(A) The Manager shall be the person responsible for the administration of the Environmental Review Program, this subchapter and the rules adopted by reference by this subchapter.
(B) The Manager shall be responsible for determining whether an action for which a permit is required is an action for which EAW is mandatory, or for which an optional EAW may be required under the provisions of the subchapter, and shall notify the Planning Commission and the Council of these proposed actions.
(C) All EAW’s and EIS’s shall be prepared under the supervision of Manager, reviewed by the Planning Commission and reviewed and approved by the Council.
(D) When reviewing an EAW or EIS, the Manager and the Planning Commission may suggest design alterations which would lessen the environmental impact of the action. The Council may require these design alterations to be made as a condition for issuing the permit when it finds that the design alterations are necessary to lessen the environmental impact of the action.
(E) After an EAW is prepared, the Planning Commission shall review the EAW and recommend to the Council whether or not it should require the preparation of an EIS. The Council shall require an EIS when it finds that an action is major and has potential for significant environmental effects.
(`89 Code, § 28.030)