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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING:
RCH Group's land planning and urban design services include all aspects of environmental planning and consulting
services for both public and private sector clients. RCH offers a unique team of highly experienced professionals who have combined
their creative skills and practical application as master planners, developers and public officials with their expertise in California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments and compliance. The RCH team's specialized
areas of focus and years of practical experience provide keen insight and understanding of complex issues for thorough environmental
analysis, resulting in quality project designs and pragmatic mitigation measures useful to decision makers and developers.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES:
Public Sector
RCH Group (RCH) provides a wide range of services to assist clients in fully complying with CEQA and NEPA requirements, including the
preparation and processing of Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), Mitigated Negative Declarations (MND), Negative Declarations (ND),
Initial Studies (IS), Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environment Impact Statements (EIS) for public sector clients.
RCH also provides services in environmental regulatory permitting, wetland delineation and mitigation monitoring and reporting.
Private Sector
RCH offers environmental planning, advisory and design services and CEQA/NEPA assistance to private developers to help ensure environmental
regulatory compliance is done right the first time, resulting in high quality and cost effective developments.
KEY PROJECTS & SERVICES*
Specific and Community Plans, General Plans, Housing Element Updates and Redevelopment Plans
- South Laguna Specific Plan Program EIR - Orange County (1,800 acre policy document)
- South of Forest Avenue Area Plan EIR Addendum - City of Palo Alto
- San Jan Bautista Canyon Specific Plan Program EIR - City of San Jan Bautista
- El Rancho San Benito Community Plan Program EIR - consultant to DMB
- Saratoga Housing Element Update MND - City of Saratoga
- Gilroy Housing Element Update MND - City of Gilroy
- Plaza del Sold City Park MND - City of Sunnyvale
Public and Quasi-Public Facilities
- Main Library Project EIR - City of Palo Alto
- Art Center Project EIR - City of Palo Alto
- Mitchell Park Library and Community Center MND - City of Palo Alto
- Children's Library MND and EA/FONSI - City of Palo Alto
- Jewish Community Center IS - City of Palo Alto
- Public Safety Building Project EIR - City of Palo Alto
- Half Moon Bay Library MND - City of Half Moon Bay
- Initial Studies / Environmental Assessments (U.S. Postal Service) - Throughout California (joint CEQA/NEPA compliance documents for new facilities)
Schools, Churches, Hospitals, Institutions
- Tracy Learning Center Program EIR - Tracy (210 acres educational complex)
- Airborne Gymnastics School MND - Santa Clara
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation Project EIR Addendum - City of Palo Alto
- Great Exchange Covenant Church MND - City of Santa Clara
- Expanded IS/EA for the Federal Bureau of Prisons at Castle Air Force Base - Atwater (joint CEQA/NEPA compliance of a public facility)
- Amazing Facts Ministries Project EIR - Placer County
- St. Joseph Marello Parish Church MND - Placer County
Utilities, Infrastructure and Waste Disposal
- PG&E Hydroelectric Permit Reauthorization Program EIR/EIS - Multiple Jurisdictions through Northern California
- City of Tracy Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansions Project EIR/EIS - City of Tracy
- Murphy Avenue Street and Utilities Improvements Projects MND and EA/FONSI - City of Sunnyvale
- Sierra Conservation Center Effluent Disposal Project EIR Mitigation Monitoring Oversight Management - State of California Department of Corrections
- Emergency Water Supply and Storage Project EIR - City of Palo Alto
- Solid Waste and Composting Permit and Recycling Facility Relocation MND - City of Palo Alto
Recreation and Parks
- Olinda Off Road Vehicle Park Project EIR - Orange County (Landfill re-use)
- De Benedetti Sports Park Expanded ND - City of Lodi (50 acre park)
- City of Palo Alto/Stanford Development Agreement Project EIR for Soccer Fields and Research Park - City of Palo Alto
Natural Resources
- Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan Authorization and Reauthorization (CEQA, NEPA, FESA and CESA Compliance) - City of Sacramento/Counties of Sacramento and Sutter (55,000 acres)
- SR 70/99 Expansion HCP - Counties of Sutter and Yuba (40,000 acres)
- Yolo County HCP and NCCP Program Manager - Yolo County (county-wide)
- 404 (Federal) and 1603 (State) Permits - Multiple Jurisdictions and Permits throughout California
On-Call Environmental Planning Services
- City of San Jose - Short List for Environmental CEQA Compliance Services
- City of Santa Clara - Short List for Environmental CEQA Compliance Services
- City of Sunnyvale City Attorney - CEQA Compliances Services
- Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Department - Environmental Permitting
- City of Tracy - On-Call CEQA/NEPA Compliance Services
- Sutter County - On-Call CEQA/NEPA Compliance Services
Mixed Use and Planned Unit Developments
- North Livermore GPA Program EIR - City of Livermore (14,500 acre mixed use development)
- Bellevue Ranch Master Plan Project EIR - City of Merced (Mixed use planned community)
- New Town of Pacificana Program EIR - Kern County (4,325 acre mixed use development)
- Habitat 2000 Planned Community Project EIR - Imperial County (1,720 acre retirement community)
- Stone Ridge Planned Community Project EIR - Riverside County (750 acre mixed use development)
- Valley Springs Planned Community Project EIR - Riverside County (240 acre residential community)
- Seven Oaks Expanded ND - City of Bakersfield (1,260 acre residential, industrial community)
- 800 High Street Mixed Use Development EIR - City of Palo Alto
Residential
- Laguna Heights Project EIR - Orange County (480 acre residential)
- Dolley Property Project EIR - City of Laguna Beach (Bluff top residential)
- Sunrise Senior Housing MND - City of Palo Alto
- Alviso Subdivision MND - City of San Jose
- BRIDGE Affordable Housing IS - City of Palo Alto
Resort Developments
- La Bahia Beach Resort Project EIR - City of Santa Cruz
- Rispin Mansion Project EIR and EA/FONSI - City of Santa Cruz
Residential
- Wilson Creek Mineral Extraction Project EIR - Riverside County
- Agua Dulce Mineral Extraction Project EIR - Los Angeles County
- Powder River Coal Bed Methane Extraction EA/FONSI - Wyoming/Montana
*Projects listed have been managed, prepared or processed by principal staff currently under the employ of RCH Group.
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