Blueprint for Climate Action
Summary
SCH Number
2024110153
Public Agency
City of Petaluma
Document Title
Blueprint for Climate Action
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/6/2024
Document Description
The purpose of the Blueprint for Climate Action (Blueprint) is to provide a comprehensive approach to reaching the City’s goal of carbon neutrality. However, because of factors outside of the City’s control, the draft Blueprint will lead to an estimated 60% reduction in Petaluma’s Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2030. The Blueprint is divided into seven action plans that address specific emissions and sequestration sectors including the following: Clean Energy Action Plan, Building Action Plan, Transportation and Land Use Action Plan, Water Action Plan, Resource Consumption Plan, Natural Systems and Sequestration Action Plan, and Carbon Neutral Municipal Operations Plan. Adopted by the City Council on November 4, 2024.
Contact Information
Name
Brian Oh
Agency Name
City of Petaluma
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide
Zip
95942
State Highways
101, SR 116
Railways
SMART Railway
Airports
Petaluma Municipal Airport
Schools
Petaluma City Schools
Waterways
Petaluma River
Other Location Info
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15307. Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources
Reasons for Exemption
The goal of the Blueprint for Climate Action is to reach a goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. Implementation of the seven action plans in the Blueprint would reduce GHGs by an estimated 60% by 2030. The Blueprint in and of itself will not result in any physical changes to the land and will not result in new construction or the lessening of environmental regulations. Rather, it calls for additional policies, ordinances, plans, and actions to be implemented to realize GHG reductions. These additional actions are discretionary and subject to independent environmental review at the time they are enacted and are intended to realize the City’s commitment to climate resiliency. There were no applicable exceptions to the exemptions described in CEQA Guidelines 15300.2. Therefore, this project is categorically exempt under CEQA sections 15307 Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources and 15308 Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15308. Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment
Reasons for Exemption
The goal of the Blueprint for Climate Action is to reach a goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. Implementation of the seven action plans in the Blueprint would reduce GHGs by an estimated 60% by 2030. The Blueprint in and of itself will not result in any physical changes to the land and will not result in new construction or the lessening of environmental regulations. Rather, it calls for additional policies, ordinances, plans, and actions to be implemented to realize GHG reductions. These additional actions are discretionary and subject to independent environmental review at the time they are enacted and are intended to realize the City’s commitment to climate resiliency. There were no applicable exceptions to the exemptions described in CEQA Guidelines 15300.2. Therefore, this project is categorically exempt under CEQA sections 15307 Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources and 15308 Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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