(1) A completed environmental checklist (or a copy), in the form provided in WAC 197-11-960, shall be filed at the same time as an application for a permit, license, certificate, or the approval not specifically exempted in this Chapter; except, a checklist is not needed if the responsible official and applicant agree an EIS is required, SEPA compliance has been completed, or SEPA compliance has been initiated by another agency. The City shall use the environmental checklist to determine the lead agency and, if the City is the lead agency, for determining the responsible official and for making the threshold determination.

(2) For private proposals, the City will require the applicant to complete the environmental checklist providing assistance as necessary. For City proposals, the department initiating the proposal shall complete the environmental checklist for that proposal.

(3) The City may require that it, and not the private applicant, will complete all or part of the environmental checklist for a private proposal, if either of the following occurs: