18D.40.010 Environmental Checklist.
A. A completed environmental checklist (or a copy), in the form provided in WAC 197-11-960, shall be filed for any permit, license, certificate, or other approval not specifically exempted in this Chapter; except, a checklist is not needed if the County and applicant agree an EIS is required, SEPA review has been completed, or SEPA compliance has been initiated by another agency. The County shall use the environmental checklist to determine the lead agency and for making the threshold determination.
B. All private applicants shall complete their own environmental checklist, with assistance from Pierce County as necessary. County departments initiating a proposal shall complete the environmental checklist for that proposal.
C. The County may require that it, rather than the private applicant, complete all or part of the environmental checklist for a private proposal, if either of the following occurs:
1. The County has access to technical information not available to the private applicant; or
2. The applicant has provided inaccurate information on previous proposals or on proposals currently under consideration.