A. Early Notice. Unless the application is exempt from review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), staff of the applicable department shall provide notice of the application to the city official(s) responsible for compliance with SEPA concurrent with issuing the notice of application.

B. Issue Determination. Staff of the applicable department shall send copies of the application, along with copies of all comments received from the public (ref. LMC 1.35.020(C)) and from other city departments and agencies to the city official(s) responsible for compliance with the SEPA. The SEPA official(s) shall complete and issue a threshold determination for the application following transmittal of the application and the comments on the application. (Ord. 2463 § 17, 2003; Ord. 2071 § 4, 1996)