(1) The department within the City receiving an application for or initiating a proposal that involves a nonexempt action shall forward the application to the responsible official. The responsible official shall determine the lead agency for that proposal under WAC 197-11-050 and 197-11-922 through 197-11-940, unless the lead agency has been previously determined or that the department is aware that another department or agency is in the process of determining the lead agency.

(2) When the City is the lead agency for a proposal, the responsible official shall supervise compliance with the threshold determination requirements, and if an EIS is necessary, shall supervise preparation of the EIS.

(3) When the City is not the lead agency for a proposal, all departments of the City shall use and consider, as appropriate, either the DNS or the final EIS of the lead agency in making decisions on the proposal. No City department shall prepare or require preparation of a DNS or EIS in addition to that prepared by the lead agency, unless required under WAC 197-11-600. In some cases, the City may conduct supplemental environmental review under WAC 197-11-600.

(4) If the City receives a lead agency determination made by another agency that appears inconsistent with the criteria of WAC 197-11-922 through 197-11-940, it may object to the determination. Any objection must be made to the agency originally making the determination within 15 days of receipt of the determination, or must petition the Department of Ecology for a lead agency determination under WAC 197-11-946 anytime within the 15-day time period.

(5) Departments of the City are authorized to make agreements as to lead agency status or shared lead agency duties for a proposal under WAC 197-11-942 and 197-11-944; provided, that the responsible official and any department that will incur responsibilities as the result of such agreement approve the agreement.

(6) Any department making a lead agency determination for a private project shall require sufficient information from the applicant to identify which other agencies have jurisdiction over the proposal (that is: Which agencies require nonexempt licenses?). [Ord. 3297 § 2, 1998; Ord. 2512 § 1, 1984; Code 1970 § 23.02.050.]