Report 2012-109 Recommendation 6 Responses
Report 2012-109: City of San Diego: Although It Generally Followed Requirements for Reviewing Permits, It Could Do More to Protect Historical Resources and to Notify the Public Properly About Its Actions (Release Date: April 2013)
Recommendation #6 To: San Diego Mayor's Office, City of
To provide the public proper notice of San Diego's environmental determinations within five days of the final approval of a project in accordance with the CEQA guidelines, Development Services should develop procedures to ensure that its staff file the determination notices in a timely manner. For example, to avoid delays, Development Services should require its staff to collect and submit to the county the filing fee for each determination notice within five business days of the final approval of a project.
1-Year Agency Response
The City has updated Procedure 4.04 directing staff to file the Notice of Determination within 5 days of final project approval.
- Completion Date: April 2014
- Response Date: April 2014
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
6-Month Agency Response
Development Services has revised Procedure 4.04 to ensure that notices of environmental determinations are filed with the County Recorder in a timely manner, as required by CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. As part of this issue, Development Services is working with the City Treasures and County Clerk to determine a process whereby filing fees for environmental notices can be paid within existing cash handling rules.
- Estimated Completion Date: June 2013
- Response Date: October 2013
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
The city did not provide a copy of its written procedures to substantiate its claim of full implementation.
60-Day Agency Response
Development Services will revise its written procedures to ensure that notice of environmental determinations notices are filed with the County Recorder in a timely manner, as required by CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. As part of this issue, Development Services is working with the City Treasures and County Clerk to determine a process whereby filing fees for environmental notices can be paid within existing cash handling rules.
- Estimated Completion Date: 10/15/2013
- Response Date: June 2013
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Partially Implemented
All Recommendations in 2012-109
Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.