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Home / Government/ City Departments / Community Development / Current Planning / Environmental Review/CEQA / Downtown Plan Amendments Final EIR
Community Development

Downtown Plan Amendments Final EIR

  • Notice of Availability of Final EIR(PDF, 16KB)
  • Final EIR(PDF, 4MB)

Draft Environmental Report Downtown Plan Amendments:

Notice of Completion and Availability of Draft EIR(PDF, 95KB)

Cover and Title Page(PDF, 454KB)

Table of Contents(PDF, 98KB)

  1. Introduction(PDF, 123KB)
  2. Summary(PDF, 150KB)
  3. Project Description(PDF, 7MB)
  4. Environmental Evaluation Introduction(PDF, 96KB)
    1. Aesthetics(PDF, 6MB)
    2. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions(PDF, 305KB)
    3. Biological Resources(PDF, 2MB)
    4. Cultural Resources(PDF, 204KB)
    5. Hydrology and Water Quality(PDF, 238KB)
    6. Public Services(PDF, 220KB)
    7. Traffic & Transportation(PDF, 3MB)
    8. Water & Wastewater(PDF, 236KB)
    9. Land Use(PDF, 195KB)
  5. CEQA Considerations(PDF, 1MB)
  6. References(PDF, 143KB)
    • Appendix A(PDF, 3MB) Notice of Preparation and Initial Study
    • Appendix B(PDF, 2MB) Notice of Preparation Comments
    • Appendix C(PDF, 695KB) Proposed Plan and Ordinance Text Amendments
    • Appendix D(PDF, 120KB) Buildout Assumptions
    • Appendix E(PDF, 1MB) Air Quality and GHG Emissions Calculations
    • Appendix F(PDF, 2MB) Traffic Memo

Downtown Recovery Plan, General Plan and Local Coastal Plan Amendments

Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report(PDF, 3MB)

Location

Santa Cruz, CA  

Details

Category

  • Archived Projects
  • Environmental Impact Report

Contact

Katherine Donovan
(831) 420-5134
kdonovan@santacruzca.gov
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