Significant effect on the environment definition

Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in any of the physical conditions within the area affected by the project including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance. An economic or social change by itself shall not be considered a significant effect on the environment. A social or economic change related to a physical change may be considered in determining whether the physical change is significant.
Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in the environment.
Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in the environment, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, cultural areas and objects of historic, cultural or aesthetic significance.

More Definitions of Significant effect on the environment

Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in any of the physical conditions within the area affected by the project, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance.
Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially
Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially substantial adverse change in the environment of Tribal Land of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe which may include land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, cultural areas and objects of historic, cultural, aesthetic, or socio-economic significance.
Significant effect on the environment means a substantial and demonstrable change or impact on the Environment.
Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in physical conditions, such as with respect to land, air, water, minerals, or animals, resulting from an operation, practice, product, substance, action, or any other cause. Mere disposal in a landfill does not constitute a significant effect on the environment.
Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in the environment.” (§ 21068.) Economic and social changes usually do not alter the physical conditions constituting the environment and, thus, do not qualify as significant effects on the environment. (Friends of Davis v. City of Davis (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 1004, 1019.) Accordingly, CEQA’s definition of substantial evidence relevant to whether a project might cause a significant effect on the environment expressly excludes “evidence of social or economic impacts that do not
Significant effect on the environment means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in the environment, which includes humans and human uses.