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3.4 If the. City Planner identifies a proposal as requiring mandatory environmental review, the planner may require that review process to begin immediately. SECTION 4. Procedures on Determination that EAW is Required. 4.1 If an EAW is required, the proposer of the project shall submit an "Application for Environmental Review" along with the completed data portions of the EAW. The applicant shall agree in writing, as a part of the application, to reimburse the City prior to the issuance of any permits for all reasonable costs, including legal and consultants' fees, incurred in preparation and review of the EAW. The proposer shall make a deposit of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with the City Treasurer to be held in escrow for the payment of these costs. Any unexpended funds remaining after final consideration of the EAW by the city council shall be returned to the proposer within thirty (30) days of the council's decision. 4.2 The City Planner shall promptly review the application for completeness and accuracy. If the city planner determines that the submittal is incomplete, the submittal shall be returned to the proposer for completion of the missing data. If the city planner determines that the submittal is complete, the proposer shall be notified of the acceptance of the submittal within five days. The City shall have 30 days from notification to add supplementary material to the EAW, if necessary, and to approve the EAW for distribution. 4.3 Upon completion of the EAW for distribution by the city planner, the City Clerk shall provide mailed notice of the availability of the EAW and date of the meeting at which the Planning. Cornmission will consider the matter to all property owners within at least seven hundred and fifty (750) feet of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of the EAW, Said notice shall be mailed at minimum ten (10) days before the date of the Planning Commission meeting during which the EAW will be considered. Failure of a property owner to receive notice shall not invalidate any such proceedings on the EAW or the underlying land use proposal. 4.4 The City Clerk shall also send the notices, copies and other material required by Minn. R. 4410.1500 within five (5) days of the planner's approval of the EAW. 4.5 The City Clerk shall receive and collect all written comments on an. EAW submitted during the 30-day EAW review and comment period. The planning commission and city council may take public comment on the EAW during the 30-day period, provided that notice of the comment time is published and mailed to the proposer at least ten (10) days prior to the date the commission or council plans to take public comment.