Article III. Categorical Exemptions and Threshold Determinations
16.04.060 Purpose of this part and adoption by reference.
This part contains the rules for deciding whether a proposal has a “probable significant, adverse environmental impact” requiring an environmental impact statement (EIS) to be prepared. This part also contains rules for evaluating the impacts of proposals not requiring an EIS. The city adopts the following sections by reference, as supplemented in this part:
WAC | |
Purpose of this part. | |
Categorical exemptions. | |
Threshold determination required. | |
Environmental checklist. | |
Threshold determination process. | |
Additional information. | |
Determination of nonsignificance (DNS). | |
Mitigated DNS. | |
Optional DNS process. | |
Determination of significance (DS)/initiation of scoping. | |
Effect of threshold determination. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.130. 84-13-036 (Order DE 84-25), WAC 173-806-065, filed 6/15/84. Formerly WAC 173-805-020.] (Ord. 858 § 4, 1998; Ord. 779 § 2, 1994).