14.04.070 Additional considerations in time limits applicable to the SEPA process.
The following times limits (expressed in calendar days) apply when the city processes licenses for all private projects and those governmental proposals submitted to the city by other agencies:
A. Threshold Determinations.
1. The city should complete threshold determinations that can be based solely upon review of the environmental checklist for the proposal within ninety (90) days of the date an applicant’s adequate application and completed checklist are submitted. The applicant may request an additional thirty (30) days for the threshold determination.
2. When the responsible official requires further information from the applicant or consultation with other agencies with jurisdiction:
a. The city should request such further information within fifteen (15) days of receiving an adequate application and completed environmental checklist;
b. The city shall wait no longer than thirty (30) days for a consulted agency to respond;
c. The responsible official should complete the threshold determination within ninety (90) days of receiving the requested information from the applicant or the consulted agency.
3. When the city must initiate further studies, including field investigations, to obtain the information to make the threshold determination, the city should complete the studies within ninety (90) days of receiving an adequate application and a completed checklist.
4. The city shall complete threshold determinations on actions where the applicant recommends in writing that an EIS be prepared, because of the probable significant adverse environmental impact(s) described in the application, within ninety (90) days of receiving an adequate application and completed checklist.