7-1-3: COST OF PREPARATION AND REVIEW:
   A.   Information To Be Provided: The applicant for a permit for any action for which environmental documents are required either by State law or rules, or by the County Board, shall supply in the manner prescribed by the County Planning Director all unprivileged data or information reasonably requested by the County that the applicant has in his possession or to which he has reasonable access.
   B.   Environmental Assessment Worksheets: The applicant for a permit for any action for which an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) is required either by State law or rules, or by the County Board, shall pay all costs of preparation and review of the EAW, and, upon the request of and in the manner prescribed by the Planning Director shall prepare a draft EAW and supply all information necessary to complete that document.
   C.   Environmental Impact Statement 1 : The County and the applicant for a permit for any action for which an EIS is required may comply with the provisions of the Rules Governing Assessment of Costs for Environmental Impact Statements, one copy of which is on file in the office of the County Auditor, unless the applicant and the County Board provide otherwise by a written agreement.
   D.   Payment Of Costs 2 : No permit for an action for which an EAW or an EIS is required shall be issued until all costs of preparation and review which are to be paid by the applicant are paid, and all information required is supplied, and until the environmental review process has been completed as provided in this Chapter and the rules adopted by reference by this Chapter, and pursuant to any written agreement entered into by the applicant for the permit and the County Board under the provision.
   E.   Agreements Concerning Cost Of Preparation And Review 3 : The applicant for a permit for any action for which an EAW or EIS is required and the County Board may, in writing, agree as to a different division of the costs of preparation and review of any EAW or EIS as provided in 6MCAR 3.042. (Ord., 8-7-1979)

 

Notes

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1. Subsection E of this Section and rules MEQC 42B authorize the County to make a written agreement with the applicant as to a different division of the costs for the preparation and review of an EIS than is provided by Minnesota Statutes Annotated section 116D.045. Failure of the applicant to enter into a written agreement with the County detailing his costs of preparing the EIS and any other payments or information as required in subsection D of this Section shall be grounds for the County to deny any permit for the applicant's proposed project.
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2. Subsection E of this Section and rules MEQC 42B authorize the County to make a written agreement with the applicant as to a different division of the costs for the preparation and review of an EIS than is provided by Minnesota Statutes Annotated section 116D.045. Failure of the applicant to enter into a written agreement with the County detailing his costs of preparing the EIS and any other payments or information as required in subsection D of this Section shall be grounds for the County to deny any permit for the applicant's proposed project.
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1. Subsection E of this Section and rules MEQC 42B authorize the County to make a written agreement with the applicant as to a different division of the costs for the preparation and review of an EIS than is provided by Minnesota Statutes Annotated section 116D.045. Failure of the applicant to enter into a written agreement with the County detailing his costs of preparing the EIS and any other payments or information as required in subsection D of this Section shall be grounds for the County to deny any permit for the applicant's proposed project.