Mandatory Findings of Significance Clause Samples

Mandatory Findings of Significance. Potentially Significant Impact Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated Less than significant Impact No Impact a. Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory?

Mandatory Findings of Significance a. Potential to degrade: Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory?

Mandatory Findings of Significance a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self- sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? Potentially Significant Impact Less than Significant With Mitigation Incorporation Less than Significant Impact No Impact b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? Potentially Significant Impact Less than Significant With Mitigation Incorporation Less than Significant Impact No Impact c) Does the project have environmental effects that will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? Potentially Significant Impact Less than Significant With Mitigation Incorporation Less than Significant Impact No Impact Response to a-c: Further, none of the conditions identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 exist that would trigger the need to prepare a subsequent EIR to evaluate Project impacts or mitigation measures with regard to environmental impacts. Specifically, there have not been: (1) changes to the Project that require major revisions of the previous FEIS/EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified effects; (2) substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken that require major revisions of the previous FEIS/EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified effects; or (3) the availability of new information of substantial importance relating to significant effect or mitigation measures or alternatives that was not known and could not have been known when the FEIS/EIR was certified as complete.

Mandatory Findings of Significance. 2 The lead agency shall find that a project may have a significant effect on the 4 project where there is substantial evidence, in light of the whole record, that any of the 5 following conditions may occur. Where prior to commencement of the environmental 6 analysis a project proponent agrees to mitigation measures or project modifications that

Mandatory Findings of Significance a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? O D The proposed project would have significant impacts in the areas of Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality and Noise as previously described in this Initial Study. Implementation of the mitigation measures also described, herein, would reduce these potential impacts to a level that would be less than significant. b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? 0 The Initial Study does not find any significant cumulative environmental impacts of the proposed project. Initial Study for the Odd Fellows Park Road Restoration Project c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? 0 0 The proposed project would result in short-term increases in air-borne dust and noise during the project construction that could have substantial adverse effects on human beings. Implementation of the mitigation measures specified in this Initial Study will reduce these impacts to less than significant. Initial Study for the Odd Fellows Park Road Restoration Project 28 1. PRMD staff evaluation based on review of the project site and project description. 2. PRMD staff evaluation of impact based on past experience with construction projects. 3. Sonoma County Important Farmland Map 1996. California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program. 4. Assessors Parcel Maps BAAQMD CEQA Guidelines; Bay Area Air Quality Management District; April 1996.

Mandatory Findings of Significance. This section of the document will provide a discussion of the project’s impacts, as they relate to the mandatory findings of significance under CEQA. Similar to the discussion in the Environmental Analysis section, a response will be presented for each of the Mandatory Findings of Significance questions. Any mitigation measures developed to reduce adverse impacts will also be identified. • Appendix. Technical Studies prepared for the project will be included as appendices to the document. Once the administrative Draft EIR is completed, it will be presented to the County for review and comment. This task assumes two rounds of revisions in response to County comments (i.e., a 1st and 2nd administrative draft and a screencheck draft). A complete Public Review Draft EIR will be compiled by ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ after the County has approved the changes in the Screencheck Draft EIR. • 1st Administrative Draft EIR, 2nd Administrative Draft EIR , Screencheck Draft EIR, Public Circulation Draft EIR

Mandatory Findings of Significance. 1. Does the project " ave the putential to degrade the quality of the environment,reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species. caw.e a fish or we Jufe population to drop below self sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community. reduce the number or restrict the range offa rare or endangered plant or 2. Does the project have the potential to achieve short-term, to the disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . ...... ... . . . . . . 3. Does the proj et have impacts which are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? . . .

Mandatory Findings of Significance a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? X b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? X c Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? X i FAConeuunity Development \ Plannm &lanning Division \Planning Cases 200'7Wincent ▇▇▇▇ Park Environmental, PL-07-070kEnvironmental Checklist and initial Study GS FINAL with additions.doc ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Park Master Plan (Southeast corner of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇ Street) 1. Ingredients for Success, the Comprehensive General Plan of the City of San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2004 2. The Comprehensive General Plan Background Report of the City of San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2004 3. Environmental Evaluation, City of San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ General Plan, 2004 4. Zoning Ordinance, City of San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 5. Conceptual Master Plan For ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Park dated May 10, 2007 6. A Tree Report dated May 21, 2007 7. A Hydrology Study dated August 27, 2004 8. Environmental Mitigation Measures — Attachment A 9. Notice of Proposed Negative Declaration Distribution List — Attachment B 10. San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ De San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ City Architect's Work Program — Attachment C 11. ▇▇▇▇ Park Public Input Opportunities — Attachment D All documents cited above are available for review at the City of San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Community Development Department, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. The office hours are Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except Tuesday until 6:30 p.m. P: \Community Development Planning \Planning Divilion‘Planning Cases 2007Wincem ▇▇▇▇ Park Environmental, PL-07-070 \Environmental Checklist and Initial Study GS FTNAL with additions.doc ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Park Master Plan (Southeast corner of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇ Street)

Mandatory Findings of Significance a. The subject site does not contain the habitat of a fish or wildlife species and therefore the approval of the project would not cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self- sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, or reduce or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal. Likewise, approval of the project would not eliminate examples of major periods of California history or prehistory. The existing La Laguna De San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Play Area is to be determined as to whether the area and all existing site furnishings will be preserved due to historical cultural significance. A cultural resource evaluation will be prepared to provide the background historical material for the HABS/HAER