State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Procedures | Administration
J. Ongoing actions
adequate mitigation of the impacts of new development. Unusual circumstances related to a site or to a proposal, as well as environmental impacts not mitigated by the foregoing regulations, will be subject to site-specific or project-specific SEPA mitigation. 4. Any decision to approve, deny, or approve with conditions pursuant to RCW 43.21C.060 shall be contained in the responsible official’s decision document. The written decision shall contain facts and conclusions based on the proposal’s specific adverse environmental impacts (or lack thereof) as identified in an environmental checklist, EIS, threshold determination, other environmental document including a department’s staff report and recommendation to a decision maker, or findings made pursuant to a public hearing authorized or required by law or ordinance. The decision document shall state the specific plan, policy or regulation that supports the SEPA decision and, if mitigation beyond existing development regulations is required, the specific adverse environmental impacts and the reasons why additional mitigation is needed to comply with SEPA. 5. This chapter shall not be construed as a limitation on the authority of the City to approve, deny, or condition a proposal for reasons based upon other statutes, ordinances, or regulations.
Unless otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Chapter 197-11 WAC shall be applicable to all elements of SEPA compliance, including the modification or supplementation of an EIS, initiated after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
K. Responsibility as consulted agency
All requests from other agencies that the City of Sammamish consult on threshold investigations, the scope process, EISs, or other environmental documents shall be submitted to the department. The department shall be responsible for coordination with other affected City officials and for compiling and transmitting the City’s response to such requests for consultation.
L. Appeals
1. Appeals of threshold determinations or the adequacy of a final EIS are procedural SEPA appeals that are conducted by the hearing examiner pursuant to the provisions of SDC 21.09.020G., subject to the following: a. Only one appeal of each threshold determination shall be allowed on a proposal. b. As provided in RCW 43.21C.0753.d., the decision of the responsible official shall be entitled to substantial weight. c. An appeal of a DS must be filed within 14 calendar days following issuance of the DS.
SEPA/GMA integration
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The procedures and standards regarding the timing and content of environmental review specified in WAC 197-11-210 through 197-11-235 are hereby adopted.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 643
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