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Title 25  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Chapter 25.05  ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• Sections:
• SubChapter I   Purpose/Authority
• 25.05.010   Authority.
• 25.05.020   Purpose.
• 25.05.030   Policy.
• 25.05.035   Rules and departmental procedures.
• SubChapter II   General Requirements
• 25.05.040   Definitions.
• 25.05.050   Lead agency.
• 25.05.055   Timing of the SEPA process.
• 25.05.060   Content of environmental review.
• 25.05.070   Limitations on actions during SEPA process.
• 25.05.080   Incomplete or unavailable information.
• 25.05.090   Supporting documents.
• 25.05.100   Information required of applicants.
• 25.05.164   Planned actions—Definitions and criteria.
• 25.05.168   Ordinances designating planned actions—Procedures for adoption.
• 25.05.172   Planned actions—Project review.
• 25.05.210   SEPA/GMA integration.
• 25.05.250   SEPA/Model Toxics Control Act integration.
• SubChapter III   Categorical Exemptions and Threshold Determination
• 25.05.300   Purpose of this subchapter.
• 25.05.305   Categorical exemptions.
• 25.05.310   Threshold determination required.
• 25.05.315   Environmental checklist.
• 25.05.330   Threshold determination process.
• 25.05.335   Additional information.
• 25.05.340   Determination of nonsignificance (DNS).
• 25.05.350   Mitigated DNS
• 25.05.355   Early review DNS (optional DNS) process
• 25.05.360   Determination of significance (DS)/initiation of scoping.
• 25.05.390   Effect of threshold determination.
• SubChapter IV   Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
• 25.05.400   Purpose of EIS.
• 25.05.402   General requirements.
• 25.05.405   EIS types.
• 25.05.406   EIS timing.
• 25.05.408   Scoping.
• 25.05.409   Scoping on City-sponsored projects.
• 25.05.410   Expanded scoping (optional).
• 25.05.420   EIS preparation.
• 25.05.425   Style and size.
• 25.05.430   Format.
• 25.05.435   Cover letter or memo.
• 25.05.440   EIS contents.
• 25.05.442   Contents of EIS on nonproject proposals.
• 25.05.443   EIS contents when prior nonproject EIS.
• 25.05.444   Elements of the environment.
• 25.05.448   Relationship of EIS to other considerations.
• 25.05.450   Cost-benefit analysis.
• 25.05.455   Issuance of DEIS.
• 25.05.460   Issuance of FEIS.
• SubChapter V   Commenting
• 25.05.500   Purpose of this subchapter.
• 25.05.502   Inviting comment.
• 25.05.504   Availability and cost of environmental documents.
• 25.05.508   SEPA Register.
• 25.05.510   Public notice.
• 25.05.535   Public hearings and meetings.
• 25.05.545   Effect of no comment.
• 25.05.550   Specificity of comments.
• 25.05.560   FEIS response to comments.
• 25.05.570   Consulted agency costs to assist lead agency.
• SubChapter VI   Using Existing Environmental Documents
• 25.05.600   When to use existing environmental documents.
• 25.05.610   Use of NEPA documents.
• 25.05.620   Supplemental environmental impact statement—Procedures.
• 25.05.625   Addenda—Procedures.
• 25.05.630   Adoption—Procedures.
• 25.05.635   Incorporation by reference—Procedures.
• 25.05.640   Combining documents.
• SubChapter VII   SEPA and Agency Decisions
• 25.05.650   Purpose of this subchapter.
• 25.05.655   Implementation.
• 25.05.660   Substantive authority and mitigation.
• 25.05.665   SEPA policies—Overview.
• 25.05.670   Cumulative effects policy.
• 25.05.675   Specific environmental policies
• 25.05.680   Appeals
• SubChapter VIII   Definitions
• 25.05.700   Definitions.
• 25.05.702   Act.
• 25.05.704   Action.
• 25.05.706   Addendum.
• 25.05.708   Adoption.
• 25.05.709   Aesthetics.
• 25.05.710   Affected tribe.
• 25.05.712   Affecting.
• 25.05.714   Agency.
• 25.05.716   Applicant.
• 25.05.718   Built environment.
• 25.05.720   Categorical exemption.
• 25.05.721   Closed record appeal.
• 25.05.722   Consolidated appeal.
• 25.05.724   Consulted agency.
• 25.05.726   Cost-benefit analysis.
• 25.05.728   County/city.
• 25.05.730   Decisionmaker.
• 25.05.732   Department.
• 25.05.733   Department.
• 25.05.734   Determination of nonsignificance (DNS).
• 25.05.736   Determination of significance (DS).
• 25.05.738   EIS.
• 25.05.740   Environment.
• 25.05.742   Environmental checklist.
• 25.05.744   Environmental document.
• 25.05.746   Environmental review.
• 25.05.747   Environmentally critical area.
• 25.05.750   Expanded scoping.
• 25.05.751   GMA action.
• 25.05.752   Impacts.
• 25.05.754   Incorporation by reference.
• 25.05.755   Interested person.
• 25.05.756   Lands covered by water.
• 25.05.758   Lead agency.
• 25.05.760   License.
• 25.05.762   Local agency.
• 25.05.764   Major action.
• 25.05.766   Mitigated DNS.
• 25.05.768   Mitigation.
• 25.05.770   Natural environment.
• 25.05.772   NEPA.
• 25.05.774   Nonproject.
• 25.05.775   Open record hearing.
• 25.05.776   Phased review.
• 25.05.778   Preparation.
• 25.05.780   Private project.
• 25.05.782   Probable.
• 25.05.784   Proposal.
• 25.05.786   Reasonable alternative.
• 25.05.788   Responsible official.
• 25.05.790   SEPA.
• 25.05.792   Scope.
• 25.05.793   Scoping.
• 25.05.794   Significant.
• 25.05.796   State agency.
• 25.05.797   Threshold determination.
• 25.05.799   Underlying governmental action.
• SubChapter IX   Categorical Exemptions
• 25.05.800   Categorical exemptions.
• 25.05.810   Exemptions and nonexemptions applicable to specific state agencies.
• 25.05.880   Emergencies.
• 25.05.890   Petitioning DOE to change exemptions.
• SubChapter X   Agency Compliance
• 25.05.900   Purpose of Seattle SEPA rules sections.
• 25.05.902   Agency SEPA policies.
• 25.05.904   Agency SEPA procedures.
• 25.05.906   Content and consistency of agency procedures.
• 25.05.908   Environmentally critical areas.
• 25.05.910   Designation of responsible department and responsible official where City is lead agency.
• 25.05.912   Procedures of consulted agencies.
• 25.05.914   SEPA costs and fees.
• 25.05.916   Application to ongoing actions.
• 25.05.917   Relationship of Chapter 197-11 WAC with Chapter 197-10 WAC.
• 25.05.918   Lack of agency procedures.
• 25.05.920   Agencies with environmental expertise.
• 25.05.922   Lead agency rules.
• 25.05.924   Determining the lead agency.
• 25.05.926   Lead agency for governmental proposals.
• 25.05.928   Lead agency for public and private proposals.
• 25.05.930   Lead agency for private projects with one agency with jurisdiction.
• 25.05.932   Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from more than one agency when one of the agencies is a county/city.
• 25.05.934   Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from a local agency not a county/city, and one or more state agencies.
• 25.05.936   Lead agency for private projects requiring licenses from more than one state agency.
• 25.05.938   Lead agencies for specific proposals.
• 25.05.940   Transfer of lead agency status to a state agency.
• 25.05.942   Agreements on lead agency status.
• 25.05.944   Agreements on division of lead agency duties.
• 25.05.946   DOE resolution of lead agency disputes.
• 25.05.948   Assumption of lead agency status.
• 25.05.955   Effective date.
• SubChapter XI   Forms
• 25.05.Forms   Sections 25.05.960 through 25.05.990

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