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• • . shall be received from any person until action by the Planning Commission on the proposed negative declaration has been completed, but a public hearing need not be held with respect to a negative declara- tion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Planning Director may, in the Planning Director' s discretion, give: notice of a public hearing to be held on the consideration of any specific negative declaration. "On the date, and at the time and place for which notice thereon has been given, the Planning Commission shall review the draft negative declaration and either confirm or reject said declaration. In the event of rejection, an environmental impact report for the project shall be prepared. In the event of confirmation, the Planning Director shall transmit a copy of the negative declaration to the officer or agency of the City proposing or having the respon- sibility for proposing the project, if it involves activities defined and described in paragraph 2 (r) (i) (1) and (2) hereof, or having the authority to approve or disapprove the project if it involves activities defined and described in paragraph 2 (r) (i) (3) hereof, and, in the latter case, he shall likewise transmit a copy of such declaration to the applicant. "The Planning Director shall file a copy of the negative declaration with, or include the substance thereof in, the notice of determination to be filed with the County Clerk pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 10 hereof. " (3) Mandatory EIR. The Planning Director, in making his determination hereunder, and the Planning Com- mission, in conducting its review hereunder, shall take into consideration both the primary and secondary consequences of a project on the environment. In accordance with the guidelines (§15081 (b) , Calif. Admin. C. ) , primary consequences are those which are immediately related to the project, and secondary consequences are those which are related more to primary consequences than to the project, itself. The Planning Director shall make a finding that a project may have a significant effect on the environ- ment if any of the following conditions exist: [a] The proposed project has the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, curtail the range of the environment, or to achieve short-term, to the disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals. [b] The possible effects of a project are individually limited but cumulatively considerable. As used in this subparagraph [b] , 'cumulatively consider- able' means that the incremental effects of an individual project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects , and the effects of probable future projects. -15-