“Advisory body” means any body, established by the City Council, the responsibilities of which include review of development proposals for the purpose of making recommendations to the Council.

“Council” means the City Council of the City of Lakewood.

“Department” means the Department of Community Development.

“Development” means the rezoning of property, the subdivision of land, the construction of buildings, or any physical alteration of the land which is subject to City approval and to the requirements of SEPA.

“Final staff evaluation of checklist” means that documentation and report of City staff’s analysis of the checklist and any identified impacts. The report identifies any necessary findings, policies and the type of determination.

“Hearing Examiner” means the City Hearing Examiner as established by City of Lakewood Ordinance No. 13.

“SEPA” means Chapter 43.21C RCW, as now existing or as may subsequently be amended.

“SEPA rules” means Chapter 197-11 WAC, adopted by the Department of Ecology, as now existing or as may subsequently be amended.

Terms Adopted by Reference. Unless the context clearly indicates an intent otherwise, any time that the provisions of the Washington Administrative Code adopted by reference in this chapter refer to legislative body, city, county or otherwise, so long as such reference is to the jurisdiction adopting and/or enforcing the environmental policies thereof, or an official thereof, such references shall be construed to mean the City of Lakewood, or an appropriate official thereof. Unless the context clearly indicates an intent otherwise, any time that the provisions of the Washington Administrative Code adopted by reference in this chapter refer to the planning commission of the legislative body adopting and/or enforcing the environmental policies thereof, such references shall be construed to mean the City of Lakewood Planning Commission. Any reference to the position title, department, or office of the jurisdiction adopting and/or enforcing the environmental policies thereof, or an official thereof, such references shall be construed to mean the City of Lakewood SEPA responsible official. [Ord. 604 § 2, 2015; Ord. 172 § 2, 1998; Ord. 42 § 1, 1996.]