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7.1.A. - Page 22 <br /> 1. A brief explanation is required for all answers except "No Impact" answers that are <br /> adequately supported by the information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses <br /> following each question. A "No Impact" answer is adequately supported if the referenced <br /> information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one <br /> involved (e.g., the project falls outside a fault rupture zone). A "No Impact" answer should <br /> be explained where it is based on project-specific factors as well as general standards (e.g., <br /> the project will not expose sensitive receptors to pollutants, based on a project-specific <br /> screening analysis). <br /> 2. All answers must take account of the whole action involved, including off-site as well as on- <br /> site, cumulative as well as project-level, indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as <br /> operational impacts. <br /> 3. Once the lead agency has determined that a particular physical impact may occur, then the <br /> checklist answers must indicate whether the impact is potentially significant, less than <br /> significant with mitigation, or less than significant. "Potentially Significant Impact" is <br /> appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect may be significant. If there are one <br /> or more "Potentially Significant Impact" entries when the determination is made, an EIR is <br /> required. <br /> 4. "Negative Declaration: Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated" applies where <br /> the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from "Potentially Significant <br /> Impact" to a "Less Than Significant Impact." The lead agency must describe the mitigation <br /> measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level <br /> (mitigation measures from "Earlier Analyses," as described in (5) below, may be cross- <br /> referenced). <br /> 5. Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA <br /> process, an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. <br /> Section 15063(c)(3)(D). In this case, a brief discussion should identify the following: <br /> a. Earlier Analysis Used. Identify and state where they are available for review. <br /> b. Impacts Adequately Addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were <br /> within the scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to <br /> applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects were addressed by <br /> mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis. <br /> c. Mitigation Measures. For effects that are "Less than Significant with Mitigation <br /> Measures Incorporated," describe the mitigation measures which were <br /> incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they <br /> address site-specific conditions for the project. <br /> 6. Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate into the checklist references to information <br /> sources for potential impacts (e.g., general plans, zoning ordinances). Reference to a <br /> previously prepared or outside document should, where appropriate, include a reference to <br /> the page or pages where the statement is substantiated. <br /> 7. Supporting Information Sources: A source list should be attached, and other sources used <br /> or individuals contacted should be cited in the discussion. <br /> 8 <br />