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
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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
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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 '"' ' '"} "
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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�
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••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----,
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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
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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.
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DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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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.
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BRENDA JACOBER, ITY CLERK
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