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RESOLUTION NO. 29-91
RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
SETTING TIME LIMITS AND ALLOWING EXTENSIONS
THERETO FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS
AND NEGATIVE DECLARATIONS
WHEREAS, by Public Resources Code Section 21151. 5 the Town
is required to set time limits (including reasonable extensions) ,
for the completion and certification of environmental impact
reports and negative declarations; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to establish such time limits and
reasonable extensions;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos
Hills does RESOLVE as follows:
Section 1. EIR Time Limits. An environmental impact report
("EIR") prepared for a project pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act must be completed and certified within
one (1) year from the date that the application requesting
approval of the project is accepted as complete by the Town.
Section 2 . Extension to EIR Time Limits. If the City
Council determines that compelling circumstances justify
additional time, the City Council may extend the one (1) year
time limit set forth in Section 1 by one or more extensions, if
the project applicant consents to such extensions of time. In no
case shall the extensions of time exceed one hundred eighty (180)
days after the one (1) year time limit set forth in Section 1.
Section 3 . Approval or Disapproval of Projects.
Notwithstanding Government Code Section 65950, when an extension
of time for certification of an EIR has been given as provided
for in Section 2 , the project that is the subject of the EIR must
be approved or disapproved within ninety (90) days after
certification of the EIR.
Section 4 . Negative Declaration Time Limits. A negative
declaration prepared for a project pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act must be completed within one hundred
five (105) days from the date that the application requesting
approval of the project is accepted as complete by the Town.
Section 5. Extensions of Negative Declaration Time Limits.
If the City Council determines that compelling circumstances
justify additional time, the City Council may extend the 105 day
time limit set forth in Section 4 by one or more extensions, if
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the project applicant consents to such extensions of time. In no
case shall the extensions of time exceed six (6) months from the
date that the application requesting approval of the project is
accepted as complete by the Town.
Section 6. Definition of Project. For the purpose of this
Resolution, "project" is defined as in the California
Environmental Quality Act at Public Resources Code Section 21065.
Passed and adopted this 19th day of June , 1991.
By:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Cl rk
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