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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2019) NEGATIVE DECLARATION 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 6-18 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP If the City believes that a project for which it is Lead Agency will have “no effect” on fish or wildlife resources, it should contact the appropriate DFW Regional Office. The project’s CEQA document may need to be provided to the appropriate DFW Regional Office along with a written request. Documentation submitted to the appropriate DFW Regional Office should set forth facts in support of the fee exemption. Previous examples of projects that have qualified for a fee exemption include: minor zoning changes that did not lead to or allow new construction, grading, or other physical alterations to the environment; and minor modifications to existing structures, including addition of a second story to single or multi-family residences. The fee exemption requirement that the project have “no” impact on fish or wildlife resources is more stringent than the former requirement that a project have only “de minimis” effects on fish or wildlife resources. DFW may determine that a project would have no effect on fish and wildlife if all of the following conditions apply: • The project would not result in or have the potential to result in harm, harassment, or take of any fish and/or wildlife species. • The project would not result in or have the potential to result in direct or indirect destruction, ground disturbance, or other modification of any habitat that may support fish and/or wildlife species. • The project would not result in or have the potential to result in the removal of vegetation with potential to support wildlife. • The project would not result in or have the potential to result in noise, vibration, dust, light, pollution, or an alteration in water quality that may affect fish and/or wildlife directly or from a distance. • The project would not result in or have the potential to result in any interference with the movement of any fish and/or wildlife species. Any request for a fee exemption should include the following information: (1) the name and address of the project proponent and applicant contact information; (2) a brief description of the project and its location; (3) site description and aerial and/or topographic map of the project site; (4) State Clearinghouse number or county filing number; (5) a statement that an Initial Study has been prepared by the City to evaluate the project’s effects on fish and wildlife resources, if any; and (6) a declaration that, based on the City’s evaluation of potential adverse effects on fish and wildlife resources, the City believes the project will have no effect on fish or wildlife. 3 -95