WAC 173-806-132   Public notice.  (This section is required for GMA cities and counties. Subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be combined.) (1) Whenever possible, the city/county shall integrate the public notice required under this section with existing notice procedures for the city's/county's nonexempt permit(s) or approval(s) required for the proposal.

     (2) Whenever...city/county issues a DNS under WAC 197-11-340(2) or a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3) the city/county shall give public notice as follows:

     (a) If public notice is required for a nonexempt license, the notice shall state whether a DS or DNS has been issued and when comments are due.

     (b) If an environmental document is issued concurrently with the notice of application, the public notice requirements for the notice of application in RCW 36.70B.110(4) will suffice to meet the SEPA public notice requirements in WAC 197-11-510(1).

     (c) If no public notice is otherwise required for the permit or approval, the city/county shall give notice of the DNS or DS by: (Note: Select at least one of the following.)

     (i) Posting the property, for site-specific proposals;

     (ii) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city, or general area where the proposal is located;

     (iii) Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered;

     (iv) Notifying the news media;

     (v) Placing notices in appropriate regional, neighborhood, ethnic, or trade journals; and/or

     (vi) Publishing notice in agency newsletters and/or sending notice to agency mailing lists (either general lists or lists for specific proposals for subject areas);

     (vii) (or, specify other method)...

     (d) Whenever the city/county issues a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3), the city/county shall state the scoping procedure for the proposal in the DS as required in WAC 197-11-408 and in the public notice.

     (3) If a DNS is issued using the optional DNS process, the public notice requirements for a 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 in WAC 197-11-510 (1)(b).

     (4) Whenever the city/county 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:

     (a) Indicating the availability of the DEIS in any public notice required for a nonexempt license; and (Note: In addition select at least one of the following or insert all of the list and require that at least one method be used.)

     (b) Posting the property, for site-specific proposals;

     (c) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, city, or general area where the proposal is located;

     (d) Notifying public or private groups which have expressed interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered;

     (e) Notifying the news media;

     (f) Placing notices in appropriate regional, neighborhood, ethnic, or trade journals; and/or

     (g) Publishing notice in agency newsletters and/or sending notice to agency mailing lists (general lists or specific lists for proposals or subject areas);

     (h) (and/or specify other)...

     (5) Public notice for projects that qualify as planned actions shall be tied to the underlying permit as specified in WAC 197-11-172(3).

     (6) The city/county may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant's proposal at his or her expense.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.130. 98-23-038 (Order 95-16 Phase 2), § 173-806-132, filed 11/10/98, effective 12/11/98.]