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Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2019) DEFINITIONS 2019 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 11-2 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP 11.04 “Baseline” refers to the pre-project environmental conditions. By comparing the project’s potential impacts to the baseline, the Lead Agency determines whether the project’s impacts are substantial enough to be significant under the relevant thresholds of significance. Generally, the baseline is the environmental conditions existing on the date the environmental analysis begins, such as the date the Notice of Preparation is published for an EIR or the date the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration is published. However, in certain circumstances, an earlier or later date may provide a more accurate environmental analysis. The City may establish any baseline that is appropriate, including an earlier or later date, as long as the choice of baseline can be supported by substantial evidence. 11.05 “California Native American Tribe” means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004. 11.06 “Categorical Exemption” means an exemption from CEQA for a class of projects based on a finding by the Secretary of the Resources Agency that the class of projects does not have a significant effect on the environment. 11.07 “Census-Defined Place” means a specific unincorporated land area within boundaries determined by the United States Census Bureau in the most recent decennial census. 11.08 “CEQA” means the California Environmental Quality Act, codified at California Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq. 11.09 “City” means the City of Santa Ana. 11.10 “Clerk” means either the “Clerk of the Board” or the “County Clerk” depending upon the county. Please refer to the “Index to Environmental Filing by County” in the Staff Summary to determine which applies. 11.11 “Community-Level Environmental Review” means either (1) or (2) below: (1) An EIR certified for any of the following: (a) A general plan; (b) A revision or update to the general plan that includes at least the land use and circulation elements; (c) An applicable community plan; (d) An applicable specific plan; or (e) A housing element of the general plan, if the Environmental Impact Report analyzed the environmental effects of the density of the proposed project; (2) A Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted as a subsequent environmental review document, following and based upon an EIR on a general plan, an applicable community plan or specific plan, provided that the subsequent environmental review document is allowed by CEQA following 3 -158