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Class 23 Normal operations of facilities for public gatherings; and
Class 32 In fill development in an urban area of less than 5 acres that is consistent with general plan
and zoning regulations, where the site has no value as habitat for threatened species, and
where the project will not have a significant effect on traffic, noise, air quality or water quality.
(CEQA Guideline §§ 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304, 15306, 15311, 15312, 15314, 15322, 15323, & 15332)
YES: No further CEQA analysis is required. NO: Preliminary CEQA analysis is required
(continue to step III).
C. Should a Notice of Exemption be filed with the county clerk? (Note: filing a notice of exemption is optional.)
ADVANTAGES: Limits period for legal challenge DISADVANTAGES: May call unwanted attention to
to the school district’s action to 35 days from the an action being undertaken by a school district.
date of filing; without a Notice of Exemption, the (Pub. Resources Code §§ 21108(b), 21152 & 21167(d);
period for a legal challenge is 180 days. CEQA Guideline § 15062.)
III. Is an Initial Study required? If the answer to step II is no, then an initial study will be
required. (CEQA Guideline § 15063.)
A. Does the initial study or any fair argument forwarded to the district in response to that study reveal that
the project may have a significant or potentially significant environmental effect?
YES: The district should consider whether a NO: The district should prepare a Negative
mitigated negative declaration can be used Declaration. (Public Resources Code §
(continue to step III B). 21080(c).)
B. Can the potentially significant effects identified by the initial study be mitigated through revisions to the project?
YES: The district should prepare a Mitigated NO: The district should prepare an Environmental
Negative Declaration. Impact Report (continue to step IV).
(Public Resources Code § 21080(c).)
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