HomeMy WebLinkAbout49-98 - Ord. Interim Amendment to County Environmental Policy Ordinance ORDINANCE NUMBER 49-98
INTERIM AMENDMENTS TO THE MASON COUNTY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE amending the following parts of the Mason County Environmental Policy Ordinance [Ord. No.
758 (5/77),Ord.77-84 (10/84), Ord. 17-95 (2/95), and Ord. 55-97 (5/97)]: Parts Two, Three, Four, Six, eight,
Nine, and Ten.
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners did adopt the above-mentioned ordinances as the Mason
County Environmental Policy Ordinance and did adopt Title 8, Environmental Policy, in October 1978 as part
of the Mason County Code;
WHEREAS,RCW 36.70B(Local Project Review)was codified in 1996 and set forth project review procedures
which emphasize concurrent review and timely appeal processes, and also adopted amendments to RCW
43.21 C,the State Environmental Policy Act, in 1997;
WHEREAS,the Washington Department of Ecology issued new Rules, WAC Chapter 197-11,that became
effective in November of 1997,and issued a new draft Model Ordinance in March of 1998, and have not issued
a new SEPA Handbook to date to guide implementation by local governments of the revised state laws;
WHEREAS,the changes to the state law become effective and must be implemented by local governments
by May 9, 1998;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, that the Mason County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves and ADOPTS on an INTERIM basis for six months the amendments to the Mason County
Environmental Policy Ordinance, No. 99-84, as amended.
DATED this 19th day of May , 1998.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON QQUNTY,WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
_.� Jofin A. Bolender, CHAIRPERSON
Clerk of the Board
Mary J. Cady, COMMISSIONER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Cynthia D. sen, COMM NER
Pros Actor y
c: Community Development
Prosecutor