A. Purpose Of Section; Adoption By Reference: This section contains rules for consulting, commenting and responding on all environmental documents under SEPA, including the rules for public notice and hearings. The city adopts the following sections by reference, as supplemented in this chapter:
WAC 197-11-500 | Purpose of this part |
WAC 197-11-500 | Purpose of this part |
-502 | Inviting comment |
-504 | Availability and cost of environmental documents |
-508 | SEPA register |
-535 | Public hearings and meetings |
-545 | Effect of no comment |
-550 | Specificity of comments |
-560 | FEIS response to comments |
-570 | Consulted agency costs to assist lead agency |
B. Public Notice: Whenever the city issues a DNS under Washington administrative code 197-11-340(2) or a DS under Washington administrative code 197-11-360(3), the city shall give public notice as follows:
1. If public notice is required for a nonexempt license, the notice shall state whether a DS or DNS has been issued and when comments are due.
2. If public notice is required for the permit or approval, the city shall give notice of the DNS or DS by:
a. Posting the property, for site specific proposals;
b. Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city or general area where the proposal is located.
3. Whenever the city issues a DS under Washington administrative code 197-11-360(3), the city shall state the scoping procedure for the proposal in the DS as required in Washington administrative code 197-11-620, notice of the availability of those documents shall be given by:
a. Indicating the availability of the DEIS in any public notice required for a nonexempt license; and
b. Posting the property, for site specific proposals;
c. Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city or general area where the proposal is located.
4. Whenever possible, the city shall integrate the public notice required under this subsection with existing notice procedures for the city's nonexempt permit(s) or approval(s) required for the proposal.
5. The city may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant's proposal at his or her expense.
6. Documents which are required to be sent to the department of ecology under chapter 197-11 Washington administrative code will be published in the SEPA register, which will also constitute a form of public notice. However, publication in the SEPA register shall not, in itself, meet compliance with this section.
C. Consulted Agency Responsibilities:
1. The city administrator shall be responsible for preparation of written comments for the city in response to a consultation request prior to a threshold determination, participation in scoping, and reviewing a DEIS.
2. The city administrator shall be responsible for the city's compliance with Washington administrative code 197-11-550 whenever the city is a consulted agency and is authorized to develop operating procedures that will ensure that responses to consultation requests are prepared in a timely fashion and include data from all appropriate departments of the city. (Ord. 916, 8-3-2015)