Sammamish Unified Development Code

Administration | State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Procedures

b. The determination of whether a proposal is categorically exempt shall be made by the department. c. The construction of an individual battery charging station or an individual battery exchange station. 2. The mitigated DNS provision of WAC 197-11-350 shall be enforced as follows: a. If the department issues a mitigated DNS, conditions requiring compliance with the mitigation measures that were specified in the application and environmental checklist shall be deemed conditions of any decision or recommendation of approval of the action. b. If at any time the proposed mitigation measures are withdrawn or substantially changed, the responsible official shall review the threshold determination and, if necessary, may withdraw the mitigated DNS and issue a DS.

1. Pursuant to WAC 197-11-4082.a., all comments on determinations of significance and scoping notices shall be in writing, except where a public meeting on EIS scoping occurs pursuant to WAC 197-11-4101.b. 2. Pursuant to WAC 197-11-420, 197-11-620, and 197-11-625, the department shall be responsible for preparation and content of EISs and other environmental documents. The department shall contract with consultants as necessary for the preparation of environmental documents. The department may consider the opinion of the applicant regarding the qualifications of the consultant but the department shall retain sole authority for selecting persons or firms to author, co-author, provide special services, or otherwise participate in the preparation of required environmental documents. 3. Consultants or subconsultants selected by the City to prepare environmental documents for a private development proposal shall not: act as agents for the applicant in preparation or acquisition of associated underlying permits; have a financial interest in the proposal for which the environmental document is being prepared; perform any work or provide any services for the applicant in connection with or related to the proposal. 4. The department may establish and maintain one or more lists of qualified consultants who are eligible to receive contracts for preparation of environmental documents. Separate lists may be maintained to reflect specialized qualifications or expertise. When the department requires consultant services to prepare environmental documents, the department shall select a consultant from the lists and negotiate a contract for such services. Pursuant to Chapter

D. Planned actions

The procedures and standards of WAC 197-11-164 through 197-11-172 are adopted regarding the designation of planned actions. E. Environmental impact statements and other environmental documents The procedures and standards for preparation of environmental impact statements and other environmental documents pursuant to WAC 197-11-400 through 197-11-460 and 197-11- 600 through 197-11-640 are adopted, subject to the following:

640 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code

Effective | January 1, 2022

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