§ 13.16.140. Creek protection permit submittal requirements and CEQA.

The application for a creek protection permit shall include the following information for the categories indicated:

A.

Category I. No submittals from the applicant are required to obtain a creek protection permit for this category of development or work, except for normal submittal requirements related to other permits that must be obtained.

B.

Category II. In addition to normal submittal requirements related to other permits that must be obtained, a simple site plan must be submitted that shows the relationship and distance between the development or work to be conducted and the top of bank of the creek. Staff shall confirm the location of the creek by methods such as field inspections, reviewing aerial photographs of the property overlain by contour lines that are part of the city's Geographic Information System (GIS).

C.

Category III. In addition to normal submittal requirements related to other permits that must be obtained, a site plan must be submitted that shows the relationship and distances between the development or work to be conducted and the top of bank of the creek. In addition, a creek protection plan must be submitted for review and approval that describes the best management practices that will be employed to assure construction activity will not adversely impact creek bank, riparian corridor or water quality.

D.

Category IV. In addition to normal submittal requirements related to other permits that must be obtained, a site plan must be submitted that shows the relationship between the development or work to be conducted and the top of bank of the creek. A creek protection plan must be submitted for review and approval that describes the best management practices that will be employed to assure construction activity will not adversely impact creek bank, riparian corridor, or water quality. A hydrology report must be submitted for review and approval pursuant to Section 13.16.170.

Categories I and II are ministerial actions and therefore exempt from CEQA. Categories III and IV are discretionary actions and therefore subject to CEQA review. Reclassification by the Chief of Building Services is discretionary and therefore subject to CEQA review.

(Ord. 12024 § 1 (part), 1997)