Climate Action Plan (CAP)
PDS2015-POD-15-002, PDS2016-GPA-16-007, LOG NO. PDS2016-ER-16-00-003
On February 14, 2018, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Climate Action Plan.
The project includes the following components:
- Final Climate Action Plan (CAP) for the County of San Diego
- Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR) for the project
- General Plan Amendment (GPA) for the CAP
- Guidelines for Determining Significance for Climate Change (Guidelines)
- Climate Action Plan (CAP) Consistency Review Checklist (Checklist)
- Report Format and Content Requirements for Climate Change
The project entails the County’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) that includes strategies and measures to reduce GHG emissions from the unincorporated county and County operations. The CAP necessitates changes to Goal COS-20 and Policy COS-20.1 of the 2011 County of San Diego General Plan Update (GPU) and mitigation adopted in the certified Final Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the 2011 GPU (Mitigation Measures CC-1.2, CC-1.7, and CC-1.8). As a result, an associated action of the project is a General Plan Amendment to the 2011 GPU, which includes revised mitigation measures and a revised Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program for the 2011 GPU PEIR. The project also includes a threshold of significance for GHG emissions and revised Guidelines for Determining Significance for Climate Change, as well as a CAP Consistency Review Checklist and a Report Format and Content Requirements for Climate Change document. All of these actions constitute the project analyzed in the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR).
The purpose of the project is to reduce county GHG emissions consistent with State legislative requirements through implementation of the CAP, which includes strategies and measures to reduce GHG emissions from community and County operations. Community operations refer to GHG emissions generated from activities within the unincorporated county. County operations refer to GHG emissions generated by County facilities and operational activities throughout the county, including facilities and operations located within incorporated cities. The Final CAP includes 11 GHG Reduction Strategies and 26 GHG Reduction Measures that the County will implement to reduce GHG emissions. Measures that could result in physical environmental impacts are evaluated within applicable chapters of the Final SEIR.
Project Contact: CAP@sdcounty.ca.gov
Please use the following table as a guidance tool to navigate the website. The following volumes and attachments are referenced within the Board Letter.
| Click Here | Final Documents Adopted by the Board of Supervisors on February 14, 2018 |
| Click Here | *Errata No. 1 Board of Supervisors Hearing February 14, 2018
Item No.1 and Supplemental Information Modifying Option 3 |
| Click Here | Volume 1 - Climate Action Plan Documents (Attachment A) |
| Click Here | Volume 2 - Related Project Documents (Attachments B through I) |
| Click Here | Volume 3 - Final (Draft) Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Attachments J through L) |
| Click Here | Volume 4 - Options Attachment (Attachments M through O) |
| Click Here | Volume 5 - Planning Commission Hearing Documents (Attachments P and Q) |
| Click Here | Draft Climate Action Plan (Public Review between 8/10/17 & 9/25/17) |
| Click Here | Draft Supplemental EIR (Public Review between 8/10/17 & 9/25/17) |
| Click Here | Climate Action Plan General Information Website |
| Click Here | Planning Commission Hearing Supporting Information Website |
| Click Here | Certified Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (2/14/18) |
Final Adopted Climate Action Plan
Compiled Climate Action Plan (High Resolution, Low Resolution)
Climate Action Plan (CAP) Components
Cover Page, County Accomplishments, and Table of Contents
Chapters
2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, Projections, and Reduction Targets
3. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies and Measures
4. Climate Change Vulnerability, Resiliency, and Adaptation
5. Implementation and Monitoring
6. Public Outreach and Engagement
7. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms and References
Appendices
A-1: Appendix A - 2014 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections
A-2: Appendix B - County Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections
A-3: Appendix C - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets, Measures, and Gap Analysis
A-4: Appendix D - Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
Adopted Related Project Documents
Climate Action Plan Consistency Review Checklist
General Plan Amendment for the Climate Action Plan
Technical Reports
Climate Action Plan Implementation Cost Report
Climate Action Plan Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Preliminary Assessment of the County of San Diego Local Direct Investment Program
*Document revised since Planning Commission Hearing on January 18, 2018.
*Attachment A - Final (Draft) Climate Action Plan
Compiled Climate Action Plan (High Resolution, Low Resolution)
Climate Action Plan (CAP) Components
Cover Page, County Accomplishments, and Table of Contents
Chapters
2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, Projections, and Reduction Targets
3. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies and Measures
4. Climate Change Vulnerability, Resiliency, and Adaptation
5. Implementation and Monitoring
6. Public Outreach and Engagement
7. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms and References
Appendices
A-1: Appendix A - 2014 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections
A-2: Appendix B - County Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections
*A-3: Appendix C - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets, Measures, and Gap Analysis
A-4: Appendix D - Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
*Attachment B - Climate Action Plan Consistency Review Checklist
Attachment C - General Plan Amendment for the Climate Action Plan
Attachment D - Guidelines for Determining Significance for Climate Change
Attachment E - Report Format and Content Requirements for Climate Change
*Attachment F - Draft Resolutions
Attachment G - Staff Recommendation Documents
*G-1: Staff Recommendation Climate Action Plan Modifications
G-2: Staff Recommendation Measure Quantification Table
*G-3: Staff Recommendation Gap Analysis
Attachment H - Technical Reports
*H-1: Climate Action Plan Implementation Cost Report
*H-2: Climate Action Plan Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
H-3: Preliminary Assessment of the County of San Diego Local Direct Investment Program
H-4: Direct Investment Examples
Attachment I - Minute Orders from Board of Supervisors Hearings
I-1: 2011 General Plan Update Minute Order
Attachment J - Final (Draft) Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
Attachment J-1: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Sections
Cover Sheet: (Exterior,
Interior)
Table
of Contents
Summary
Chapters
CHAPTER 2 - SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT
Attachment J-2: Letters of Comment and Responses
Comments Received on the Draft Supplemental EIR (August 10, 2017 to September 25, 2017)
State and Federal Agencies
State Clearinghouse
County, City, and Other Local Agencies
Olivenhain
Municipal Water District
Padre
Dam Municipal Water District
San
Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)
San
Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
Sweetwater
Authority
City
of Imperial Beach, Community Development Department
Community Planning Groups
Julian
Community Planning Group
Hidden
Meadows Community Sponsor Group
Borrego
Springs Community Sponsor Group
Twin
Oaks Valley Community Sponsor Group
Boulevard
Planning Group
Bonsall
Community Sponsor Group
Organizations
Southwest
Wetlands Interpretive Association
Southwest
Wetlands Interpretive Association
Preserve
Wild Santee
Environmental
Center of San Diego
Backcountry
Against Dumps (Attachment)
Building
Industry Association of San Diego County
BOMA
San Diego and NAIOP San Diego
California
Construction and Industrial Materials Association
California
Native Plant Society (Attachment)
Climate
Action Campaign
Coastal
Environmental Rights Foundation
Endangered
Habitats League
Friends
of the Earth U.S.
Golden
Door Properties LLC
The
Nature Conservancy
Protect
Our Communities Foundation
SanDiego350
San
Diego County Farm Bureau
San
Diego Food System Alliance
San
Diego Regional Urban Forests Council
Sempra
Services Corporation
Sierra
Club (Attachment)
STAY
COOL for Grandkids
Individuals
*Late Letters
Attachment J-3: Technical Appendices
APPENDIX B: Range of Direct Investment Protocols
Table of Contents and Introduction
Part
1
Part
2
Part
3
Part
4
Part
5
Part
6
Part
7
Part
8
Part 9
Attachment M - Option 1: Renewable Energy
M-1: Renewable Energy Option Climate Action Plan Modifications
M-2: Renewable Energy Option Measure Quantification Table
M-3: Renewable Energy Option Gap Analysis
M-4: Renewable Energy Option Draft Final Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations
Attachment N - Option 2: Housing Affordability
N-1: Housing Affordability Option Climate Action Plan Modifications
N-2: Housing Affordability Option Measure Quantification Table
N-3: Housing Affordability Option Gap Analysis
N-4: Housing Affordability Option Draft Final Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations
Attachment O - Option 3: Residential and Non-residential Development
O-1: Residential and Non-residential Development Option Climate Action Plan Modifications
O-2: Residential and Non-residential Development Option Measure Quantification Table
O-3: Residential and Non-residential Development Gap Analysis
Attachment P - Planning Commission Hearing Report (without attachments), January 18, 2018
Attachment Q - Planning Commission Recommendation
Q-1: Planning Commission Recommendation Climate Action Plan Modifications
Q-2: Planning Commission Recommendation Measure Quantification Table
Original Public Review Period (August 10, 2017- September 25, 2017)
Compiled Climate Action Plan (High Resolution, Low Resolution)
Climate Action Plan (CAP) Components
Cover Page, County Accomplishments, and Table of Contents
Chapters
2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, Projections, and Reduction Targets
3. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies and Measures
4. Climate Change Vulnerability, Resiliency, and Adaptation
5. Implementation and Monitoring
6. Public Outreach and Engagement
7. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms and References
Appendices
A. 2014 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections
B. County Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Projections
C. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets, Measures, and Gap Analysis
D. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
Original Public Review Period (August 10, 2017- September 25, 2017)
Cover Sheet: (Exterior,
Interior)
Table
of Contents
Summary
Chapters
CHAPTER 2 - SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT
Technical Appendices
APPENDIX B: Range of Direct Investment Protocols
Table of Contents and Introduction
Part
1
Part
2
Part
3
Part
4
Part
5
Part
6
Part
7
Part
8
Part 9
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