g. To be signed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy:
Within fifteen(15) days of receipt of an application under this Chapter, the Environmental Commission shall notify the applicant whether it requires an environmental impact statement. If the Environmental Commission deems that there is a need for an environmental impact statement, the applicant shall provide the statement, which shall contain the necessary information to evaluate the effects of a proposed project upon the environment. The statement shall include:
a. An inventory of existing environmental conditions of the project site and in the surrounding region, which shall describe air quality, water quality, water supply, solid waste disposal, hydrology, geology, soils, topography, vegetation, wildlife, aquatic organisms, ecology, demography, land use, aesthetics, history and archeology and shall specifically include core borings, water table level and percolation test results.
b. A project description, complete with maps and drawings, which shall specify what is to be done and how it is to be done during construction and operation and a construction schedule, including:
1. Reason for the project.
2. The recommended or favored alternative mapped and/or described.
3. Parks, recreational sites, wildlife refuges and historic sites mapped and described.
4. Existing land use, zoning and Master Plan delineation of project area mapped and described.
5. Ambient environmental assets mapped and described.
6. Implications of the proposed action for population distribution or concentration should be estimated and an assessment made of the effect of any possible change in population patterns upon the resource base, including land use, water and public service of the area impacted.
c. A listing of all licenses, permits or other approvals required by law and the status of each.
d. An assessment of the probable impact of the project upon all topics in paragraph a.
e. A listing of adverse environmental impact, especially irreversible damage, which cannot be avoided, including:
1. Water quality.
2. Air quality.
3. Noise.
4. Traffic.
6. Damage or destruction of significant plant or wildlife systems.
7. Aesthetic values.
8. Destruction of natural resources.
9. Displacement of people and business.
10. Displacement of viable farms.
11. Employment and property tax.
12. Destruction of man-made resources.
13. Disruption of desirable community and regional growth.
14. Health, safety and well-being of the public.
f. Steps to be taken to minimize adverse environmental impacts during construction and operation, both at the project site and in the surrounding region, including but not limited to:
2. Preservation of trees.
3. Protection of watercourses.
4. Protection of air resources.
5. Noise control.
6. Traffic control.
g. Alternatives to all or any part of the project with reasons for their acceptability or non-acceptability, including:
1. That of no project.
2. Description of alternatives that might avoid some or all of the adverse environmental effects, with the rationale for acceptability or non-acceptability of each alternative.
3. An analysis of the costs and social impact of the alternatives, including construction problems and traffic.
h. The relationship between local short-term uses of the environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, assessing the project for cumulative long-term effects from the perspective that each generation is a trustee for future generations. (Ord. #595; 1976 Code § 145-24)
