Safety Element and Conservation Element Update
Summary
SCH Number
2026061091
Public Agency
City of Belmont
Document Title
Safety Element and Conservation Element Update
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/24/2026
Document Description
The proposed project provides a policy framework for addressing the provision of public safety and emergency management, seismic and geologic-related hazards, hazardous materials, flooding, dam failure, sea level rise, emergent groundwater, fire hazards, severe weather, extreme heat, drought, utilities and energy use, and human health hazards to improve resiliency with respect to climate change. In addition, the updates to the Conservation Element address water supply, flooding and sea level rise impacts to wastewater infrastructure, and ecosystem management. An Existing Conditions Background Report, which discusses the natural and human-caused hazards that can affect the Planning Area, and a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, which includes an analysis of how climate-related hazards may harm the community, have been prepared, and will be included as appendices to the General Plan. The proposed project complies with the requirements of California Government Code Section 65302(g) and 65302.15.
Contact Information
Name
Adrienne Smith
Agency Name
City of Belmont
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Belmont
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
Citywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Citywide
Zip
94002
Total Acres
3008
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
SR-82, I-280, US-101, SR-92
Railways
Caltrain
Airports
San Carlos Airport
Schools
Various
Waterways
Belmont Creek, Belmont Slough, Redwood Shores Lagoon, Belmont Channel
Township
T05S
Range
R04W
Section
N/A
Base
N/A
Other Location Info
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project establishes a framework for how to achieve its goals through policies and actions to improve public health and safety by complying with new State laws. The proposed project does not include land use or zoning changes that would result in direct or indirect growth or changes in building density and intensity. No provisions implemented under the proposed project would result in direct or indirect population growth and thus would not place additional demands on natural resources, public services, or infrastructure. In addition, the proposed project does not include any site-specific designs or proposals to develop specific projects, nor does it grant any entitlements for development projects. Although the proposed project contains policies that direct the City to explore amending land use or zoning regulations that would improve public safety and community resilience, the proposed project itself does not include these amendments. Until the details and scope of any such amendments are known, it is too speculative and premature to evaluate environmental impacts. Subsequent amendments to the City’s land use or zoning regulations would be subject to a separate CEQA review at the time the amendments are prepared, if required. Therefore, the proposed project would not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from CEQA review.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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