30.74.050 Council setting of final docket.
(1) The following timelines for department recommendations on amendment proposals apply:
(a) On or before the last business day of March of each year the department shall prepare its recommendation on each of the amendments proposed for consideration under SCC 30.74.030, and forward the recommendations to the county council.
(b) Within three months from the date a modified amendment proposal is submitted to the department under subsection(3)(c)of this section, the department shall forward a recommendation on the modified amendment proposal to the county council.
(c) Within three months from the date an alternative amendment proposal is submitted to the department under subsection(3)(d) of this section, the department shall conduct an initial review and evaluation under SCC 30.74.030 and forward a recommendation on the alternative amendment proposal to the county council.
(2) The county council will review the recommendations according to the schedule established in SCC 30.74.015(2) and determine in a public hearing which of the proposed amendments should be further processed as minor amendments, which should be further processed as major amendments, and which amendments should not be processed further. If a proposed amendment is not placed on the final docket within 18 months of county council receipt of a recommendation from the department on the proposal or a recommendation from the department on a modified or alternative proposal under subsection (3) of this section, the proposed amendment shall be removed from consideration and not further processed.
(3) For major docket proposals that have been forwarded to the county council by the department with a recommendation that the proposal should not be further processed, any of the following options may be pursued:
(a) The county council may determine that the proposal should be placed on the final docket and further processed.
(b) The county council may determine that the proposal should not be placed on the final docket or further processed.
(c) The county council may modify the proposal to address the reasons provided by the department to recommend not further processing the proposal. The county council may place the modified proposal on the final docket rather than the original proposal. If the applicant objects to the modification, the applicant may withdraw the modified proposal pursuant to SCC 30.74.015(5).
(d) The county council may provide an alternative proposal to address the reasons provided by the department to recommend not further processing the proposal. The county council may place the original proposal on the final docket, the alternative proposal on the final docket, or both the original and alternative proposals on the final docket. If the applicant objects to the alternative proposal, the applicant may withdraw the alternative proposal under SCC 30.74.015(5).
(4) Modified or alternative docket proposals shall be processed in the manner prescribed by this chapter, including a recommendation by the department under subsection (1) of this section, public notice of the council hearing on the modified or alternative proposal under subsection (5) of this section, and responsibility for the costs of environmental studies under SCC 30.74.070.
(5) Notice of the council hearing shall be given as required by SCC 30.73.070. The applicant shall be responsible for the costs associated with printing, publishing, and mailing of notice for any public hearing required for the applicant’s docket proposal by chapter 30.73 SCC.
(6) The proposed amendments, including modified or alternative proposals pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, approved for further processing by the council shall be known as the final docket. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Ord. 06-077, Oct. 2, 2006, Eff date Oct. 14, 2006; Amended by Amended Ord. 10-022, Sept. 8, 2010, Eff date Oct. 3, 2010; Amended by Ord. 17-100, Nov. 29, 2017, Eff date Dec. 24, 2017).