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Local Guidelines for Implementing the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (2019) ACTIVITIES EXEMPT FROM CEQA <br /> <br />following steps must have been taken in response to the results of this <br />assessment: <br />(a) If a release of a hazardous substance is found to exist on the <br />site, the release shall be removed or any significant effects of <br />the release shall be mitigated to a level of insignificance in <br />compliance with state and federal requirements; or <br />(b) If a potential for exposure to significant hazards from <br />surrounding properties or activities is found to exist, the effects <br />of the potential exposure shall be mitigated to a level of <br />insignificance in compliance with state and federal <br />requirements; <br />(7) The project does not have a significant effect on historical resources <br />pursuant to Section 21084.1 of the Public Resources Code (see Local <br />Guidelines Section 11.28); <br />(8) The project site is not subject to wildland fire hazard, as determined by <br />the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; unless the applicable <br />general plan or zoning ordinance contains provisions to mitigate the risk <br />of a wildland fire hazard; <br />(9) The project site does not have an unusually high risk of fire or explosion <br />from materials stored or used on nearby properties; <br />(10) The project site does not present a risk of a public health exposure at a <br />level that would exceed the standards established by any state or federal <br />agency; <br />(11) Either the project site is not within a delineated earthquake fault zone, or <br />a seismic hazard zone, as determined pursuant to Section 2622 and 2696 <br />of the Public Resources Code respectively, or the applicable general plan <br />or zoning ordinance contains provisions to mitigate the risk of an <br />earthquake or seismic hazard; <br />(12) Either the project site does not present a landslide hazard, flood plain, <br />flood way, or restriction zone, or the applicable general plan or zoning <br />ordinance contains provisions to mitigate the risk of a landslide or flood; <br />(13) The project site is not located on developed open space; <br />(14) The project site is not located within the boundaries of a state <br />conservancy; <br />(15) The project site has not been divided into smaller projects to qualify for <br />one or more of the exemptions for affordable housing, agricultural <br />housing, or residential infill housing projects found in the subsequent <br />sections; and <br /> <br />2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 3-8 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP <br /> <br />