Safety Element Update
Summary
SCH Number
2013121048
Lead Agency
City of Laguna Woods
Document Title
Safety Element Update
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Document Description
The purpose of the General Plan Safety Element is to identify natural or human activity-related hazards that exist in Laguna Woods and define policy objectives and implementation actions to address them. Some naturally occurring hazards may be unavoidable, but the potential impact on Laguna Woods can be reduced through advance planning and preparation. The Safety Element addresses geologic, seismic, flood, and fire hazards and hazards created by human activity such as hazardous materials and incidents that call for emergency protection. The Safety Element describes the City's efforts to prepare for and respond to emergencies.
As part of the update, the City has initiated revisions to the existing goals and policies from the 2002 General Plan Safety Element. These revisions are based on new information contained in the City's approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and updates associated with recent changes to state law and new legislation pertaining to general plan safety elements. Some updates include maintaining defensible space for wildfires throughout the wildland-urban interface (WUI) (Policy 2.1E) areas and installing backup generators for City Hall and the Emergency Operations Center (Policy 4.2D). However, these edits would not materially affect the physical environment nor result in any new environmental impacts not already contemplated as part of the City's General Plan EIR.
Contact Information
Name
Brian Kurnow
Agency Name
City of Laguna Woods
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Woods
Counties
Orange
Cross Streets
Various
Zip
92637
State Highways
I-5
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
No
Waterways
No
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT)
Local Actions
General Plan Element
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.