HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 0916 91IN THE BOARD OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
IN THE MATTER OF an ordinance changing)
the designation of the responsible )
official under the Jefferson County )
State Environmental Policy Act )
Implementing Ordinance, No. ?-84, )
from the Jefferson County Board of )
County Commissioners to the Director )
of the Jefferson County Planning )
Department. )
ORDINANCE NO. 5-0916-91
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County State Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Ordinance, No. ?-84, presently designates the
Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners as the "responsible
official" for the purposes of making threshold determinations,
supervising the scoping and preparation of required environmental
impact statements, and performing other functions assigned by the
"lead agency"; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners finds
that the recent acceleration of growth in Jefferson County has
added to the number and complexity of its tasks as the "responsible
official"; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners finds
that changing the designation of the "responsible official" would
assist in conserving its own, as well as staff, resources in the
form of time and energy expended on detailed project reviews; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners finds
that by delegating its duties as the "responsible official" to the
Director of the Jefferson County Planning Department, the quality,
efficiency, and predictability of SEPA project reviews would be
improved; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners finds
that changing the designation of the "responsible official" would
serve the best interests of the citizens of Jefferson County;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners
hereby ordains that the following provisions of the Jefferson
County State Environmental Policy Act Implementing Ordinance, No.
7-84 shall be amended as follows:
Subsection 3,20(1) shall be amended to read: "For those proposals
for which the County is the lead agency, the responsible official
shall be the Director of the Jefferson County Planning Department."
Severabilit¥: If any portion of this ordinance is held invalid by
any court of competent 3urisdiction, such portion shall be deemed
a separate portion of this ordinance and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective on the 16th
day of September, 1991.
Adoption: Adopted by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
on this 16th day of September, 1991.
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Lorna L. Delaney, ~
Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark Huth, Jefferson
County Prosecuting Attorney