Thank you to everybody who came out to our Environmental Impact Report 101 Workshop in Morgan Hill last week! It was great to see the community’s enthusiasm for learning about the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). For those of you who missed it, or are thirsty for more knowledge, below are some great resources for getting involved in the processes around CEQA:
Resources on CEQA
- Outline for the process of reviewing and commenting on an environmental impact report (EIR) [PDF]
- The CEQA process in digestible flow chart form [PDF]
- Helpful tips for reviewing a DEIR [PDF]
- Template for letter requesting CEQA notices about a particular project [PDF]
Sample Comment Letters
- Greenbelt Alliance’s comments on the Coyote Valley Specific Plan’s draft environmental impact report (DEIR)
- Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger’s comments on the Coyote Valley Specific Plan’s DEIR [PDF]
- Greenbelt Alliance’s comments on the City of Oakley’s East Cypress Corridor Specific Plan’s DEIR [PDF]
Find more sample comment letters in our comment letter library.
Map Resources
- Planning boundaries in South Santa Clara County
- Farming and ranching in South Santa Clara County
- Farmland mapping and monitoring in South Santa Clara County
- Farmland and grazing land at risk in South Santa Clara County
- Vacant parcels in Morgan Hill
- Farming and ranching in Morgan Hill’s Southeast Quadrant
- Farmland mapping and monitoring in Morgan Hill’s Southeast Quadrant
- Farmland and grazing land at risk in Morgan Hill’s Southeast Quadrant
- Farming and ranching in Morgan Hill
- Farming and monitoring in Morgan Hill (Added on 2/20)
- Farmland and grazing land at risk in Morgan Hill (Added on 2/20)
- Farming and ranching in Gilroy
- Farmland mapping and monitoring in Gilroy (Added on 2/20)
- Farmland and grazing land at risk in Gilroy (Added on 2/20)
Resources on Morgan Hill
- City of Morgan Hill’s notice regarding the Southeast Quadrant project [PDF]
- Draft of Morgan Hill’s agricultural policies and implementation program [PDF]
