14.05.210 Public notice.
(1) Whenever the town issues a DNS under WAC 197-11-340(2) or a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3), the town 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 no public notice is required for the permit or approval, the town shall give notice of the DNS or DS by:
(i) Posting the property, for a site-specific proposal;
(ii) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, town 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).
(2) When the town issues a DS under WAC 197-11-360(3), the town shall state the scoping procedure for the proposal in the DS as required in WAC 197-11-408 and in the public notice.
(3) Whenever the town 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:
(i) Posting the property, for site-specific proposals;
(ii) Publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, town 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 (general lists or specific lists for proposal or subject areas).
(4) Whenever possible, the town shall integrate the public notice required under this section with existing notice procedures for the town’s nonexempt permit(s) or approval(s) required for the proposal.
(5) The town may require an applicant to complete the public notice requirements for the applicant’s proposal at his/her expense. (Ord. 581 § 2, 2016)