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2. Verification that the probable significant adverse environmental impacts of the project have been adequately addressed in the prior environmental impact statement through review of an environmental checklist or modified environmental checklist form provided by the City for this purpose as allowed by WAC 197-11-172 and 315. C. Mitigation, Public Notice, and Appeals. All projects processed as planned actions shall comply with mitigation requirements set forth in applicable development regulations and City ordinances and the adopted planned action ordinance or resolution. Through the local project review process, the City may place conditions on the project in order to mitigate nonsignificant impacts. Public notice and appeal procedures for projects that qualify as planned actions shall follow the requirements for the project permit. If notice is required, the notice shall state that the project has qualified as a planned action. SECTION 7: SEPA PROCEDURES Many of the land use permit applications addressed in this Ordinance will be subject to the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA). This Ordinance provides for and requires an integrated SEPA/project permit review process (see Chapter 5, Section 2 of this Ordinance). This section contains specific SEPA procedures and requirements that apply to applications subject to environmental review under SEPA. This section shall be interpreted and implemented in conjunction with the City's SEPA ordinance (EMC 20.04). A. Applicability to Public Proposals. The procedures in this section also apply to planning, decisionmaking, and the preparation of environmental documents on project and nonproject proposals that may affect environmental quality by the City or any of its departments or agencies, whether or not a land use permit is required. This section does not preclude agencies or applicants from preliminary discussions or exploration of ideas and options prior to commencing formal environmental review. B. Timing and Integration of SEPA 1. The primary purpose of the environmental review process is to provide environmental information to governmental decisionmakers to be considered prior to making their decision, and to provide for appropriate mitigation of environmental impacts in compliance with this Ordinance, the SEPA Ordinance, and the SEPA rules (WAC 197-11). The actual decision to proceed with many actions may involve a series of individual approvals or decisions. The threshold determination and the EIS, if required, should ideally be completed at the beginning of this process. The threshold determination and the EIS (if required) should be completed at the earliest point in the planning and decision making 45