Sec. and | Los Angeles City Law Search

roject has more than one approval, the decision maker on the initial approval, or the appeal of the initial approval, determines the ce QA clearance for the project, subject to any available ce QA appeal to the city council under Subsection F. (Appeals of CEQA Decisions) of this Section and all other requirements of ce QA and the ce QA Guidelines. 3. Sustainable Communities Project Exemption a. the hearing and determination of the use of the Sustainable communities Project exemption (ScP exemption) shall be determined by the city council after it holds a public hearing and adopts findings consistent with Public Resources Code, Sec. 21155.1. (Transit Project; applicability requirements). this hearing and the determination on the use of the ScP exemption may be completed before or after the project approval. b. Where the only ce QA clearance proposed for a project is a ScP exemption, no project approval is final and effective until the city council determines the project is exempt as a Sustainable communities Project. No actions shall be taken and no permits issued in reliance on a project approval prior to the city council ’s determination that the ScP exemption applies, absent the approval of an alternative ce QA clearance . c. if the city council holds a hearing on the ScP exemption and determines that it does not apply to the project, and no other ce QA clearance is approved for the project, any prior project approval shall be void. d. if the only ce QA clearance proposed for a project is a ScP exemption and there are no project related approvals or appeals subject to city council action, and there are no further appeals available for the project approval, the city council shall hold the public hearing on the ScP exemption within 75 days of the issuance of the letter of determination. 4. Finality of Project Approvals For purposes of filing a Notice of Determination or a Notice of exemption or the filing of a ce QA appeal to the city council pursuant to Subsection