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s • <br /> . • . . <br /> . . <br /> . . <br /> ORDINANCE NO./q401"--Y / <br /> AN ORDINANCE repealing Ordinance No. 753-81 <br /> and implementing the State Environmental Policy Act <br /> in the City of Everett through the adoption of City <br /> environmental policy and setting procedure for <br /> determining and considering the environmental impact <br /> of actions taken by the City. <br /> WHEREAS, the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) , Chapter 43.21C <br /> RCW, sets forth an environmental policy for Washington State and requires <br /> that the environmental impacts of proposals be analyzed and, where <br /> appropriate, mitigated; and <br /> WHEREAS, SEPA applies to state agencies, counties, and municipal and <br /> public corporations; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Everett and its <br /> citizens to establish a clear and effective set of policies and procedures <br /> for implementing the State Environmental Policy Act through the adoption of <br /> City environmental policies and setting procedure for determining and <br /> considering the environmental impact of actions taken by the City. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Everett does ordain: <br /> I. <br /> AUTHORITY AND POLICIES <br /> Section IA: This ordinance shall hereinafter be known as the "City <br /> Environmental Policy Ordinance", may be cited as such, and will hereinafter <br /> be referred to as "this ordinance". <br /> Section IB: PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY <br /> The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a clearly <br /> understood and effective set of policies and procedures for <br /> implementing the State Environmental Policy Act as set forth in <br /> RCW 43.21c. through the adoption of City environmental <br /> policies, and rules and procedures designed to take into <br /> consideration the environmental impact of actions taken by the <br /> City. The City of Everett adopts this ordinance under the <br /> State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), RCW 43.21 . 120, and the <br /> SEPA Rules, WAC 197-11-904. <br /> Section IC: GENERAL POLICIES <br /> The City of Everett hereby adopts by reference the general <br /> policies of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) as set <br /> forth in RCW 43.21C.010 and RCW 43.21C.020. <br /> Section ID: SPECIFIC POLICIES <br /> The City of Everett hereby adopts the following specific <br /> policies in order to achieve the environmental goals of the <br /> Everett community. <br />