30.61.100 Environmental checklist.
(1) A completed environmental checklist, in the form provided in WAC 197-11-960, shall be filed at the same time as an application for a permit, license, certificate, or other approval not specifically exempted; except that a checklist is not needed if the county and applicant agree an EIS is required, SEPA compliance has been completed, or SEPA compliance has been initiated by another agency. The county shall use the environmental checklist to determine the lead agency and, if the county is the lead agency, for determining the responsible official and for making the threshold determination.
(2) For private proposals, the county will require the applicant to complete the environmental checklist, providing assistance as necessary. For county proposals, the department initiating the proposal shall complete the environmental checklist for that proposal.
(3) The county may complete all or part of the environmental checklist for a private project if either of the following occurs:
(a) The county has technical information on a question that is unavailable to the private applicant; or
(b) The applicant has provided inaccurate information on previous proposals or on proposals currently under consideration. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003).