1571_00001ORDINANCENO.1571
AN ORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER14.06 OF THE MOSES LAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"STATEENVIRONMENTALPOLICYACT"
THE CITYCOUNCILOF THE CITYOF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTONDO ORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 14.06 of the Moses Lake MunicipalCode entitled"State Environmental Policy Act"isamendedasfollows:
14.06.020 GeneralRequirements:
A.Purpose:This part containsthe basic requirementsthat apply to the SEPAprocess.ThecityadoptsthefollowingsectionsofChapter197-11 ofthe Washington Administrative Codebyreference:
197-11-040 Definitions
197-11-050 Lead Agency
197-11-055 Timing of the SEPA Process
197-11-060 Content of Environmental Review
197-11-070 Limitations on Actions During SEPA Process197-11-080 Incomplete or UnavailableInformation
197-11-090 Suppolting Documents
197-11-100 InformationRequired ofApplicants
B.Additional Definitions:In additionto those definitionscontained withinWAC197-11-700through197-11-799,when used in this ordinance,the following terms shall have thefollowingmeanings,unless the context indicatesotherwise:
1."Department"means any division,subdivision,or organizational unitof the city estab-lished by ordinance,rule,or order.
2."SEPA rules"means Chapter 197-11 WACadopted by the Department of Ecology.
3."Ordinance"means the ordinance,resolution,or other procedure used by the citytoadoptregulatoryrequirements.
O 4."Earlynotice"means the city's response to an applicantstating whether it considers
issuance ofa determination of significancelikelyfor the applicant's proposal [mitigateddeterminationofnon-significance (DNS)procedures].
C.Designation of Responsible Official/Appeal From Decision:
1.For thoseproposalsfor which the cityis the lead agency,the responsibleofficial shallbetheSeniorPlannerorothersimilarpositionoradesignee,hereinalter referredto as"SeniorPlanner"
2.For all proposals for which the cityis the lead agency,the responsible officialshallmakethethresholddetermination,supervisescoping,supervisethe preparationofanyrequiredEnvironmentalImpactStatement(EIS),and perform any other functionsassignedtothe"leadagency"or "responsibleofficial"by these sections of the SEPArulesthatwereadoptedbyreferenceinWAC173-806-020.
Any party aggrieved by a decision rendered by the Senior Planner on a thresholddeterminationmayappealthedecisiontothePlanningCommission,subject to theprovisionsofMLMC18.74 ofthis title.
3.The city shall retain alldocuments requiredby the SEPA rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC)and makethem availablein accordance with Chapter42.17 RCW.
D.Lead Agency Determination and Responsibilities:
0 1.The department withinthe city receiving an applicationfor or Initiatinga proposal thatinvolvesanonexemptactionshalldeterminetheleadagencyforthatproposalunderWAC197-11-050 and 197-11-922 through 197-11-940;unless the lead agency has beenpreviouslydeterminedorthedepartmentisawarethatanotherdepartmentoragencyisintheprocessofdeterminingtheleadagency.
2.When the city is the lead agency for a proposal,the department receiving the applica-tion shall determine the responsible official who shall supervise compilancewith thethresholddeterminationrequirements,and if an EIS is necessary,shall supervisepreparationoftheEIS.
3.When the cityis not the lead agency for a proposal,all departments ofthe cityshalluse
and consider,as appropriate,either the DNSor the final EISof the lead agency in
making decisions on the proposal.Nocity department shall prepare or require prepara-
tion of a DNS or EISin addition to that prepared by the lead agency,unless required
under WAC197-11-600.In some cases,the city may conduct supplemental environ-
mental reviewunder WAC197-11-600.
4.If the city or any of Its departments receives a lead agency determination made by
another agency that appears inconsistent withthe criteriaof WAC197-11-922 through
197-11-940,it may object to the determination.Anyobjection must be made to the
agency originally making the determination and resolved withinfifteen (15)days of
receipt ofthe determination,or the citymust petition the Departmentof Ecology for aleadagencydeterminationunderWAC197-11-946 withinthe fifteen (15)day time
period.Any such petitionon behalf of the citymay be initiated by the SeniorPlanner.
5.Departments ofthe cityare authorized to make agreements as to lead agency status
or shared lead agency duties for a proposal under WAC 197-11-942 and 197-11-944;
Provided,that the responsible officialand any departmentthatwillincur responsibilities
as the result of such agreement approvethe agreement.
6.Any department makinga lead agency determinationfor a private project shallrequire
sufficient information fromthe applicantto identifywhlchotheragencies have jurisdic-
tion over the proposal.
E.Transfer of Lead Agency Status to a State Agency:For any proposal for a private project
where the city would be the lead agency and for which one or more state agencies have
jurisdiction,the city's responsible officialmay elect to transfer the lead agency duties to a
state agency.The state agencywithjurisdictionappearing first on the priority listing inWAC
197-11-936 shall be the lead agency and the cityshall be an agency with jurisdiction.To
transfer lead agency duties,the city's responsible official must transmit a notice of the
transfertogether with any relevantinformation available onthe proposal to the appropriate
state agency withjurisdiction.The responsible official of the city shallalso give noticeof
the transfer to the privateapplicant and any other agencies with jurisdictionover the
proposal.
F.Additional Timing Considerations:
1.For nonexempt proposals,the DNSor FinalEISfor the proposalshall accompany the
city's staffrecommendation to any appropriateadvisorybody.
2.Ifthe city's onlyaction on a proposal is a decision on a bulldingpermitor other license
that requires detailed project plans and specifications,the applicant may request in
writing that the city conduct environmentalreview priorto submission of the detailed
plans and specifications.
14.06.040 Environmental Impact Statement:
A.Purpose and Adoption byReference:This part contains the rulesfor preparing Environmen-
tal impact Statements.The city adopts the following Washington Administrative Code
sections by reference,as supplemented by this part:
197-11-400 Purpose ofEIS
197-11402 GeneralRequirements
197-11-405 EIS Types
197-11-406 EISTiming
197-11-408 Scoping
197-11-410 Expanded Scoping (Optional)
197-11-420 EISPreparation
197-11-425 Styleand Size
197-11-430 Format
197-11-435 CoverLetter or Memo
197-11-440 EISContents
197-11-442 Contents of EISon Nonproject Proposals
197-11-443 EIS Contents When Prior NonprojectEIS
197-11-444 Elements of the Environment
197-11-448 Relationship of EISto OtherConsiderations
197-11-450 Cost-benefit Analysis
197-11-455 Issuance of DEIS
197-11-460 Issuance of FEIS
B.Preparation of EIS-Additional Considerations:
1.Preparation of draft and finalEISs (DEISand FEIS)and draft and final supplemental
EISs (SEIS)is the responsibility of the Senior Planner.Before the city issues an EIS,
the responsibleofficialshall be satisfiedthatItcomplieswith this ordinanceand Chapter
197-11 WAC.
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2.The DEISand FEIS or draftand final SEISshallbe prepared bycitystaff,the applicant,
or by a consultant selected by the city or the applicant.If the responsible officialrequiresanEISforaproposalanddeterminesthatsomeoneotherthanthecitywill
prepare the EIS,the responsible officialshall notifythe applicant immediatelyaftercompletionofthethresholddetermination.The responsible officialshallalso notifytheapplicantofthecity'sprocedurefor EISpreparation,including approvalofthe DEISandFEISpriortodistribution.
3.The city may requirean applicantto provide information the citydoes not possess,including specific investigations.However,the applicant is not required to supplyinformationthatisnotrequiredunderthisordinanceorthatisbeingrequestedfromanotheragency.(This does not apply to Information the city may request underanotherordinanceorstatute.)
14.06.100 Agency Compliance:
A.Purpose and Adoption by Reference:This part contains rules for agency compliance withSEPA,Including rules for charging fees under the SEPA process,designating environmental-ly sensitive areas,IIstingagencies with environmentalexpertise,selectingthe lead agency,and applyingthese rules to currentagency activities.The city adopts the following sectionsbyreference,as supplemented by WAC173-806-045 and 173-806-053 and this part:
197-11-900 Purpose of This Palt
197-11-902 AgencySEPA Pollcles
197-11-916 Application to OngoingActions
197-11-920 Agencies with Environmental Expertise
197-11-922 LeadAgency Rules
197-11-924 Determining the LeadAgency
197-11-926 Lead Agencyfor GovemmentalProposals
197-11-928 LeadAgency for Public and Private Proposals
197-11-930 Lead Agency for Private Projects WithOne Agency With Jurisdiction197-11-932 Lead Agency for Private Projects Requiring Licenses From More Than OneAgency,When One Ofthe Agencies is a County/City197-11-934 Lead Agency for Private Projects Requiring Licenses From a Local Agency,not
a County/City,and One or More State Agencies
197-11-936 Lead Agency for Private Projects RequiringLicenses From More Than OneStateAgencyO197-11-936 Lead Agency for Private Projects Requiring Licenses From More Than OneStateAgency
197-11-938 Lead Agenciesfor SpecificProposals197-11-940 Transferof Lead Agency Status to a State Agency
197-11-942 Agreements on Lead Agency Status197-11-944 Agreements on Divisionof Lead Agency Duties
197-11-946 DOE Resolutionof LeadAgency Disputes
197-11-948 Assumption of Lead Agency Status
B._Fee_s:The city shall requirethe following fees for its activities in accordance with theprovisionsofthisordinance:
1.Threshold determination.For every Environmental CheckIlst the city will review whenitisleadagency,the city shall collect a fee as set forth in Moses Lake Municipal Code3.54.010 from the proponent of the proposal prior to undertaking the thresholddetermination.The time periods provided by this ordinance for making a thresholddeterminationshallnotbegintorununtilpaymentofthefee.
2.EnvironmentalImpact Statement:
a.When the cityis the lead agency for a proposal requiring an EISand the responsi-ble officialdetermines thatthe EISshallbe prepared by employees of the city,thecityshallchargeandcollectareasonablefeefromanyapplicanttocovercostsincurredbythecityinpreparingtheEIS.The responsible officialshalladvise theapplicant(s)of the projected costs for the EIS prior to actual preparation;theapplicantshallpostbondorotherwiseensurepaymentofsuchcosts,
b.The responsible official may determine that the citywillcontract directly withaconsultantforpreparationofanEIS,or a portionof the EIS,for activitiesinitiatedbysomepersonsorentityotherthanthecityandmaybillsuchcostsandexpens-es directly to the applicant.The city may requirethe applicant to ensure paymentofsuchcostsinanyreasonablemanner.Such consultants shallbe selected bymutualagreementofthecityandapplicantafteracallforproposals.
c.If a proposal Is modifiedso that an EIS is no longer required,the responsibleofficialshallrefundanyfeescollectedundera.or b.of this subsection whichremainafterIncurredcostsarepaid.
3.The city may collecta reasonable fee from an applicantto cover the cost of meeting
the public notice requirements of this ordinance relating to the applicant's proposal.
Thisfee is in additionto those specified inMLMC3.54.This fee may be requiredto be
paid at the time a proposal is submitted or at any timethereafter.
4.The cityshall not collect a fee for performingits duties as a consulted agency.
5.The city may charge any person for copies of any document prepared under this
ordinance,andfor mailingthe document,ina manner provided by Chapter42.17 RCW.
14.06.120 Severability:Ifany provisionofthis ordinance or its applicationto any person or circumstanceisheldinvalid;the remainder of this ordinance,or the application of the provision to other
persons or circumstances,shallnot be affected.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be inforce five (5)days after its passage and publication
of its summary as provided by law.
Adopted bythe CityCounciland signed
ATTEST:
Finance Director
APPROVED ASTO FORM:
QifyAttorney
PUBLISH:3/12/93
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