SB 375 CEQA Streamlining
SB 375 CEQA Streamlining
Introduction
CEQA Streamlining for Land Use Projects Consistent with the SCS
SB 375 provides several CEQA reform provisions. These include streamlined review and analysis of residential or mixed-use projects consistent with the SCS; modified review and analysis, through an expedited Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), for Transit Priority Projects (TPPs) that are consistent with the SCS; and a complete CEQA exemption for TPPs that are consistent with the SCS and meet a specific list of other requirements. In each of these cases, this MTP/SCS EIR will serve as a first-tier environmental document under CEQA.
This is a summary of the CEQA benefits. Projects should review the entire law and public resource code when utilizing the streamlining benefits.
Three Categories of SB 375 CEQA Benefits
Mixed-Use Residential Project |
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Transit Priority Project |
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Benefits described above PLUS:
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Sustainable Communities Project |
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Exempt from CEQA |
SB 375 CEQA Streamlining
CEQA Streamlining for Land Use Projects Consistent with the SCS
SB 375 provides several CEQA reform provisions. These include streamlined review and analysis of residential or mixed-use projects consistent with the SCS; modified review and analysis, through an expedited Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), for Transit Priority Projects (TPPs) that are consistent with the SCS; and a complete CEQA exemption for TPPs that are consistent with the SCS and meet a specific list of other requirements. In each of these cases, this MTP/SCS EIR will serve as a first-tier environmental document under CEQA.