HomeMy WebLinkAbout117-98 - Ord. Extending Ord. 49-98 Interim Amendment to County Environmental Policy ORDINANCE NO. 117-98
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING ORDINANCE NO. 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;
WHEREAS, the changes to the state law become effective and must be implemented by
local governments by May 9, 1998;
WHEREAS, the county adopted Interim Ordinance 49-98 to implement the changes to
the state law, but will not be able to adopt a final ordinance before the expiration date of
November 19, 1998;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, that the Mason County Board of
Commissioners hereby adopts on an Interim Basis for 60 days an extension of
Ordinance No. 49-98, which amended the Mason County Environmental Policy
Ordinance.
DATED this 10th day of November, 1998.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Joh`riA. Bolender, Chairperson
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Mary Jo Cady, g6rnmissioner,
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ATTEST: Cynthia D. Isen, Commissioner
Rebecca S. Rogers
Clerk of the Board
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API4IVED TQ,FORM:
Michael Clift
Chief Deputy Prosecutor
c: Community Development
Prosecutor