Chapter 14.10
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Sections:

14.10.010    Purpose of this chapter and adoption by reference.

14.10.020    Preparation of EIS--Additional considerations.

14.10.010 Purpose of this chapter and adoption by reference.

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

WAC 197-11-	300	Purpose of this part.
	305	Categorical exemptions.
	310	Threshold determination required.
	315	Environmental checklist.
	330	Threshold determination process.
	335	Additional information.
	340	Determination of nonsignificance (DNS).
	350	Mitigated DNS
	360	Determination of significance (DS)/ initiation of scooping.
	390	Effect of threshold determination.

(Ord. 1224 (part). 1985).

14.10.020 Preparation of EIS--Additional considerations.

(a)    Preparation of draft and final EISs (DEIS and FEIS) and draft and final supplemental EISs (SEIS) is the responsibility of the responsible official. Before the city issues an EIS, the responsible official shall be satisfied that it complies with this title and WAC Chapter 197-11.

(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. 1224 (part), 1985).