Environmental Impact Report
Notice of Availability
Draft Environmental Impact Report and Public Hearing
The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the City of Mountain View Draft 2030 General Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program is available (beginning on November 30, 2011) for review and comment by the public and all interested persons, agencies and organizations for a period of 45 days, ending January 13, 2012. All comments must be received by that date.
Public Hearings:
Environmental Planning Commission
December 7, 2011 and January 11, 2012
7:00 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA
The City of Mountain View sits at the base of the Santa Cruz and Diablo mountain ranges at the southern end of the San Francisco Peninsula. The City is located in northwestern Santa Clara County, in close proximity to San Jose and San Francisco, and is approximately 12 square miles in size. The City is surrounded by Palo Alto to the west, Los Altos to the south, Sunnyvale and Moffett Federal Airfield to the east, and the San Francisco Bay and tidal marshes to the north. The project analyzed within the Draft EIR is comprised of two components:
City of Mountain View Draft 2030 General Plan. The Draft 2030 General Plan, which is the City of Mountain View's fundamental land use and development policy document, is intended to guide development throughout the entire City. The Draft General Plan would supersede the existing General Plan, which was adopted in 1992, and was subject to subsequent additions and amendments. The purpose of the Draft General Plan is to guide community development, preservation, and environmental conservation in the City through 2030.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program (GGRP). The GGRP is both a policy document and an implementation tool for the General Plan; it contains goals, policies, performance standards, and implementation measures for achieving GHG emissions reductions in the City of Mountain View. These emissions reductions will contribute to the Statewide GHG reduction targets of Assembly Bill (AB) 32 (Global Warming Solutions Act), which calls for Statewide GHG emission reductions to 1990 levels by 2020.
The Draft General Plan Environmental Impact Report is available for review beginning on November 30, 2011 at the following locations, or by downloading from this website.
City of Mountain View
Community Development Department
500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94039
Mountain View Library
585 Franklin Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
