20.790.430 Public Notice.
A. When notice is required. When the SEPA rules require notice to be given under 197-11-510 WAC, the City shall provide notice under this Section. The City shall use reasonable methods to inform the public and other agencies that an environmental document is being prepared or is available and that public hearings, if any, will be held.
B. Notice of action. A notice of action may be publicized in the manner prescribed by 43.21C.080 RCW and 43.21C.087 RCW. The form of notice shall be substantially in the form provided in 197-11-990 WAC. The notice shall be published by the City Clerk, applicant or proponent pursuant to Section 43.21C.080 RCW.
C. Integration of notification. Whenever possible, the City shall integrate the public notice required under this Section with existing notice procedures for the City’s nonexempt permit(s) or approval(s) required for the proposal. Whenever the City issues a DNS under 197-11-340(2) WAC or a DS under 197-11-360(3) WAC the City shall give public notice as follows:
1. If public notice is required for a nonexempt license, the notice shall state whether a DS or DNS has been issued and when comments are due.
2. If an environmental document is issued concurrently with the notice of application, the public notice requirements for the notice of application in 36.70B.110(4) RCW will suffice to meet the SEPA public notice requirements in 197-11-510(1) WAC.
3. If no public notice is otherwise required for the permit or approval, the City shall give notice of the DNS or DS by at least one of the following methods:
a. Posting the property, for site-specific proposals;
b. Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City or general area where the proposal is located;
c. Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered;
d. Notifying the news media;
e. Placing notices in appropriate regional, neighborhood, ethnic or trade journals; and/or
f. Publishing notice in City newsletters and/or sending notice via City or neighborhood association mailing lists.
4. Whenever the City issues a DS under 197-11-360(3) WAC, the City shall state the scoping procedure for the proposal in the DS as required in 197-11-408 WAC and in the public notice.
D. Public notice requirements for optional DNS process. If a DNS is issued using the optional DNS process, the public notice requirements for a notice of application in 36.70B.110(4) RCW as supplemented by the requirements in 197-11-355 WAC will suffice to meet the SEPA public notice requirements in 197-11-510(1)(b) WAC.
E. Notice of availability of documents. Whenever the City issues a DEIS under 197-11-455(5) WAC or a SEIS under 197-11-620 WAC, notice of the availability of those documents shall be given by:
1. Indicating the availability of the DEIS in any public notice required for a nonexempt licenses and at least one of the following methods:
a. Posting the property, for site-specific proposals;
b. Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City or general area where the proposal is located;
c. Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered;
d. Notifying the news media;
e. Placing notices in appropriate regional, neighborhood, ethnic, or trade journals; and/or
f. Publishing notice in City newsletters and/or sending notice via City or neighborhood association mailing lists.
F. Public notice for planned actions. Public notice for projects that qualify as planned actions shall be tied to the underlying permit as specified in 197-11-172(3) WAC.
G. Responsible party. The City may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant’s proposal at his or her expense. (Ord. M-3643, 2004)