Chapter 18.08
DEFINITIONS

Sections:

18.08.010    Purpose – Adoption by reference.

18.08.020    Additional definitions.

18.08.010 Purpose – Adoption by reference.

This chapter contains uniform usage and definitions of terms under SEPA. The Town adopts the following sections by reference, as supplemented in this chapter:

WAC

197-11-700    Definitions.

197-11-702    Act.

197-11-704    Action.

197-11-706    Addendum.

197-11-708    Adoption.

197-11-710    Affected tribe.

197-11-712    Affecting.

197-11-714    Agency.

197-11-716    Applicant.

197-11-718    Built environment.

197-11-720    Categorical exemption.

197-11-792    Consolidated agency.

197-11-724    Consulted agency.

197-11-726    Cost benefit analysis.

197-11-728    Town.

197-11-730    Decision maker.

197-11-732    Department.

197-11-734    Determination of nonsignificance (DNS).

197-11-736    Determination of significance (DS).

197-11-738    EIS.

197-11-740    Environment.

197-11-742    Environmental checklist.

197-11-744    Environmental document.

197-11-746    Environmental review.

197-11-748    Environmentally sensitive area.

197-11-750    Expanding scoping.

197-11-752    Impacts.

197-11-754    Incorporation by reference.

197-11-756    Lands covered by water.

197-11-758    Lead agency.

197-11-760    License.

197-11-762    Local agency.

197-11-764    Major action.

197-11-766    Mitigation DNS.

197-11-768    Mitigation.

197-11-770    Natural environment.

197-11-772    NEPA.

197-11-774    Nonproject.

197-11-776    Phased review.

197-11-778    Preparation.

197-11-780    Private project.

197-11-782    Probable.

197-11-784    Proposal.

197-11-786    Reasonable alternative.

197-11-788    Responsible official.

197-11-790    SEPA.

197-11-792    Scope.

197-11-793    Scoping.

197-11-794    Significant.

197-11-796    State agency.

197-11-797    Threshold determination.

197-11-799    Underlying governmental action.

[UDC Ord. dated 7/21/1998].

18.08.020 Additional definitions.

In addition to those definitions contained within WAC 197-11-700 through 197-11-799, when used in this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise:

“Department” means any division, subdivision or organizational unit of the Town established by ordinance, rule or order.

“Early notice” means the Town’s response to an applicant stating whether it considers issuance of a determination of significance likely for the applicant’s proposal (mitigated DNS procedures).

“Ordinance” means the ordinance, resolution or other procedure used by the Town to adopt regulatory requirements.

“SEPA rules” means Chapter 197-11 WAC adopted by the Department of Ecology. [UDC Ord. dated 7/21/1998].