The latest version of the Draft Countywide Plan was published this spring, and on June 17, the County published the Draft Environmental Impact Report for it, with a comment deadline of Thursday, August 15, 2019.
In response to the latest draft of the Countywide Plan, MBCA as an organization and several Board members as individuals signed onto a May 10 Coalition letter specifying three major concerns. 1) The Plan is not in line with the recently-adopted RECE 4.10 Policy relating to renewable energy developments in rural living areas; 2) most of the land in the proposed new "Resource/Land Management" zone is also incompatible with RECE 4.10; and 3) Community Action Guides should not replace the current community plans in unincorporated desert communities.
Here are the sections of the latest draft of the San Bernardino Countywide Plan:
Draft Policy Plan ( no longer available)
Draft Land Use Plan( no longer available)
Plan Goals and Policy Matrix (for unincorporated communities, you can click on your community from this page to see the “Community Action Guides”)( no longer available)
The Draft EIR can be accessed online( no longer available), and we have also provided the main sections here on our website.
DRAFT EIR for the San Bernardino Countywide Plan, June 2019:
Notice of Preparation, Scoping meeting sign-ins and comments
Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Data
Community and Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Draft EIR Title Page
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction (includes scoping comments by site)
Project Description (lots of maps)
Environmental Setting
Environmental Analysis, Aesthetics
Environmental Analysis, Air Quality
Environmental Analysis, Biological Resources
Environmental Analysis, Cultural Resources
Environmental Analysis, Geology and Soils
Environmental Analysis, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Environmental Analysis, Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Environmental Analysis, Hydrology and Water Quality
Environmental Analysis, Land Use and Planning
Environmental Analysis, Mineral Resources
Environmental Analysis, Noise
Environmental Analysis, Population and Housing
Environmental Analysis, Public Services
Responses from Native American Tribal Representatives
These additional sections are available on the County website:
Chapter 6) Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
Chapter 7) Alternatives to the Proposed Project
Chapter 8) Impacts Found Not to Be Significant
Chapter 9) Other CEQA Considerations
Chapter 10) Organizations and Persons Consulted
Chapter 11) Qualifications of Persons Preparing EIR
Chapter 12) Bibliography
DRAFT EIR APPENDICES
A) Notice of Preparation (NOP), NOP Comments, and Scoping Meeting Attendance Sheets
B) Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Data
C) Community and Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory
D1) Biological Resources Existing Conditions (Report)
D2) Biological Resources Existing Conditions (Appendices)
E) Cultural Resources Technical Report
F) Paleontological Resources Technical Report
G1) Safety Background (Report)
G2) Safety Background (Figures)
H) Water, Wastewater, and Hydrology Existing Conditions
I) Land Use Background Report
J) Noise Data
K) Responses Received from Service
Providers
L1) Transportation Impact Analysis (Report)
L2) Transportation Impact Analysis (Appendices- Part 1)
L3) Transportation Impact Analysis (Appendices- Part 2)
L4) Transportation Impact Analysis (Appendices- Part 3)
L5) Transportation Impact Analysis (Appendices- Part 4)
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