Resources for CEQA Streamlining Options
Sustainable Communities (SB 375) Exemption (PRC §21155.1)
- Senate Bill 375 CEQA Provision Flow Charts (OPR)
- Template for completing analysis and documenting compliance coming soon.
- Here is an example of a recently prepared SB 375 Exemption.
Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SB 375 SCEA) (PRC §21152.2 (b))
Sustainable Communities Environmental Impact Report (SB 375 SCEIR) (PRC §21155.2 (c))
- Senate Bill 375 CEQA Provision Flow Charts (OPR)
- Templates for SCEA / SCEIR checklist coming soon!
- Check out the City of Los Angeles' extensive SCEA library.
SB 375 MURP (PRC §21159.28)
- Senate Bill 375 CEQA Provision Flow Charts (OPR)
- No template is provided for the MURP. Document compliance with the criteria in the CEQA document and omit discussion of growth inducing impacts, project specific or cumulative impacts from cars and light trucks on global warming or the regional transportation network, and a reduced intensity alternative (EIRs only).
Residential, Employment Center, or Mixed-Use Project Consistent with a Sustainable Communities Strategy and a Specific Plan (SB 743 SP Exemption) (PRC §21155.4, CEQA Guidelines §15182)
- Template for documenting compliance.
Aesthetic and Parking Impact Limits for Residential, Mixed-use Residential, or Employment Center Project on Infill Sites Within a Transit Priority Area (SB 743 Aesthetics and Parking Limits) (PRC §21099(d)(1))
- Template for documenting compliance.
Streamlining for Infill Projects (SB 226, CEQA Guidelines §15183.3)
- Official OPR version of Appendix M and N (does not reflect current CEQA guidelines).
- Updated version with latest CEQA guidelines coming soon!
SB 35: Affordable Housing Ministerial Approval Process (Gov. Code §65913.4)
- Approved Ministerial Approval Process Guidelines
- Template for documenting compliance coming soon!
Community Plan/Zoning Streamlining (CEQA Guidelines §15183)
- Template for Community Plan / Zoning Streamlining analysis coming soon!
- Check out the City of San Francisco's use of Community Plan Streamlining. Be sure to select "Community Plan and Infill Evaluations" from the dropdown menu.
Infill Development Projects (Class 32 Exemption) (CEQA Guidelines §15332)
- Template for documenting compliance and analysis coming soon!
New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (Class 3 Exemption) (CEQA Guidelines §15303)
- Template for documenting compliance and analysis coming soon!
Low Income Housing Exemption (PRC §21159.23)
- Checklists/templates coming soon!
Infill Housing Exemption (PRC §21159.24)
- Checklists/templates coming soon!
Residential or Mixed-Use Housing Projects Exemption (PRC §21159.25) (AB 1804)
- Checklists/templates coming soon!
Aesthetic Impacts (PRC §21081.3)
- Checklists/templates coming soon!
Residential Projects Consistent with a Specific Plan (Gov. Code §65457)
- Checklists/templates coming soon!
CEQA 101 Resources
- Office of Planning and Research CEQA Page
- CEQA Statute and Guidelines
- Notice of Exemption
- Notice of Determination
- Notice of Completion
- Office of Planning and Research, Technical Advisory, CEQA Review of Housing Projects. April 2019
- Office of Planning and Research, Technical Advisory, CEQA Exemptions for Potential Application and Disaster Recovery Efforts, January 2020
ICF Resources
Coming soon!
