CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act

The Planning Division has published the latest CEQA documents under consideration in Siskiyou County on Public Documents linked on the navigation menu.
The California Environmental Quality Act requires local and state governments to consider the potential environmental effects of a project before making a decision on it.
Planning is usually the lead agency in local planning matters on CEQA issues.
Many minor projects, such as single-family homes, remodeling, and accessory structures are exempt from the CEQA requirements. Exempt projects require no environmental review.
When a project is not exempt, and therefore, subject to review, the lead agency prepares an initial study to assess the potential adverse environmental impacts.
Both negative declarations and EIRs are objective, informational documents. They neither approve nor deny a project.

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