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RESOLUTION NO. 05-52
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
AND ADOPTING LOCAL GUIDELINES FOR
IMPLEMENTING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (PUB. RESOURCES CODE §§ 21000
ET SEQ.)
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has amended the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Pub. Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq.) and
the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code of Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.), and the California
courts have interpreted specific provisions of CEQA; and
WHEREAS, Section 21082 of CEQA requires all public agencies to adopt
objectives, criteria, and procedures for the evaluation of public and private projects undertaken
or approved by such public agencies, and the preparation, if required, of environmental impact
reports and negative declarations in connection with that evaluation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert ("City") must revise its local guidelines for
implementing CEQA to make them consistent with the current ;provisions and interpretations of
CEQA.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California,
does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City adopts "Local Guidelines for Implementing the California
Environmental Quality Act (2005 Revision)," a copy of which is on file at the offices of the City
and is available for inspection by the public.
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RESOLUTION NO. 05-5z.
repealed.
SECTION 2. All prior actions of the City enacting earlier guidelines are hereby
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
Palm Desert City Council held this 23rd day of June, 2005, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, and CRITES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
BUFORD,K CRITES, MAYOR
ATTEST:
HELLE D ASSSEN, CITY CLERk
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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