This section contains the rules for preparing environmental impact statements. The county adopts the following sections as now or hereafter amended by reference, as supplemented or modified by this section:
WAC 197-11-400
Purpose of EIS.
WAC 197-11-402
General requirements.
WAC 197-11-405
EIS types.
WAC 197-11-406
EIS timing.
WAC 197-11-408
Scoping.
WAC 197-11-410
Expanded scoping.
WAC 197-11-420
EIS preparation.
WAC 197-11-425
Style and size.
WAC 197-11-430
Format.
WAC 197-11-435
Cover letter or memo.
WAC 197-11-440
EIS contents.
WAC 197-11-442
Contents of EIS on nonproject proposals.
WAC 197-11-443
EIS contents when prior nonproject EIS.
WAC 197-11-444
Elements of the environment.
WAC 197-11-448
Relationship of EIS to other considerations.
WAC 197-11-450
Cost-benefit analysis.
WAC 197-11-455
Issuance of DEIS.
WAC 197-11-460
Issuance of FEIS.
(Ord. 1080 § 5 Preamble, 1984; Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1170B, 2000)
(1) 
Preparation of draft and final EIS's (DEIS and FEIS) and draft and final supplemental EIS's (SEIS) is the responsibility of the county. Before the county issues an EIS, the responsible official shall be satisfied that it complies with this chapter and Chapter 197-11 WAC.
(2) 
The DEIS and FEIS or draft and final SEIS shall be prepared by county staff, the applicant, or by a consultant selected by the county or the applicant. If the responsible official requires an EIS for a proposal and determines that someone other than the county will prepare the EIS, the responsible official shall notify the applicant immediately after completion of the threshold determination. The responsible official shall also notify the applicant of the county's procedures for EIS preparation, including approval of the DEIS and FEIS prior to distribution.
(3) 
The county may require an applicant to provide information the county does not possess, including specific investigations. However, the applicant is not required to supply information that is not required under this chapter or that is being requested from another agency. (This does not apply to information the county may request under another ordinance or statute.)
(Ord. 1080 § 5(A), 1984; Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1170B, 2000)