Palo Alto City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 18
31 CEQA REVIEW
18.31.010 Delegation of CEQA Authority
The PCE Director or other decision maker as delegated in this Code shall have authority to make California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) decisions relating to planning and land use entitlements, except that any Environmental Impact Report requiring a statement of overriding considerations shall be considered by the City Council. For projects requiring a statement of overriding considerations, the PCE Director shall refer any action on the entitlements to the City Council.
(Ord. 5373 § 18 (part), 2016)
18.31.020 Incorporation of State CEQA Guidelines
Resolution No. 6232 is hereby repealed and the full text of the State CEQA Guidelines adopted as 14 California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000, et seq., and any subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Chapter. If there is a conflict between the procedural provisions of the State Guidelines and this Chapter, the more restrictive provision shall apply.
(Ord. 5373 § 18 (part), 2016)
18.31.030 CEQA Appeals
Any person may appeal to the City Council from the decision of a non-elected decision-making body of the City to certify an environmental impact report, approve a negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration or determine that a project is not subject to Public Resources Code Section 21080 et seq. (California Environmental Quality Act) if that decision is not otherwise subject to further administrative review. Any such appeal must be filed on a form specified by the Director and must be filed within the same time period governing appeals of the underlying entitlement decision or within fourteen consecutive calendar days of the date that the environmental decision is made, if there is no appeal of the entitlement. The appellant shall state the specific reasons for the appeal. The appeal must be accompanied by the required filing fee.
(Ord. 5373 § 18 (part), 2016)