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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2019) ACTIVITIES EXEMPT FROM CEQA 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 3-8 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP release shall be mitigated to a level of insignificance in compliance with state and federal requirements; or (b) If a potential for exposure to significant hazards from surrounding properties or activities is found to exist, the effects of the potential exposure shall be mitigated to a level of insignificance in compliance with state and federal requirements; (7) The project does not have a significant effect on historical resources pursuant to Section 21084.1 of the Public Resources Code (see Local Guidelines Section 11.28); (8) The project site is not subject to wildland fire hazard, as determined by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; unless the applicable general plan or zoning ordinance contains provisions to mitigate the risk of a wildland fire hazard; (9) The project site does not have an unusually high risk of fire or explosion from materials stored or used on nearby properties; (10) The project site does not present a risk of a public health exposure at a level that would exceed the standards established by any state or federal agency; (11) Either the project site is not within a delineated earthquake fault zone, or a seismic hazard zone, as determined pursuant to Section 2622 and 2696 of the Public Resources Code respectively, or the applicable general plan or zoning ordinance contains provisions to mitigate the risk of an earthquake or seismic hazard; (12) Either the project site does not present a landslide hazard, flood plain, flood way, or restriction zone, or the applicable general plan or zoning ordinance contains provisions to mitigate the risk of a landslide or flood; (13) The project site is not located on developed open space; (14) The project site is not located within the boundaries of a state conservancy; (15) The project site has not been divided into smaller projects to qualify for one or more of the exemptions for affordable housing, agricultural housing, or residential infill housing projects found in the subsequent sections; and (16) The project meets the requirements set forth in either Public Resources Code Sections 21159.22, 21159.23 or 21159.24. B. Specific Requirements for Agricultural Housing. (Public Resources Code Sections 21084 and 21159.22, and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15192.) CEQA does not apply to the construction, conversion, or use of residential housing for