County of Santa Clara Rural Zoning Amendments and Agricultural Impact Threshold
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022030776
Lead Agency
Santa Clara County
Document Title
County of Santa Clara Rural Zoning Amendments and Agricultural Impact Threshold
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Exclusive Agriculture, Agricultural Ranchlands, Hillsides, and Rural Residential
Document Description
The proposed Project would amend the County of Santa Clara Zoning Ordinance as it pertains to the Exclusive Agriculture (A), Agricultural Ranchlands (AR), Hillsides (HS), and Rural Residential (RR) zoning districts and establish a threshold of significance for evaluating impacts to agricultural resources from development proposed on farmland. The Project would clarify, simplify, and standardize the permit process for agriculture-supportive uses, align development in the Exclusive Agriculture zoning district with existing County land use policies, and replace the current “local-serving” provisions with new objective development standards. The Project would also establish a threshold of significance to evaluate agricultural impacts on a project-by-project basis under CEQA.
Contact Information
Name
Charu Ahluwalia
Agency Name
County of Santa Clara
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Brian Grattidge
Agency Name
Dudek
Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sunnyvale
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
603395
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
I-880, I-680, I-280, US-101
Railways
Caltrain, Union Pacific
Other Location Info
SR-17, SR-87, SR-152
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Development Types
Other (Zoning Amendment)
Local Actions
Zoning Amendment
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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