Ordinance 1968-93 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • initiated early, and undertaken in conjunction with other governmental operations to avoid lengthy time delays and unnecessary duplication of effort. C. A private applicant may, and is encouraged to, file a completed environmental checklist prior to the filing of an application for a license. The City shall provide for applicant review at the conceptual stage of a proposed action. An applicant shall submit a preliminary site plan in conjunction with a completed environmental checklist for SEPA review at the conceptual stage. If the Responsible Official determines that the information initially supplied is not reasonably sufficient to evaluate the environmental impacts of the proposal, further information may be required of the applicant in conformance with WAC 197-11-100 and WAC 197-11-335 . D. At a minimum, the threshold determination and any required EIS shall be completed prior to the City making any decision irreversibly committing itself to adopt, approve or otherwise undertake any proposed non-exempt action. E. For non-exempt proposals, the final DNS or final EIS for the proposal shall accompany the City' s final staff recommendation to any appropriate advisory body, such as the Planning Commission provided, however, that preliminary discussions or public workshops before the advisory body may occur prior to the final SEPA determinations. F. When the City is the proponent for either a governmental action of a project nature or a governmental action of a non-project nature, and the City is also the lead agency, then the maximum time limits contained in this ordinance for the threshold determination and EIS process shall not apply to the proposal. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section IIE: TIMING OF THE SEPA PROCESS AND INTEGRATION OF SEPA PROCEDURES WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES A. The primary purpose of the Environmental Review Process is to provide environmental information to 2