Ordinance 1535
ORDID~NCE NO. 1535
AN OF ~ CITY COUNCIL OF ~ CPPY OF CxJPERTIr1O
A1~TiDII~ '!~ C(JPERTINO M7NIQPAL CDI:~ RU aFCLUDE C1II~P~3t 2.84
ENVIRC~II~IlAI, REVIISd OOFAD:'PI~
Zhe City C7otIIlCil of the City of Cupertino hereby ordairla that Chapter
2.84, Flivirorm~ttal Review CpanitteB, is added to the Cupertino bAUticipal
Oode.
Chapter 2.84
EnviraIIOental Review Comaittee
Sections
2.84.010 Established-~ositian
2.84.020 TeYm of Office
2.84.030 Chairperson
2.84.040 Hastings-Quortan
2.84.050 sensation-Dtper~es
2.84.060 Majority Vats Required
2.84.070 Reoorda
2.84.080 Duties-Fbwere-Resporssibilitiea
2.84.090 C~idelines - CFJQA
2.84.100 Appeals
2.84.110 Fees
2.84.120 Effect
2.84.010 Eatablished~q~osition
lha Envir~ranental Review Committee (EEbC) of the City is established.
ERC shall ooa~sist of o~na City Oounoil person, one Platmirg Camnisaioner,
the City Manager, the Director oP Public Wanks, and the Director oP
ootmnu~ity Development or their designated alternates.
2.84.020 Terms of Offios
The tetras of staff members are ongoing unless wed by action of the
City Oo<mcil. ~e term of the City Council person and Planning
Ccamdseianar shall be reviewed periodically by the City Oo~uycil and
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Plarmisg Ocnmisaian z+espectively far z~s appoinbmnt ar a new appoir~nent.
Because this Camdttee is oa~osed of staff and members of other bodies it
is not directly governed by Resolution t~xmber 7571 of the Cupartirto City
Council.
2.84.030
7Y-e Casaittee shall elect its chairpezsrn and vice-chaizpea.-son fran
among its members and shall appoiznt a seccetaxy. Zhe secretary need »ot
be a member oP the Camaittee.
2.84.040 Meetin.]s-Qu~ozlmt
Zhe F~rvironanental Review Committee shall establish a regular time and
place of meeting and rules o! conduct thereof and shall hold at least two
regular meetirx3s each month.
A majarity of the F]zvirnrnoental Review Committee shall constitute a
quorum for the putZ.bse oP transacting the business aP the Committee.
2.84.050 Oa~ensatiai - F
Members shall serve an the f2zvirQaoental Review Coaalittee without
oa~aitioa- but all necessary expenses z+easonably inairred by them while
acting in their official capacity shall bs paid following app~rc~priate
action by the City Council.
2.84.060 Majority Vote Required
A majority wte of the quorum is z+egtlired to approve a reornanendatian
at any matter that is presented to the Oannittee which requires a vote.
2.84.070 Recorc]s
Rhe Cannittee shall keep an aowrate record of its pr+ooeedings aril
tLansactiais and shall render such reports to the City Clxurcil anal
Planning Camtission as may be requiseci.
2.84.080 Duties -Powers -Responsibilities
A. All disGretianary projects which are not categarically eyoempt ar
otherwise exanpted fray further errvimrmerrtal assessa-~t, shall be
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farwardecl to the Envixanmm~tal Review Committee far evaluation under the
California Environmental Quality Act.
B. 7l~e Ccmaittee shall evaluate the Initial Study of a pzoposed project
to determine whether the project may ar may not have a significant effect
on the envir~aent.
C. If a detenninatian is made that the project will not have a
significant impact an the envirormient, the Committee will reoammend that
the Pirsal, reviewing authority (decisiomnaker) gr'az-t a Negative
Declaration.
D. If a determination is made that the project may have a significant
impact on the envirnrmtent, the Committee shall require pr~atatian oP an
Envircrnoental Iagact ~rt (EIR). 7Y~e major areas of oonoern, the
selection of the prepazer, and the preparation oP the EIR sha~7.1 be
coordinated by the ERC not including the City Council and Planning
Cut¢nissicai maobers.
2.84.090 C~iidelines - CDQA
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines praiulgated by the
California Secretary of Resources a~ as 6ubeequently amended are adopted
by this reference.
2.84.100 Appeals
4he project spensar may appeal a decision to prepare an EIR to the
City Council. ~e appeal shall be filed in writirg with the City Clerk
within five working days o! the coamittee~e• decision. If the City Oo~mcil
~oto„,~ir,oa that an EIR is not necessary, t2.e project shall be returned to
the ERC for Bother ooassidezatian.
2.84.110 Fees
Rhe City Cetu~cil may, by resolution, establish an Envirnrm~ental
Assessment Fee.
2.84.120 Effect
Nothing in this c3~apter shall be construed as restricting ar
c~irtailing any pocaers of the City Council, Planning o~nnissian, ar City
offioezs.
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INII~DUCID at a z+egular meeting of the City Oav~oil of the City of
Cupertino this 20th day of August, 1990, and t2~UCTID at a z+egular meeting
of the City Council of tha City oP QipaLtino this 17th day of September,
1990, by the followi:g vale:
Ys~ ~ of *~+s City Oo~+++~i 1
AYES: Goldman, iiappel, Sc2+ensen, Rogers
NOES: Nana
ABSFITP: Szabo
AffiTAIN: None
APPRnVID:
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