Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 22-037, relating to environmental review; Increasing exemption thresholds for minor new construction and adopting new categorical exemptions per the State Environmental Policy Act to Promote Infill Development in Urban Growth Areas; Amending existing and adding new sections in chapters 30.43F, 30.61, 30.70 and 30.91I of Snohomish County Code
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DEPARTMENT: Council
ORIGINATOR: Ryan Countryman for Nate Nehring
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: TBD
PURPOSE: This ordinance would adopt new State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) exemptions for infill development in Urban Growth Areas in Title 30.
BACKGROUND: Sponsored by Councilmember Nehring, this ordinance would implement changes authorized by the Washington State Legislature in 2021 with enactment of Substitute House Bill 2673 (SHB 2673) authorizing new categorical exemptions from SEPA for infill development in UGAs. It would also increase exemption thresholds for minor new construction as allowed in Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 197-11-800.
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