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Consultant Resources

NEW EP GUIDELINES!
The Environmental Planning (EP) Division of the San Francisco Planning Department is pleased to announce the issuance of our new Environmental Review Guidelines (EP Guidelines), issued October 5, 2012.

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Environmental Planning has compiled this list of useful documents and websites to aid you in your preparation of environmental review analysis documents for our department. These links include information on the Environmental Planning consultant pool, CEQA and technical analysis guidelines, document templates and forms, and general CEQA information. We will update these items periodically, so please check for updates on this web page to ensure that you are working with the most recent version.

We welcome your feedback on this web page. Please email your comments to the Environmental Planning webmaster at jeanie.poling@sfgov.org

Consultant Pools

The Planning Department has established pools of qualified consultants with expertise in the preparation of environmental impact, transportation, historical resources, and archeological resources documents. The following documents are lists of consultants included in the pools, procedures for administering the pools, and consultants selected from the pools for individual projects.

Document Date
Administration of Environmental Planning Consultant Pools 9/01/10
Administration of Historic Resource Consultant Pools 4/11/11
Archeological Review Consultant Pool 5/2/13
Environmental Consultant Pool 5/2/13
Historic Resources Consultant Pool 9/21/12
Transportation Consultant Pool 9/21/12
Selected Consultants 5/22/13

CEQA Document Preparation Guidelines

Document Date
Environmental Review Guidelines 10/5/2012
Environmental Review Guidelines Notice of Availability 10/5/2012
Environmental Review Guidelines Training Workshop Presentation 11/05/2012

Technical Analysis Guidelines

Document Date
Transportation Impact Analysis Guidelines for Environmental Review October 2002
San Francisco Preservation Bulletin No. 16: CEQA Review Procedures for Historic Resources 3/31/08
Greenhouse Gas Compliance Checklist Cover Sheet 4/20/12
Greenhouse Gas Compliance Checklist for Private Development Projects 9/21/12
Greenhouse Gas Compliance Checklist for Municipal Projects 9/21/12

Document Templates and Checklists

Document Date
Initial Studies
Initial Study Checklist 10/5/12
Initial Study Table of Contents 10/5/12
Mitigated Negative Declarations
Notification of Project Receiving Environmental Review 10/5/12
PMND Cover Page 10/5/12
Notice of Availability of and Intent to Adopt a MND 10/5/12
Notice of Completion January 2008
Agreement to Implement Mitigation Measures 10/5/12
Affidavit of Mailing 10/5/12
FMND Cover Page 10/5/12
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 10/5/12
PMND Appeal Packet Transmittal Memorandum 09/10/08
PMND Appeal Executive Summary 09/10/08
PMND Appeal Motion 09/10/08
PMND Appeal Exhibit A 09/10/08
Environmental Impact Reports
Notice of Preparation of an EIR 5/08/13
Notice of Availability of the NOP 5/20/13
Notice of Availability of a DEIR 10/5/12
Notice of Completion January 2008
DEIR Cover 10/5/12
DEIR Distribution Notice 10/5/12
DEIR Table of Contents 10/5/12
Summary of Impacts of Proposed Project 10/5/12
Comparison of Significant Impacts of the Proposed Project and Alternatives 10/5/12
Agreement to Implement Mitigation Measures 10/5/12
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 10/5/12
DEIR Declaration of Posting 10/5/12
Scoping Meeting Materials  10/5/12
FEIR Request Postcard 10/5/12
Responses to Comments Cover 10/5/12
Responses to Comments Distribution Notice 10/5/12
Responses to Comments Table of Contents 10/5/12
 FEIR Cover 10/5/12
Forms
Kick-off Meeting Agenda 10/5/12
Progress Meeting Agenda 10/5/12
Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan 10/5/12
Affidavit of Mailing 10/5/12
EP Guidelines Exception Agreement 10/5/12
Consultant's Checklist for Document Submittal 10/5/12
Applications
Environmental Evaluation Application 6/28/12
Project Review Meeting Application 8/31/11
Shadow Analysis Application 10/21/11
Tree Planting and Protection Checklist 5/7/12
Historic Resources - Supplemental Information Form  5/1/12
Affidavit of Mailing 10/5/12

General CEQA Information

Document Date
Environmental Planning's Environmental Review Process Summary 3/17/11
Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code  
CEQA Statutes and Guidelines  
CEQA Process Flow Chart  
California State Clearinghouse Document Submission Requirements  

 

 
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