WAC 330-01-070. Combination with other public participation

(1) The municipality may hold corridor and design public hearings concurrently with any other public hearings on a proposed mass rapid transit system. Corridor or design public hearings may be combined with a public comment period at a meeting of the council or transit committee of the municipality. The executive director may make the decision to combine such public hearings. Corridor or design public hearings that are combined with other public participation shall meet the requirements of this section.

(2) If corridor or design public hearings are held concurrently with public hearings on an EIS, WAC 330-01-080 shall govern. If corridor or design public hearings are held concurrently with any other hearings, the procedures for such other hearings shall apply, except that:

(a) Notice shall at a minimum contain the information and be published as specified in WAC 330-01-090 (4); and

(b) The hearing shall provide a forum for commenting on the subjects specified in WAC 330-01-090 (5)(d) and (e).

(3) Except for the notice referred to in the preceding subsection, holding corridor and design public hearings with any other hearings does not change or expand the requirements for any documents prepared for the hearings, including but not limited to environmental impact statements.