California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 5 - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Chapter 10 - Amendments to the San Francisco Bay Plan or the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan and Other Planning Matters
Article 1 - Plan Amendments
Section 11003 - Staff Planning Report

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 11003

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the initial public hearing on the proposed amendment, the Executive Director shall distribute a staff planning report on the proposed amendment to all persons, agencies, and organizations who received a descriptive notice of the proposed amendment and to anyone else who requests such in writing.

(b) The staff planning report shall contain:

(1) the background of the proposed amendment, the name of the agency, organization, or individual who proposed the amendment, and the reason for the proposal;

(2) a description of the proposed amendment that shall include the specific language, map designation, or other change proposed, and, for any change in any plan map, graphic exhibits that indicate the precise location and nature of the proposed change;

(3) a statement describing the effect the proposed change would have on any existing finding, policy, or map designation contained in the San Francisco Bay Plan, a Commission special area plan, the San Francisco Bay Area Seaport Plan, the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan, or any other plan administered by the Commission;

(4) a statement describing the consistency of the proposed change with the findings and declarations of policy in the McAteer-Petris Act (California Government Code Sections 66600 through 66694) if an amendment to the San Francisco Bay Plan is proposed;

(5) a statement describing the consistency of the proposed change with the findings and declarations of policy contained in the Suisun Marsh Preservation Act of 1977 (California Public Resources Code Sections 29000 through 29612) if an amendment to the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan is proposed;

(6) an environmental assessment that contains the information described in section 11521 of these regulations and which shall either (i) state that the proposed amendment will have no significant adverse environmental impacts or (ii) shall describe any possible significant adverse effects that the proposed amendment would have on the environment and shall describe any public benefits of the proposed amendment, any feasible mitigation measures that would lessen the significant adverse environmental impact(s) and shall evaluate any feasible alternatives to the change;

(7) a summary of and responses to written comments received following distribution of the descriptive notice up to the time the staff planning report is mailed;

(8) if the proposed amendment involves a change in a water-oriented priority land use boundary description, a draft revision of such boundary description; and

(9) a preliminary staff recommendation on the proposed amendment.

1. Renumbering and amendment of section 10811 to section 11002 filed 5-18-87; operative 6-17-87 (Register 87, No. 30). For prior history, see Register 80, No. 48.
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section 11002 to section 11003 and renumbering of former section 11003 to section 11005 filed 9-5-91; operative 10-7-91 (Register 92, No. 3).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)(3), (a)(4) and (a)(6), new subsection (a)(8), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsection (a)(9) and amendment of NOTE filed 2-16-2007; operative 3-18-2007 (Register 2007, No. 7).
4. Amendment of subsections (b)(6)-(7), repealer of subsection (b)(8) and subsection relettering filed 8-2-2022; operative 10-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(a) (Register 2022, No. 31). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section 11346.4(b) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66632(f), 66651 and 66652, Government Code; and Section 29201(e), Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 66652, Government Code; and Sections 21080.5(d)(2)(D) and 29202, Public Resources Code.

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