CHAPTER 2.5. Definitions

Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1154.

§§ 21060–21074 · 30 sections

§ 21060 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
§ 21060.1 (a) “Agricultural land” means prime farmland, farmland of statewide importance, or unique farmland, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture…
§ 21060.2 (a) “Bus rapid transit” means a public mass transit service provided by a public agency or by a public-private partnership that includes all of the following…
§ 21060.3 “Emergency” means a sudden, unexpected occurrence, involving a clear and imminent danger, demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage…
§ 21060.4 “Distribution center” means a warehouse distribution center, as defined in Section 2100 of the Labor Code, that is 50,000 square feet or larger.
§ 21060.5 “Environment” means the physical conditions which exist within the area which will be affected by a proposed project, including land, air, water, minerals,…
§ 21061 “Environmental impact report” means a detailed statement setting forth the matters specified in Sections 21100 and 21100.1; provided that information or data…
§ 21061.1 “Feasible” means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social,…
§ 21061.2 “Land evaluation and site assessment” means a decisionmaking methodology for assessing the potential environmental impact of state and local projects on…
§ 21061.3 “Infill site” means a site in an urbanized area that meets either of the following criteria: (a) The site has not been previously developed for urban uses and…
§ 21062 “Local agency” means any public agency other than a state agency, board, or commission. For purposes of this division a redevelopment agency and a local agency…
§ 21063 “Public agency” includes any state agency, board, or commission, any county, city and county, city, regional agency, public district, redevelopment agency, or…
§ 21064 “Negative declaration” means a written statement briefly describing the reasons that a proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment…
§ 21064.3 “Major transit stop” means a site containing any of the following: (a) An existing rail or bus rapid transit station. (b) A ferry terminal served by either a…
§ 21064.5 “Mitigated negative declaration” means a negative declaration prepared for a project when the initial study has identified potentially significant effects on…
§ 21064.8 “Oil and gas infrastructure” means a facility used for the production, processing, transmission, storage, or distribution of petroleum or natural gas.
§ 21065 “Project” means an activity which may cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the…
§ 21065.3 “Project-specific effect” means all the direct or indirect environmental effects of a project other than cumulative effects and growth-inducing effects.
§ 21065.5 “Geothermal exploratory project” means a project as defined in Section 21065 composed of not more than six wells and associated drilling and testing equipment,…
§ 21066 “Person” includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation, limited liability company, company, district, county,…
§ 21067 “Lead agency” means the public agency which has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project which may have a significant effect upon…
§ 21067.5 “Natural and protected lands” means sites located within any of the following locations: (a) The state park system, as described in Article 1 (commencing with…
§ 21068 “Significant effect on the environment” means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in the environment.
§ 21068.5 “Tiering” or “tier” means the coverage of general matters and environmental effects in an environmental impact report prepared for a policy, plan, program or…
§ 21069 “Responsible agency” means a public agency, other than the lead agency, which has responsibility for carrying out or approving a project.
§ 21070 “Trustee agency” means a state agency that has jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by a project, that are held in trust for the people of the…
§ 21071 “Urbanized area” means either of the following: (a) An incorporated city that meets either of the following criteria: (1) Has a population of at least 100,000…
§ 21072 “Qualified urban use” means any residential, commercial, public institutional, transit or transportation passenger facility, or retail use, or any combination…
§ 21073 “California Native American tribe” means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage…
§ 21074 (a) “Tribal cultural resources” are either of the following: (1) Sites, features, places, cultural landscapes, sacred places, and objects with cultural value…