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County of Kittitas,WA <br /> § 15A.04.010 PROJECT PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS § 15A.04.020 <br /> CHAPTER 15A.04 <br /> INTEGRATION OF SEPA AND APPEALS OF SERA ACTIONS <br /> § 15A.04.010. SEPA integration. <br /> The State Environmental Policy Act is not intended to create a cause of action unrelated to a <br /> specific governmental action. Kittitas County shall integrate the permit procedures in this title <br /> with environmental review under Chapter 43.21C RCW (SEPA) and Chapter 15.04 KCC as <br /> follows. <br /> 1. Existing plans,regulations,rules or laws that provide environmental analysis and measures <br /> that avoid or otherwise mitigate the probable specific adverse environmental impacts of <br /> proposed projects should be integrated with, and should not be duplicated by, <br /> environmental review under Chapter 43.21 C RCW and Chapter 15.04 KCC. <br /> 2. Through an integrated project review process: <br /> a. If the applicable regulations require studies that adequately analyze all of the project's <br /> specific probable adverse environmental impacts, additional studies under SEPA will <br /> not be necessary on those impacts; <br /> b. If the applicable regulations require measures that adequately address such <br /> environmental impacts, additional measures would likewise not be required under <br /> SEPA; and <br /> C. If the applicable regulations do not adequately analyze or address a proposal's specific <br /> probable adverse environmental impacts, additional review will be required. <br /> 3. In deciding whether a specific adverse environmental impact has been addressed by an <br /> existing rule or law of another agency with jurisdiction with environmental expertise with <br /> regard to a specific environmental impact,Kittitas County shall consult orally or in writing <br /> with that agency. In making this deferral,Kittitas County shall base or condition its project <br /> approval on compliance with these other existing rules or laws. <br /> 4. Nothing in this title limits the authority of an agency in its review or mitigation of a project <br /> to adopt or otherwise rely on environmental analyses and requirements under other laws. <br /> 5. Except for a determination of significance, the administrator may not issue his/her <br /> threshold determination under SEPA, or issue a decision or a recommendation on a project <br /> permit until the expiration of the public comment period on the notice of application,except <br /> for categorical exemptions. <br /> 6. Nonsignificant threshold determinations shall be included with or appended to the single <br /> report of decision or recommendation. <br /> 7. An environmental impact statement(EIS)shall be prepared on proposals for legislation and <br /> other major actions having a probable significant, adverse environmental impact. The EIS <br /> may be combined with the recommendation or report on the proposal or issued as a separate <br /> document. The substantive decisions or recommendations shall be clearly identified in the <br /> combined document. <br /> 7-.8. This chapter applies to project permit applications under Title 15A. For environmental <br /> review associated with non-project legislative actions, see Title 15B. <br /> (Ord. 98-10, 1998; Ord. 2000-07; Ord. 2025-003, 3/18/2025) <br /> Downloaded from https:Hecode360.com/KI6857 on 2026-04-22 <br />