Chapter 14.12
Commenting
Sections:
14.12.010 Adoption by reference.
14.12.030 Designation of official to perform consulted agency responsibilities for the council.
14.12.010 Adoption by reference.
This chapter contains rules for consulting, commenting, and responding on all environmental documents under SEPA, including rules for public notice and hearings. The city of Montesano adopts the following sections by reference, as supplemented in this part:
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WAC 197-11- |
500 |
Purpose of this part. |
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502 |
Inviting comment. |
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504 |
Availability and cost of environmental documents. |
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508 |
SEPA register. |
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535 |
Public hearings and meetings. |
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545 |
Effect of no comment. |
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550 |
Specificity of comments. |
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560 |
FEIS response to comments. |
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570 |
Consulted agency costs to assist lead agency. |
(Ord. 1224 (part), 1985).
14.12.020 Public notice.
(a) Wherever the city of Montesano issues a DNS under WAC 197-11-340(2) or a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3), the city shall give public notice as follows:
(1) If a public notice is required for a nonexempt license, the notice shall state whether a DS or DNS has been issued and when comments are due.
(2) If no public notice is required for the permit or approval, the city shall give notice of the DNS or DS by:
(A) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city, or general area where the proposal is located;
(B) Posting a notice at City Hall.
(3) Whenever the city issues a DS under WAC 197-11360(3), the city shall state the scoping procedure for the proposal in the DS as required in WAC 197-11-408 and in the public notice.
(b) Whenever the city of Montesano issues a DEIS under WAC 197-11-455(5) or a SEIS under WAC 197-11-620, notice of the availability of those documents shall be given by:
(1) Indicating the availability of the DEIS in any public notice required for a nonexempt license; and
(2) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city, or general area where the proposal is located;
(3) Posting a notice at City Hall.
(c) Whenever possible, the city shall integrate the public notice required under this section with existing notice procedures for the city's nonexempt permit(s) or approval(s) required for a proposal.
(d) The city may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant's proposal at his or her expense. (Ord. 1224 (part), 1985).
14.12.030 Designation of official to perform consulted agency responsibilities for the council.
(a) The responsible official shall be responsible for preparation of written comments for the city in response to a consultation request prior to a threshold determination, participation in scoping, and reviewing a DEIS.
(b) The responsible official shall be responsible for the. city's compliance with WAC 197-11-550 whenever the city is a consulted agency and is authorized to develop operating procedures that will ensure that responses to consultation requests are prepared in a timely fashion and include data from all appropriate departments of the city. (Ord. 1224 (part), 1985).