The City of Orange has adopted Local CEQA Guidelines (pdf) (as required by state law) to assist the development community and the public in understanding City procedures for complying with CEQA. These Guidelines describe Community Development Department staff responsibilities, procedural steps for completing the CEQA process, public review and noticing requirements, and guidance for evaluating impacts to historical resources. These Guidelines were updated and approved by the Orange City Council on April 11, 2006.

In addition to the Local CEQA Guidelines, the City has also adopted a Mitigation Monitoring Program (pdf) (as required by state law). It requires a Mitigation Monitoring Report to be prepared for any project where “mitigation measures” are imposed. The Mitigation Monitoring Report establishes timing and assigns responsibilities for implementing and monitoring compliance with required mitigation measures. The Mitigation Monitoring Program was last updated on August 27, 1991.

These two documents, along with the provisions of the City of Orange Zoning Code, define the local environmental review process.

• Local CEQA Guidelines (pdf)
• Mitigation Monitoring Program (pdf)

For further information on the City’s environmental review process, please contact our Senior Planner/Environmental Review Coordinator, Jennifer McDonald Le at (714) 744-7238 or Sharon Baik-Song, Assistant Planner at (714) 744-7243.

City of Orange Initial Study Template

The City of Orange Initial Study Checklist template (doc) is now available online! The Initial Study Checklist is a preliminary analysis tool used by City staff and/or environmental consultants to evaluate the environmental effects of a project. It consists of a series of questions organized by environmental issue area and it is a critical element of the environmental review process.

• City of Orange Initial Study Checklist template (doc)

Note: The City of Orange Initial Study checklist differs from the checklist provided in Appendix G of the State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines in that it contains additional checklist questions related to Water Quality. These questions were added in conformance with the recommendations of the County of Orange Drainage Area Management Plan (DAMP) and the City of Orange Local Implementation Plan (LIP).

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Below is a list of current RFPs available for environmental services. If you would like further information regarding the following RFPs, please visit the City’s Bids and RFPs web page.

Currently, there are no RFP's available.

If you would like to be added to the Environmental Consultant mailing list to receive notices of RFPs for Environmental services, please email Sharon Song.