§ 10.08.030. Environmental checklist.

(1)

A completed environmental checklist (or a copy), in the form provided in WAC 197-11-960, shall be filed at the same time as an application for a permit, license, certificate or other approval not specifically exempted in this chapter; except, a checklist is not needed if the city and applicant agree an EIS is required, SEPA compliance has been completed, or SEPA compliance has been initiated by another agency. The city shall use the environmental checklist to determine the lead agency and, if the city is the lead agency, for determining the responsible official and for making the threshold determination.

(2)

For private proposals, the city will require the applicant to complete the environmental checklist, providing assistance as necessary. For city proposals, the department initiating the proposal shall complete the environmental checklist for that proposal.

(3)

The city may require that it, and not the private applicant, will complete all or part of the environmental checklist for a private proposal, if the applicant has provided inaccurate information on previous proposals or on proposals currently under consideration.

(4)

All checklists shall be reviewed by building official/fire chief, director of public works, parks director, city engineer and planning director or the representative of each, prior to being submitted to the responsible official. Each such official shall endorse the checklist, note whether environmental impact will result, what impact is likely to occur, mitigating measures, if any, would substantially reduce any such impact and the feasibility of requiring such of the applicant.

(Ord. No. S-7, § 5, 2000; Ord. No. N-39, § 1(part), 1984)