Appendix A:

Projects Requiring State Clearinghouse Review

As required by the CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15205 and 15206, the following types of environmental documents must be submitted to the State Clearinghouse for state agency review:

  1. Where the lead agency is a state agency (Guidelines Section 15205).
  2. Where there is a responsible or trustee state agency (Guidelines Section 15205).
  3. Where the project has statewide, regional, or areawide significance (Guidelines Section 15206).

With regard to the third criterion, the CEQA Guidelines deem the following types of projects as having statewide, regional, or areawide significance:

  1. A proposed local general plan, element, or amendment for which an EIR was prepared.
  2. A proposed residential development of more than 500 dwelling units.
  3. A proposed shopping center or business establishment that will employ more than 1,000 persons or encompass more than 500,000 square feet of floor space.
  4. A proposed hotel/motel development of more than 500 rooms.
  5. A proposed industrial, manufacturing, or processing plant, or industrial park, planned to house more than 1,000 persons and occupy more than 40 acres of land or encompass more than 650,000 square feet of floor area.
  6. A project that would result in the cancellation of a Williamson Act Contract for any parcel of 100 or more acres.
  7. A project for which an EIR was prepared and which is located in and substantially impacting an area of critical environmental sensitivity. This includes the Lake Tahoe Basin, the California Coastal Zone, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the Suisun Marsh, any area within 1/4 mile of a wild and scenic river, and the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
  8. A project that would substantially affect sensitive wildlife habitats such as riparian lands, wetlands, bays, estuaries, marshes, and habitats for rare and endangered species.
  9. A project that would interfere with the attainment of regional water quality standards as stated in the approved areawide wastewater management plan.
  10. A project that would provide housing, jobs, or occupancy for 500 or more people within ten miles of a nuclear power plant.

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