(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 Council shall supply, in the manner prescribed by the Manager, all unprivileged data or information reasonably requested by the city that the applicant has in possession or to which 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 Council, shall pay all costs of preparation and review of the EAW, and, upon the request of and in the manner prescribed by the Manager, 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 Manager, unless the applicant and the 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 environment review process has been completed, as provided in this subchapter and the rules adopted by reference by this subchapter.
(E) Agreements concerning cost of preparation and review. The applicant for a permit, for any action which an EAW or EIS if required, and the Council may, in writing, agree to a different division of the costs of preparation and review of any EAW or EIS than as provided in the rules adopted by reference by this subchapter.
(`89 Code, § 28.020)