Ordinance 1348-87 - Laserfiche WebLink

(5) Maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice; (6) Achieve a balance between population and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life's amenities; and (7) Enhance the quality of renewable resources and approach the maximum attainable recycling of depletable resources. b. The City recognizes that each person has a fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment and that each person has a responsibility to contribute to the preservation and enhancement of the environment. 5. Except for permits and variances issued pursuant to Ordinance No. 723-80 as such may be amended or superseded (Chapter 20. 12, E.M.C.), when any proposal or action not requiring a decision of the City Council is conditioned or denied on the basis of SEPA by a non-elected official, the decision shall be appealable to the City Council. Such appeal may be perfected by the proponent or any aggrieved party by giving notice to the Responsible Official within ten (10) days of the decision being appealed. Review by the City Council shall be on a de novo basis. Section VIIC: APPEALS The City establishes the following administrative appeal procedures under RCW 43.21C.075 and WAC 197-11-680: 1. For purposes of utilizing SEPA to assist in governmental decisionmaking, in addition to the right of appeal under VIIB5 herein, the City recognizes a right of administrative appeal of a threshold determination (a DNS or DS) by any aggrieved person. A. Any person aggrieved by any of the determinations or actions of the Responsible Official as described in this Section and Section VIIB5 above, may appeal to the City Council by submitting to the City Clerk a written statement requesting an appeal which sets forth the name and address of the person aggrieved and a clear and concise statement of the grounds for the appeal. Any appeal from such a determination or action must be filed with the City Clerk no later than ten (10) days following 1 the issuance of the DNS or DS. B. Upon timely notice of appeal as to determination or action set out in Subsection "A" of this section, the City Council shall set a date for hearing, which shall be not less than 20 days nor more than 45 days after receipt of the request for appeal by the City Clerk. Within ten working days after such hearing, the City Council shall file and transmit to the parties written findings of fact, conclusions of law and the decision. C. Notice of hearings shall be sent by certified mail to the parties concerned and published in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. D. The City Council shall have authority upon good cause to grant continuances of hearings not to exceed fourteen (14) days and the City Council shall have authority to affirm, reverse or modify in whole or in part the -21-