HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 12-14RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 12-14
CERTIFYING THE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION FOR THE
ORANGETHORPE GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT. FINDING THAT
LEAD AGENCY CEQA COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN
FULFILLED. AND RELATED ACTIONS
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT CERTIFYING THE NOTICE OF
EXEMPTION FOR THE ORANGETHORPE GRADE SEPARATION
PROJECT; AND FINDING THAT LEAD AGENCY CEQA COMPLIANCE
OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED.
The Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District does hereby find:
A. The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) owns the sewers in the
Orangethorpe Grade Separation Project area.
B. The Cities of Placentia and Anaheim have contracted with the Orange
County Transportation Agency (OCTA) to design and construct the
Orangethorpe Grade Separation Project.
C. The Orange County Transportation Agency (OCTA) has proposed the
relocation of the sewers along Orangethorpe to accommodate a railroad
grade separation.
D. The City of Placentia is the lead agency under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), for the proposed protection/relocation
of the Orangethorpe Grade Separation Project.
E. The City of Placentia prepared a Notice of Exemption for the
Orangethorpe Grade Separation Project pursuant to the requirements of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA
Guidelines.
F. The City of Placentia certified the project and the Notice of Exemption on
November 17, 2008 and filed a Notice of Determination on November 18,
2008.
G. No comments or challenges were filed during the 30-day review period for
the Project.
H. OCSD is a responsible agency under the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER:
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Section 1: That the Board of Directors certifies the Notice of Exemption as
complete and adequate in that it addresses all of the environmental effects of the Project
and fully complies with the requirements of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines
environmental analysis procedures. All of the information comprising the Notice of
Exemption is on file with the City of Placentia at 401 East Chapman Avenue, Placentia,
California.
Section 2: The Board of Directors finds that Project has no known potentially
significant environmental impacts.
Section 3: The Board of Directors finds that no substantial evidence has
been presented which would call into question the facts and conclusions of the City of
Placentia in preparing and filing a Notice of Exemption.
Section 4: The Board of Directors finds that the Notice of Exemption reflects
the independent review and judgment of the Orange County Sanitation District.
Section 5: The Board of Directors finds that a Notice of Exemption serves as
adequate and appropriate environmental documentation for the Project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held •Jxx, 2012.
ATTEST:
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