This article contains rules for consulting, commenting, and responding on all environmental documents under SEPA, including rules for public notice and hearings. The city adopts the following sections by reference, as supplemented in this article:
197-11-500
Purpose of this part.
197-11-502
Inviting comment.
197-11-504
Availability and cost of environmental documents.
197-11-508
SEPA register.
197-11-535
Public hearings and meetings.
197-11-545
Effect of no comment.
197-11-550
Specificity of comments.
197-11-560
FEIS response to comments.
197-11-570
Consulted agency costs to assist lead agency.
(Ord. 546 § 2, 1985)
A. 
Whenever the city issues a DNS under WAC 197-11-340(2) or a DS under WAC 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 no 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;
c. 
Notifying the public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered.
3. 
Whenever the city issues a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3), the city shall state the scoping procedure for the proposal in the DS as required in WAC 197-11-408.
B. 
Whenever the city issues a draft EIS under WAC 197-11-455(5) or a supplemental EIS under WAC 197-11-620, notice of the availability of those documents shall be given by:
1. 
Indicating the availability of the DEIS in any public notice required for a nonexempt license;
2. 
Posting the property, for site-specific proposals;
3. 
Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city or general area where the proposal is located;
4. 
Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered.
C. 
Whenever possible, the city shall instigate the public notice required under this section with existing notice procedures for the city's nonexempt permit(s) or approval(s) required for the proposal.
D. 
The city may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant's proposal at his or her expense.
(Ord. 546 § 2, 1985)
A. 
The planning official 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, or reviewing a draft EIS.
B. 
This planning official shall be responsible for the city's compliance with WAC 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. 546 § 2, 1985)