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Environmental notice and fee schedule

California Environmental Quality Act document fees pursuant to Fish and Wildlife Codes §711.4(a), (b), (c) and (e) and Ord. 91-0025 § 1, 1991, are as follows:

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The following is a list of notices and requirements to be posted by the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder’s Office:

Environmental NoticeFiling Fee(s) Requirement

NOD – Notice of Determination

  • Original signatures are required on both Notice and No Effect Form from the Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • When filed with a No Effect Form from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, County Administrative fee is required $50.00
  • When filed without a No Effect Form from the Department of Fish & Wildlife fees are as follows:
  • If an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the project, then the fee is $4,123.50 plus the $50.00 County Administrative fee = $4,173.50.
  • If a Negative Declaration (ND) was prepared for the project, then the fee is $2,968.75 plus the $50.00 County Administrative fee = $3,018.75.
  • If a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared for the project, then the fee is $2,968.75 plus the $50.00 County Administrative fee = $3,018.75.

NOE – Notice of Exemption

  • Original signatures are required
$50.00 County Administrative fee required

NOP – Notice of Preparation

  • An (NOP) is given to inform the public that the lead agency is in the process of preparing either a DRAFT EIR or a MITIGATED NEG DEC
  • Original signature is not required
$0.00 County Administrative fee required

NOC – Notice of Completion

  • An (NOC) is issued to inform the public when the lead agency has completed a NEG DEC or DRAFT EIR
  • Original signature is not required
$0.00 County Administrative fee required

NPH – Notice of Public Hearing

  • Normally issued to inform the public of a hearing date on a particular project
  • Original signature is not required
$0.00 County Administrative fee required

ND – Negative Declaration

  • All NEG DEC filings are considered to be final negative documents unless otherwise indicated and are not accepted for filing without an NOD, unless NEG DEC is PROPOSED or MITIGATED
$50.00 County Administrative fee required

PND – Proposed Negative Declaration

  • Original signature is not required
$50.00 County Administrative fee required

EIR – Environmental Impact Report

  • Never accepted for filing without a NOD
$50.00 County Administrative fee required

DRAFT EIR – Draft Environmental Impact Report

  • Not accepted for filing alone, can only be accepted along with a Notice (NOI, NPH, NOC and NOP)
$0.00 County Administrative fee required

NOI – Notice of Intent (adopt an EIR, ND, DRAFT EIR or MND)

  • Normally issued to inform the public of the hearing date of a particular project
  • Original signature is not required
$0.00 County Administrative fee required
NOA – Notice of Availability$0.00 County Administrative fee required

Initial study

  • Not accepted alone, must be presented along with an Environmental Notice
$0.00 County Administrative fee required

Notes:

  • Include the original and two copies of each environmental filing being submitted. The original and each copy are required to have a completed CEQA Filing Cover Sheet. If there are attachments, please provide three (3) sets of attachments for submission.
  • “Same project” means no changes. If the document submitted is not the same (other than dates), a “No Effect Determination” letter from the Department of Fish and Wildlife for the subsequent filing or the appropriate fees are required.
  • No person or Agency is exempt from the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s filing fee and/or the Santa Clara County Clerk’s Documentary Handling Fee.