The purpose of this chapter is to establish guidelines for the preservation of environmental quality in the Conejo Valley and for the assessment of the environmental impact of proposed projects in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the State EIR Guidelines issued pursuant thereto.

(§ I, Ord. 633-NS, eff. June 9, 1977)

   Specific policies and procedures with respect to the preservation of environmental quality and guidelines for the assessment of environmental impact and the preparation of environmental documents shall be adopted by the Council by resolution.

(§ I, Ord. 633-NS, eff. June 9, 1977)

   The Council hereby affirms the environmental impact regulation policies and procedures heretofore ordered by the Council following the decision of the California Supreme Court in Friends of Mammoth, et al. v. Board of Supervisors of Mono County, et al. 8 Cal. 3rd 1 (8 Cal 3rd 247) on September 21, 1972. Those rules, policies, and procedures are specifically set forth in Resolution Nos. 72-311, 72-317, 72-388, and 72-412 of the Council. All requirements pursuant to said resolutions for conservation element statements, conservation element reports, environmental impact statements (environmental impact declarations), and environmental impact reports are hereby reaffirmed.

(§ I, Ord. 633-NS, eff. June 9, 1977)

   Insofar as permitted by law, the Council hereby finds and affirms all prior findings or decisions or orders of the Community Development Director, Planning Commission, and, where superseded by appeal to the Council, the Council pertaining to the sufficiency of or the need for the evaluation of any of the statements, reports, or declarations specified in Section 9-5.201 of this article or Resolution Nos. 72-311, 72-317, 72-384, and 72-412 of the Council. All such reports heretofore approved or disapproved by the Community Development Director, Council, or Planning Commission are hereby respectively approved or disapproved for all purposes of this chapter.

(§ I, Ord. 633-NS, eff. June 9, 1977)

   The Council hereby finds that the Conservation Element Report (including a finding of compliance with the Conservation Element of the Thousand Oaks Development Plan) and an environmental impact report are substantially identical in character and therefore orders that, for all purposes required by the provisions of this chapter, a finding of compliance or noncompliance with the Conservation Element of the Thousand Oaks Development Plan (General Plan), where based on a Conservation Element Compliance Report, shall be treated the same for all the purposes of this chapter as a finding or environmental impact report required by the provisions of this chapter.

(§ I, Ord. 633-NS, eff. June 9, 1977)

   Public review periods for draft environmental documents shall be as required by the California Public Resources Code, and notice of the availability of draft environmental documents for public review shall be given as required by Section 9-12.302 herein.

(§ 49, Ord. 1178-NS, eff. April 27, 1993)