This article contains rules for agency compliance with SEPA, including rules for charging fees under the SEPA process, designating environmentally sensitive areas, listing agencies with environmental expertise, selecting the lead agency, and applying these rules to current agency activities. The town adopts the following sections by reference, as supplemented by WAC 173-806-045 through 173-806-043 and this article:
WAC 197-11-900
Purpose of this part
WAC 197-11-902
Agency SEPA policies
WAC 197-11-916
Application to ongoing actions
WAC 197-11-920
Agencies with environmental expertise
WAC 197-11-922
Lead agency rules
WAC 197-11-924
Determining the lead agency
WAC 197-11-926
Lead agency for governmental proposals
WAC 197-11-928
Lead agency for public and private proposals
WAC 197-11-930
Lead agency for private projects with one agency with jurisdiction
WAC 197-11-932
Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from more than one agency, when one of the agencies is a county/city
WAC 197-11-934
Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from a local agency, not a county/city, and one or more state agencies
WAC 197-11-936
Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from more than one state agency
WAC 197-11-938
Lead agencies for specific proposals
WAC 197-11-940
Transfer of lead agency status to a state agency
WAC 197-11-942
Agreements on lead agency status
WAC 197-11-944
Agreements on division of lead agency duties
WAC 197-11-946
DOE resolution of lead agency disputes
WAC 197-11-948
Assumption of lead agency status
(Ord. 294 Pt. 10 § 1, 1984)
The town shall require the following fees for its activities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter:
(1) 
Threshold Determination. For every environmental checklist the town will review when it is lead agency, the town shall collect a fee of $50.00 from the proponent of the proposal prior to undertaking the threshold determination. The time periods provided by this chapter for making a threshold determination shall not begin to run until payment of the fee.
(2) 
Environmental Impact Statement.
(a) 
When the town is the lead agency for a proposal requiring an EIS and the responsible official determines that the EIS shall be prepared by employees of the town, the town may charge and collect a reasonable fee from any applicant to cover costs incurred by the town in preparing the EIS. The responsible official shall advise the applicant(s) of the projected costs for the EIS prior to actual preparation; the applicant shall post bond or otherwise ensure payment of such costs.
(b) 
The responsible official may determine that the town will contract directly with a consultant for preparation of an EIS, or a portion of the EIS, for activities initiated by some persons or entity other than the town and may bill such costs and expenses directly to the applicant. The town may require the applicant to post bond or otherwise ensure payment of such costs. Such consultants shall be selected by mutual agreement of the town and applicant after a call for proposals.
(c) 
If a proposal is modified so that an EIS is no longer required, the responsible official shall refund any fees collected under subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b) of this section which remain after incurred costs are paid.
(3) 
The town may collect a reasonable fee from an applicant to cover the cost of meeting the public notice requirements of this chapter relating to the applicant's proposal.
(4) 
The town shall not collect a fee for performing its duties as a consulted agency.
(5) 
The town may charge any person for copies of any document prepared under this chapter, and for mailing the document, in a manner provided by Chapter 42.17 RCW.
(Ord. 294 Pt. 10 § 2, 1984)