(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 City Council shall supply in the manner prescribed by the person responsible for the administration of the Environmental Review Program all unprivileged data or information reasonably requested by the city that the applicant has in his or her possession or to which he or she may obtain possession or to which he or she 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 City Council shall pay all costs of preparation and review of the EAW, and, upon the request of and in the manner prescribed by the person responsible for the administration of the Environmental Review Program and shall prepare a draft EAW and supply all information necessary to complete that document.
(C) Environmental impact statement. The city and the applicant for a permit for any action for which an environmental impact statement (EIS) is required shall 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 City Clerk, unless the applicant and the City Council provide otherwise by a written agreement.
(D) Payment of costs. 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 to this chapter, and pursuant to any written agreement entered into by the applicant for the permit or permits and the City Council under the provisions of division (E) below.
(E) Agreements concerning cost of preparation and review. The applicant for a permit for any action for which an EAW and EIS is required and the City Council may, in writing, agree as to a different division of cost of preparation and review of any EAW or EIS as provided in 6MCAR 3.042.
(Ord. 373, passed 8-22-1983)