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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3070Ordinance No. 3070 ["Beginning July 1, 1998"] (Amending or Repealing Ordinances) Sec. 12.12A.130 (B) (now: 11.03.050) Amended by Ord. 3424 aw'101 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washington, amending the timing considerations for the issuance of SEPA threshold determinations. WHEREAS, Chapter 208 of Washington Laws, 1992, amends Chapter 43.21C RCW by imposing time limits for issuing State Environmental Policy Act threshold determinations; NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of City of Kent Ordinance No. 2494, codified as Kent City Code Section 12.12A.130 (B), is hereby amended as follows: B. Threshold determinations. 1. The City '''plete shall issue threshold "ter determinations `' e ten--r-ev e��-e�—te } , ehee} s €e '-'�� ke, on a completed application e-nvirenmenwithin �; F1 nn ninety (90) days 8 tie—dam '"' ' '"} " �n after the application and supporting documentation are complete. 2 The responsible official shall by administrative rule adopt and make available to the ublic written standards for determining when an application and supporting documentation are complete The standards adopted by the responsible official shall be consistent with any rules adopted by the Department of Ecology pertaining to the issuance of a threshold determination. 3. When the responsible official requires �r }i F +-1...- consultation with other agencies infemllffifirr with jurisdiction: a. The City should } sueh__e consult with all other agencies with jurisdiction within fifteen days of receiving a completed envirenmental ehee�c st—ana site plans application and supporting documents; days b. The GAY leneJer than th4-rr� F } } e . nd ^. J e.The tL. L� l . i y +" F cccx�uu F r'eee- n i ••lted The City shall, in any event, issue its threshold determination within ninety (go) days of receiving a completed application and supporting documents. 3. When the Gity must initiate further stud -3----, i The applicant may request a thirtV day extension of the time allowed for the consideration of the threshold determination which request shall not be unreasonably refused. 4. The City shall complete threshold determinations on actions where the applicant recommends in writing than an EIS be prepared, because of the probable significant adverse environmental impact(s) described in the checklist, within fifteen days of receiving the completed checklist and site plans. Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The 2 invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) d s from the time of its final approval and passage as provided by 1 w. I DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR ATTEST: t� BRENDA JACOBER, C Y CLERK IAPPROVED AS TO FORM: A. L OVICH, CITY ATi'ORNZ PASSED the — day of APPROVED the % day of PUBLISHED the day of 1992. 1992. 1992. I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent hereon indicated. J v BRENDA JACOBER, ITY CLERK 3