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HEARING - Consider Case No. 16APL-00000-00020, the Pacific Coast Energy Company (PCEC, or appellant) appeal of the County Planning Commission’s June 29, 2016 denial of the Orcutt Hill Resources Enhancement Plan project (Case Nos. 13PPP-00000-00001), Fourth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HR. 30 MIN.)
a) If the Board chooses to approve the Careaga Exclusion Alternative, staff recommends the following motion;
i) Deny the appeal, Case No. 16APL-00000-00020;
ii) Make the required findings for denial of the project, included as Exhibit 1 to the October 11, 2016 Board Letter;
iii) Find that denial of the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15270 as specified in Attachment B to the July 8, 2016 staff memo to the Planning Commission (Exhibit 2 of the October 11, 2016 Board Letter);
iv) Deny the project;
v) Make the required findings for approval of the Careaga Exclusion Alternative, including CEQA findings;
vi) Certify the Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 14EIR-00000-00001 (Attachment 4 of the October 11, 2016 Board Letter) for the Careaga Exclusion Alternative and adopt the mitigation monitoring program contained in the conditions of approval; and
vii) Grant de novo approval of the Careaga Exclusion Alternative, Case No. 13PPP-00000-00001, subject to the conditions; or
b) If the Board chooses to approve the Careaga and CTS Exclusion Alternative, staff recommends the following motion;
i) Deny the appeal, Case No. 16APL-00000-00020;
ii) Make the required findings for denial of the project, included as Exhibit 1 to the October 11, 2016 Board Letter;
iii) Find that denial of the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15270 as specified in Attachment B to the July 8, 2016 staff memo to the Planning Commission (Exhibit 2 of the October 11, 2016 Board Letter);
iv) Deny the project;
v) Make the required findings for approval of the Careaga and CTS Exclusion Alternative, including CEQA findings;
vi) Certify the Environmental Impact Report, Case No. 14EIR-00000-00001 (Attachment 4 of the October 11, 2016 Board Letter) for the Careaga and CTS Exclusion Alternative and adopt the mitigation monitoring program contained in the conditions of approval; and
vii) Grant de novo approval of the Careaga and CTS Exclusion Alternative, Case No. 13PPP-00000-00001, subject to the conditions; or
c) Alternatively, refer to the Board Letter of October 11, 2016 for the motion for the Seep Can Only Alternative.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY