • § 21159.28 (a) If a residential or mixed-use residential project is consistent with the use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified…
7. ARTICLE 7. Program Environmental Impact Report for Clean Infrastructure Projects §§ 21159.30–21159.33 · 4 sections

   • § 21159.30 The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the interest of the state to ensure that California’s environmental review processes are streamlined and…
   • § 21159.31 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Energy Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development…
   • § 21159.32 (a) The Energy Commission shall prepare a program environmental impact report to analyze the development of a class or classes of facility for which the Energy…
   • § 21159.33 A public agency considering approval of a specific facility that is within the class or classes of facility described in the program environmental impact…