Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 22-018, clarifying process for determining lead department with lead agency responsibilities under the State Environmental Policy Act; amending Section 30.61.045 of Snohomish County Code
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DEPARTMENT: County Council
ORIGINATOR: Megan Dunn, entered by Ryan Countryman
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: TBD
PURPOSE: This ordinance clarifies that PDS will have lead agency responsibilities under SEPA for most Type 3 legislative actions initiated by the County Council or the Planning Commission. To be determined on a case-b-case basis, DPW or other executive departments may have lead agency responsibilities.
BACKGROUND: SEPA requires a lead agency to evaluate proposals for possible significant impacts. Snohomish County Code addresses certain procedural requirements for departments acting as lead agency to follow, but code currently contemplates several departments acting as lead agency although those departments do not necessarily have the resources to complete the duties. Code is also ambiguous for changes initiated by the County Council or Planning Commission.
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