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Local Guidelines for Implementing the
<br />California Environmental Quality Act (2019) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
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<br />2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 7-13 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP
<br />(n) A statement briefly indicating the reasons that various possible significant effects of a
<br />project were determined not to be significant and, therefore, were not discussed in the EIR;
<br />(o) The identity of all federal, state or local agencies or other organizations and private
<br />individuals consulted in preparing the EIR, and the identity of the persons, firm or agency
<br />preparing the EIR, by contract or other authorization. To the fullest extent possible, the
<br />City should integrate CEQA review with these related environmental review and
<br />consultation requirements;
<br />(p) A discussion of those potential effects of the proposed project on the environment that the
<br />City has determined are or may be significant. The discussion on other effects may be
<br />limited to a brief explanation as to why those effects are not potentially significant; and
<br />(q) A description of feasible measures, as set forth in Local Guidelines Section 7.22, which
<br />could minimize significant adverse impacts.
<br />7.19 CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
<br />An EIR must identify and focus on the significant effects of the proposed project on the
<br />environment. In assessing the proposed project’s potential impacts on the environment, the City
<br />should normally limit its examination to comparing changes that would result from the project as
<br />compared to the existing physical conditions in the affected area as they exist when the Notice of
<br />Preparation is published. If a Notice of Preparation is not published for the project, the City should
<br />compare the proposed project’s potential impacts to the physical conditions that exist at the time
<br />environmental review begins. Direct and indirect significant effects of the project on the
<br />environment must be clearly identified and described, considering both the short-term and long-
<br />term effects. The discussion should include relevant specifics of the area, the resources involved,
<br />physical changes, alterations to ecological systems, and changes induced in population
<br />distribution, population concentration, the human use of the land (including commercial and
<br />residential development), health and safety problems caused by the physical changes, and other
<br />aspects of the project that may impact resources in the project area, such as water, historical
<br />resources, scenic quality, and public services. The EIR must also analyze any significant
<br />environmental effects the project might cause or risk exacerbating by bringing development and
<br />people into the area. If applicable, an EIR should also evaluate any potentially significant direct,
<br />indirect, or cumulative environmental impacts of locating development in areas susceptible to
<br />hazardous conditions (e.g., floodplains, coastlines, wildfire risk areas), including both short-term
<br />and long-term conditions, as identified on authoritative hazard maps, risk assessments or in land
<br />use plans addressing such hazards areas.
<br />If analysis of the project's energy use reveals that the project may result in significant
<br />environmental effects due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary use of energy, or wasteful use
<br />of energy resources, the EIR shall mitigate that energy use. This analysis should include the
<br />project's energy use for all project phases and components, including transportation-related energy,
<br />during construction and operation. In addition to building code compliance, other relevant
<br />considerations may include, among others, the project's size, location, orientation, equipment use
<br />and any renewable energy features that could be incorporated into the project. This analysis is
<br />subject to the rule of reason and shall focus on energy use that is caused by the project. This
<br />analysis may be included in related analyses of air quality, greenhouse gas emissions,
<br />transportation or utilities in the discretion of the Lead Agency.
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