CEQA review and land use planning

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Projects which are consistent with the development density established by existing zoning, community plan, and or general plan policies for which an EIR was certified shall not require additional environmental review, except as might be necessary for project specific effects peculiar to the project or site. If the project includes specific effects additional to those already considered under the plan EIR, the scope of the review will be limited to the additional effects. [1] [2]

Tiering

CEQA Streamlining for Infill Projects

Senate Bill 226 was signed into law on October 4, 2011. In response to population growth and accelerated outward growth of urban areas in the last several decades, the legislature passed SB 226 to encourage development which occurs within established growth boundaries, also known as infill. [3] The goal of infill development is supported by SB 375, a bill enacted in 2008 that requires metropolitan planning agencies to adopt a sustainable community strategy that will comprehensively integrate land use planning, transportation investments, and climate policy. [4]

SB 226 achieves streamlining by narrowing the scope of impacts that need to be addressed at the project level. As a result, projects whose impacts have already been studied under a land-use plan may gain approval with a checklist instead of an EIR. [5]
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