A lead agency shall prepare an environmental impact report when designating a housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66201 of the Government Code to identify and mitigate, to the extent feasible, environmental impacts resulting from the designation. The environmental impact report shall identify mitigation measures that may be undertaken by housing projects in the housing sustainability district to mitigate the environmental impacts identified by the environmental impact report.
Chapter 4.3Housing Sustainability Districts
Section § 21155.10
This law requires that when a lead agency sets up a housing sustainability district, they have to create an environmental impact report. This report needs to identify possible environmental issues that the new district might cause and suggest ways to lessen these problems. The report should also offer ideas for how housing projects within the district can reduce their environmental impact.
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Section § 21155.11
This law section states that certain housing projects in designated housing sustainability districts are exempt from specific regulations if they meet three conditions. First, there must be an approved environmental impact report for the district and approval from the Department of Housing and Community Development within 10 years. Second, the project must comply with the district's specific conditions. Third, the project should have measures in place to address environmental impacts identified in the report.
This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 21155.11(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to Section 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 years of the lead agency’s review of the housing project.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 21155.11(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 21155.11(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.
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