[Added 4-10-1979 by Ord. No. 79:6]
An environmental assessment report is required
for all applications for preliminary approval of major subdivisions
and major site development plans.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the environmental
assessment report may be waived at the request of an applicant if
sufficient evidence is submitted to support a conclusion that the
proposed development will have a slight or negligible environmental
impact. Portions of requirements may also be waived upon a finding
that the complete report need not be prepared in order to evaluate
adequately the environmental impact of a particular project.
An environmental assessment report shall be
submitted for all public or quasi-public projects unless specifically
exempt by state or federal law.
A.
An environmental assessment report of a proposed project
shall contain, at minimum:
(1)
A statement describing the project.
(2)
The impact of development upon parks, recreational
sites, wildlife, refuges and historic sites mapped and described.
(3)
Existing land use, zoning and Master Plan delineation
of project area mapped and described.
(4)
A listing of all licenses, permits or other approvals
as required by law and the status of each.
(5)
A statement and data supporting same as to the probable
impact of the proposed project on the environment, including impact
on ecological systems such as wildlife, fish and marine life, involving
any probable adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided
with respect to water quality, air quality, noise, undesirable land
use patterns, damage or destruction of significant plant or wildlife
systems, aesthetic values, destruction of natural resources, cost-revenue
analysis, destruction of man-made resources and disruption of desirable
community and regional growth.
(6)
A description of actions to be taken before, during
and after construction to minimize the adverse environmental effects.
B.
The environmental assessment report shall state the
alternatives to the proposed project, including no project, and a
description of alternative alignments that might avoid some or all
of the adverse environmental effects with the rationale for acceptability
or nonacceptability of each alternative, an analysis of the costs
and social impact of the alternatives, including construction problems
and traffic service.
C.
The environmental assessment report shall present
a quantifiable identification of any irreversible and irretrievable
commitments of resources which would be involved in the implementation
of the project.
D.
The environmental assessment report shall present
the relationships between short-term and long-term uses of the environment
in context with the project.
