Ordinance 1968-93 - Laserfiche WebLink

complies with this ordinance and Chapter 197-11 WAC. 2 . The draft and final EIS or SEIS shall be prepared by a consultant selected by the City per the City' s adopted procedures. However, City staff may prepare EIS ' s for City proposals. If the Responsible Official requires an EIS for a proposal, the Responsible Official shall notify the applicant immediately after completion of the threshold determination. The Responsible Official shall also notify the applicant of the City' s procedure for EIS preparation, including approval of the DEIS and FEIS prior to distribution. 3 . The City may require that an applicant provide information the City does not possess, including specific investigations necessary to identify potentially significant adverse environmental impacts. However, the applicant may not be required to supply information that is not required under this ordinance or WAC 197-11-100. (The limitation does not apply to information the City may request under another ordinance or statute. ) a. Preparation of Draft Environmental Impact Statement. 1) When an EIS is required, all information required by the SEPA rules shall be presented by the consultant in substantially the same form as for the draft environmental impact statement in accordance with procedures of Subsection d below. 2) The Responsible Official shall assure that the EIS is prepared in a responsible manner and with appropriate methodology. The Responsible Official shall direct the areas of research and examination to be undertaken, as well as the organization of the resulting document in accordance with Subsection d below. 3) The draft environmental impact statement shall be prepared, or reviewed and approved, by the Responsible Official prior to distribution. If, in the opinion of the Responsible Official, the information provided by the consultant and/or subconsultant (s) for the draft environmental impact statement is inadequate, erroneous, misleading, or otherwise deficient under the 12