22.78.040 Definitions and abbreviations.
A. Consistent with WAC 197-11-040, the city adopts by reference the definitions contained in WAC 197-11-220 and WAC 197-11-700 through 197-11-799. In addition, the following definitions are adopted for this chapter:
1. “City council” means the Monroe city council.
2. “Department” means any division, subdivision or organizational unit of the city established by ordinance, rule, or order.
3. “Zoning administrator” means the Monroe community development director or his/her designee.
4. “Early notice” means the city’s response to an applicant stating whether it considers issuance of a determination of significance likely for the applicant’s proposal (mitigated determination of nonsignificance (DNS) procedures).
5. “SEPA rules” means Chapter 197-11 WAC, adopted by the Department of Ecology.
B. The following abbreviations are used in this chapter:
1. SEPA – State Environmental Policy Act.
2. DNS – Determination of nonsignificance.
3. DS – Determination of significance.
4. EIS – Environmental impact statement. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))