Chapter 16.12
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

Sections:

16.12.010    Purpose – Adoption by reference.

16.12.020    Preparation – Additional considerations.

16.12.030    Additional elements.

16.12.010 Purpose – Adoption by reference.

This chapter contains the rules for preparing environmental impact statements. The city adopts the following sections by reference as supplemented by this chapter:

WAC

197-11-400    Purpose of EIS

197-11-402    General requirements

197-11-405    EIS types

197-11-406    EIS timing

197-11-408    Scoping

197-11-410    Expanded scoping

197-11-420    EIS preparation

197-11-425    Style and size

197-11-430    Format

197-11-435    Cover letter or memo

197-11-440    EIS contents

197-11-442    Contents of EIS on nonproject proposals

197-11-443    EIS contents when prior nonproject EIS

197-11-444    Elements of the environment

197-11-448    Relationship of EIS to other considerations

197-11-450    Cost-benefit analysis

197-11-455    Issuance of DEIS

197-11-460    Issuance of FEIS

(Ord. 84-339 § 4(A), 1984)

16.12.020 Preparation – Additional considerations.

A. Preparation of draft and final EIS’s (DEIS and FEIS) and draft and final supplemental EIS’s (SEIS) is the responsibility of the community development department under the direction of the responsible official. Before the city issues an EIS, the responsible official shall be satisfied that it complies with the ordinance codified in this chapter and Chapter 197-11 WAC.

B. The DEIS and FEIS or draft and final SEIS shall be prepared by city staff, the applicant, or by a consultant selected by the city or the applicant. If the responsible official requires an EIS for a proposal and determines that someone other than the city will prepare the EIS, 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.

C. The city may require an applicant to provide information the city does not possess, including specific investigations. However, the applicant is not required to supply information that is not required under this title or that is being requested from another agency. This does not apply to information the city may request under another ordinance or statute. (Ord. 84-339 § 4(B), 1984)

16.12.030 Additional elements.

The following additional elements are part of the environment for the purpose of EIS content, but do not add to the criteria for threshold determinations or perform any other function or purpose under this title:

A. Economy;

B. Social policy analysis;

C. Cost-benefit analysis. (Ord. 84-339 § 4(C), 1984)