Ordinance 2530-01 - Laserfiche WebLink

process, at which time, principal features of a proposal and its environmental impacts can be reasonably identified. 2. To the fullest extent possible,the procedures required by SEPA shall be integrated with existing planning and licensing procedures utilized by the City. These procedures should be initiated early, and undertaken in conjunction with other governmental operations to avoid lengthy time delays and unnecessary duplication of effort. 3. a. A private applicant has a number of opportunities for environmental review at the conceptual stage under WAC 197-11-055(4). These include: (i) filing a land use application prior to filing a building or construction permit application, as provided by the Review Processes in this Ordinance; or(ii) if a project is not categorically exempt and would not otherwise require a land use permit, filing a conceptual site plan application under Review Process II (for example, the City's only action on the project would be a decision on a nonexempt building or construction permit or similar permit that requires detailed project plans and specifications). In addition, if a project does not require a land use permit but the applicant would like to have early environmental review at the conceptual stage, an applicant may, and is encouraged to, fill out an environmental checklist,prepare any preliminary project maps or drawings, and request a preapplication meeting. b. If the responsible official determines that the information initially supplied is not reasonably sufficient to evaluate the environmental impacts of a proposal subject to environmental review under SEPA, further information may be required of the applicant under WAC 197-11-100 and 335, and this Ordinance. The environmental checklist and necessary studies and analysis supporting the environmental checklist are part of the required permit application and are subject to the determination of completeness or incomplete application provisions of this Ordinance. Any additional information required by the responsible official must be submitted as required by this Ordinance. Applicants should be aware that the City will evaluate projects that have incomplete or unavailable information under WAC 197-11-080. 4. At a minimum, any DNS, MDNS, or final environmental document shall be completed prior to the City making any decision irreversibly committing itself to adopt, approve or otherwise undertake any proposed nonexempt action. Further, as specified in WAC 197-11-070, until the responsible official issues a final DNS or final EIS, the City shall take no action concerning the proposal that would: (a) have an adverse environmental impact; or(b) limit the choice of reasonable alternatives. 5. For nonexempt proposals, the final DNS, MDNS, final EIS, or other final environmental document for the proposal shall accompany the City's final staff 46