Ukiah Valley Area Plan and Environmental Impact Report

The Ukiah Valley Area Plan (UVAP) was put together as an outline of growth in the Valley from essentially the area covered north to south is the top of the ridge at the south end of the Valley up to Highway 20 at the North.  From east to west, it is essentially the valley floor up to the ridges on both sides.  The 400+ page Environmental Impact Report) for the UVAP ( UVAP/EIR) was supposed to outline the environmental impacts in this same area. The EIR study and the resulting document were developed by Leonard Charles Associates.

On October 25 at a second public workshop which the Ukiah City Council scheduled to hear public input about the UVAP EIR, a unanimous decision was reached to send a letter from the City Council and a letter from the City Planning Staff regarding the inadequacy of the UVAP EIR.

REFERENCES TO ASSIST YOU UNDERSTANDING THE UVAP

You can access the Ukiah Valley Area Plan EIR on line. Since this is the entire 400+ page EIR, you can explore particular segments by considering its layout.

1.  Introduction Chapter (Pages 1 - 32): this gives you a background to the entire document  
2) Summary Chapter (Pages 33 - 66): there's a 20 page table that summarizes the various impacts and their mitigations

3)  Environmental Impact Analysis Chapter  (Page 68-338): this is the detailed analysis of each of the areas of impacts explored.  Getting feedback on these areas provide the foundation for addressing the conclusions of the report.

4) Topical Issues and Impact Summaries Chapter  (Pages 339-366) 
    Growth-Inducing Impacts  
    Cumulative Impacts 
    Irreversible Environmental Changes 
    Project Alternatives (three are presented with a summary of all impacts under each scenario)

5) Appendices

Now Available:   A spreadsheet document which accesses much of the information in THE UVAP EIR on specific areas.

 The UVAP EIR is what is called a Program EIR rather than an EIR that cover a specific project. If you are interested in understanding the difference between a Program EIR and other types of EIRs, you can access the section of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Article 11.  Types of EIRs   See Section 15168