Final Environmental Assessment for the 2013-2021 Draft Housing Element Update

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65759, this Final Environmental Assessment has been prepared to identify the potentially significant environmental effects from the proposed City of Encinitas Draft 2013-2021 Housing Element Update (HEU). This document is intended to provide public agency decision-makers and the public with an analysis of the HEU’s environmental effects, and identify feasible alternatives and mitigation measures that would avoid or substantially lessen any significant effects. Although the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to the proposed HEU, this Environmental Assessment substantially conforms to the required content for a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) found in State CEQA Guidelines Article 9 (Section 15120 et seq.) and the required content for a Supplemental EIR found in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15163.

Please note, as of 6/18/18, Chapter 9.0 has been updated in the web links for the Environmental Assessment prepared for the Housing Element Update. On 6/14/18, an obsolete version of Chapter 9.0, "Alternatives to the Proposed Project", was inadvertently posted on the web page; the 6/18/18 update corrects that post. The corresponding revisions to Chapter 9.0 are reflected on pages 12-28 and 12-29 of the EA's Errata (Chapter 12.0).

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• Cover
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Environmental Setting
• Chapter 3: Project Description
• Chapter 4: Environmental Analysis
  • Chapter 4.1: Aesthetics
  • Chapter 4.2: Air Quality
  • Chapter 4.3: Biological Resources
  • Chapter 4.4: Cultural Resources
  • Chapter 4.5: Geology and Soils
  • Chapter 4.6: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Chapter 4.7: Hazards and Hazardous Materials
  • Chapter 4.8: Hydrology and Water Quality
  • Chapter 4.9: Land Use and Planning
  • Chapter 4.10: Noise
  • Chapter 4.11: Population and Housing
  • Chapter 4.12: Public Services and Recreation
  • Chapter 4.13: Transportation and Traffic
  • Chapter 4.14: Public Utilities and Service Systems
• Chapter 5: Other CEQA Considerations
• Chapter 6: Growth Inducement
• Chapter 7: Cumulative Analysis
• Chapter 8: Effects Found Not to be Significant
• Chapter 9: Alternatives to the Proposed Project
• Chapter 10: Organizations and Persons Consulted
• Chapter 11: Document Preparers and Certification
• Chapter 12: Errata

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• Appendix: Cover
• Appendix: Title
• Appendix: Table of Contents
• Appendix A: Candidate Sites Fact Sheets
• Appendix B: Candidate Sites Table
• Appendix C: Draft 2013-2021 Housing Element Update
• Appendix D: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Date
• Appendix E: Relevant General Plan Policies
• Appendix F: General Plan Consistency Analysis
• Appendix G: Traffic Impact Study
• Appendix H: Candidate Sites Table - "Alternative Candidate Sites" Alternative

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