Environmental Planning (CEQA & NEPA)

    Our Planning Division possesses a strong foundation in environmental planning principles and practices. Our team is proficient in performing environmental analyses in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). PCE’s experience includes conducting initial studies, environmental assessments, preparing environmental impact reports (EIRs), and mitigated negative declarations (MNDs), as well as peer reviewing environmental studies and technical documents prepared by other firms, for a variety of project types including residential, mixed-use, commercial, office, industrial, and public facility/improvement projects.

     

    Example Projects: 

    City of Fresno Development Code Text Amendments

    Della Farms Residential Subdivision

    Whispering Falls Residential Development 

    City of Atwater Water Well 22 

    Services

    • Project Scope and Description Development
    • Project Initiation, Coordination, Management
    • Early Consultation (NAHC, CHRIS, Tribal, SHPO)
    • Technical Study Management and Coordination
    • CEQA/NEPA Document Preparation (Exemptions / MNDs / EIRs / Addendum)
    • CEQA/NEPA Notices and Filings
    • Public Meetings and Adoption Hearings

    Our Work

    • Development Projects (Residential / Mixed-Use / Commercial / Office / Industrial)

    • General Plans, Specific Plans, Master Plans, and Area Plans

    • Land Use and Zoning Amendments (Land Use / Zoning / Text Amendments)

    • Annexations and Prezones