17.10.050 Commenting.
A. Adoption by reference. This part contains rules for consulting, commenting, and responding on all environmental documents under SEPA, including rules for public notice and hearings. The City adopts the following sections by reference, as supplemented in this part:
WAC
197-11-500 Purpose Of This Part
197-11-502 Inviting Comment
197-11-504 Availability And Cost Of Environmental Documents
197-11-508 SEPA Register
197-11-535 Public Hearings And Meetings
197-11-545 Effect Of No Comment
197-11-550 Specificity Of Comments
197-11-560 FEIS Response To Comments
197-11-570 Consulted Agency Costs To Assist Lead Agency
B. Public notice.
1. Whenever the City of George issues a DNS under WAC 197-11-340(2) or a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3) the City shall
a. If 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.
b. If no public notice is required for the permit or approval, the City shall give notice of the DNS or DS by:
i. Posting the property, for site specific proposals;
ii. Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered.
c. Whenever the City issues a DS under WAC 197-11-360 (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.
2. Whenever the City 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:
a. Indicating the availability of the DEIS in any public notice required for a nonexempt license; and
b. Posting the property, for site specific proposals;
c. Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered.
3. 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 the proposal.
4. The City may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant's proposal at his or her expense.
C. Designation of official to perform consulted agency responsibilities for the City.
1. The Mayor 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.
2. The Mayor 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.
(Adopted as Ordinance 161, §V, October 1984)