Title 17E Environmental Standards
Chapter 17E.050 SEPA
Article II. General Requirements
Section 17E.050.030 Designation of Responsible Official
- For public proposals, the head (administrative official) of the department making the proposal shall be the responsible official. For private proposals, the head (administrative official) of the department with primary responsibility for approving the permits and licenses for the proposal shall be the responsible official. When multiple officials have permitting authority, the assignment of responsibility shall be reached by agreement.
- For all proposals for which the City of Spokane is the lead agency, the responsible official shall make the threshold determination, supervise scoping and preparation of any required environmental impact statement (EIS), and perform any other functions assigned to the "lead agency" or "responsible official" by those sections of the SEPA rules that are adopted by reference in SMC 17E.050.020.
- The City of Spokane shall retain all documents required by the SEPA rules (chapter 197-11 WAC) and make them available in accordance with chapter 42.17 RCW.
Date Passed: Monday, February 21, 2005
Effective Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
ORD C33583 Section 3
