18.04.310 Environmental impact report—Use.
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Every decisionmaker for a project shall consider all environmental impact reports for a project prior to approving or disapproving a project. The environmental data supplied by these reports and by any other means may be used by the decisionmaker as follows:
A. Authorization of a project may be denied if, in the opinion of the city council and the decisionmaker:
1. Its adverse environmental effect outweighs its beneficial environmental effect; or
2. A feasible alternative exists having a lesser adverse environmental effect.
B. A project may be authorized subject to conditions reasonably calculated to:
1. Minimize the adverse environmental effect of the project; or
2. Maximize the beneficial effect of the project. (Ord. 122 § 5.7, 1973)