11.40.100 Categorical exemptions and threshold determinations – Adoption by reference

11.40.100 Categorical exemptions and threshold determinations – Adoption by reference.

This section contains the rules on deciding whether a proposal has a "probable significant, adverse environmental impact" requiring an environmental impact statement (EIS) to be prepared. This section also contains rules for evaluating the impacts of proposals not requiring an EIS. The city adopts the following sections of Chapter 197-11 WAC by reference:

WAC 197-11-	300	Purpose of this part
	305	Categorical exemptions
	310	Threshold determinations required
	315	Environmental checklist
	330	Threshold determination process
	335	Additional information
	340	Determination of nonsignificance (DNS)
	350	Mitigated DNS
	355	Optional DNS process
	360	Determination of significance (DS) and initiation of scoping
	390	Effect of threshold determination

(Ord. 2032, § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 1392, § 10, 1998; Ord. 1111, § 7, 1993; Ord. 831, § 2, 1984.)