11.40.310 Public notice.
(a) Whenever possible, the city shall integrate the public notice required under this section with existing notice procedures for nonexempt permit(s) or approval(s) required for the proposal.
(b) Whenever the city issues a DNS under WAC 197-11-340(2) or a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3), the city shall give public notice as follows:
(1) If an environmental document is issued concurrently with the notice of application, the public notice requirements for the notice of application will suffice to meet the SEPA public notice requirements.
(2) If no public notice is otherwise required for the permit or approval, the city shall give notice of the DNS or DS by:
(A) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city, or general area where the proposal is located;
(B) Notifying public or private groups which have expressed written interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered.
(3) Whenever the city issues a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3), the city shall state the scoping procedure for the proposal in the DS as required in WAC 197-11-408 and in the public notice.
(c) If a DNS is issued using the optional DNS process, the public notice requirements for the notice of application in RCW 36.70B.110(4) as supplemented by the requirements in WAC 197-11-355 will suffice to meet the SEPA public notice requirements.
(d) Whenever the city issues a DEIS under WAC 197-11-455(5) or a SEIS under WAC 197-11-620, 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 license;
(2) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city, or general area where the proposal is located;
(3) Notifying public or private groups which have expressed written interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered.
(e) The city may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant's proposal at his or her expense. (Ord. 2032, § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 1392, § 14, 1998; Ord. 831, § 2, 1984.)