All of the information provided here recounts the past housing plan efforts by the City related to the Measure T ballot commonly referred to as At Home in Encinitas. Please visit Housing Plan Update 2018 for current efforts and progress.
The California Environmental Quality Act, otherwise known as CEQA, is a law that requires agencies to identify potential significant impacts of proposed projects, among other things. In accordance with Public Resources Code Section 30500 et seq., the City released the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Assessment (DEIR) for "At Home in Encinitas" on January 29, 2016. The DEIR details information about the three different housing strategy maps that were developed through community input, possible ways to minimize their impacts, and reasonable alternatives that would reduce or avoid identified significant effects. The DEIR also evaluates whether "At Home in Encinitas" would cause new or substantially more effects than the build-out of the existing General Plan.
You can view the full DEIR as a single document here - (Complete DEIR document), or by sections:
Cover Page and Title Page
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviated Terms
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Environmental Setting
Chapter 3: Project Description
Chapter 4.0: Environmental Analysis (links to each section provided below)
Chapter 4.1: Aesthetics
Chapter 4.2: Air Quality
Chapter 4.3: Biological
Chapter 4.4: Cultural Resources
Chapter 4.5: Geology and Soils
Chapter 4.6: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Chapter 4.7: Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Chapter 4.8: Hydrology and Water Quality
Chapter 4.9: Land Use and Planning
Chapter 4.10: Noise
Chapter 4.11: Population and Housing
Chapter 4.12: Public Services and Facilities
Chapter 4.13: Transportation/Traffic
Chapter 4.14: Utilities
Chapter 5: Significant Unavoidable Environmental Effects/Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes/Energy Conservation
Chapter 6: Growth Inducement
Chapter 7: Cumulative Impacts
Chapter 8: Effects Found Not to be Significant
Chapter 9: Project Alternatives
Chapter 10: References
Chapter 11: Individuals and Agencies Consulted
Chapter 12: Certification
Appendices:
Appendix A1: HCD Review Letter
Appendix A2: NOP and Comments
Appendix B: Housing Site Summaries
Appendix C: Project History
Appendix D: CDS Material
Appendix E: Draft Housing Element
Appendix F1: GP Land Use Designations
Appendix F2: Zoning Standards
Appendix G: Design Guidelines
Appendix H: Conforming and Ancillary Amendments
Appendix I: Photo Survey
Appendix J: Air Quality
Appendix K1: Sensitive Plant Species
Appendix K2: Sensitive Wildlife Species
Appendix K3: Coastal CA Gnatcatcher Guidelines
Appendix K4: Least Bells Vireo Guidelines
Appendix L: GHG
Appendix M: GP Consistency Analysis
Appendix N1: Traffic Impact Study
Appendix N2: Traffic Impact Study Appendices
Appendix O: Noise Modeling
Pursuant to the requirements of the CEQA, the 45-day public review period for the Draft PEIR will be from January 29, 2016, through March 14, 2016. Comments on the DEIR must be made in writing in order to be considered by the City. Comments must be submitted to the City by 6:00 p.m. on March 14, 2016.