(1) In addition to any other submittal requirements, all facilities and uses subject to this chapter shall submit information describing the facility or use, location, and potential mitigation measures to address each of the performance standards listed in SMC 17.50.020.

(2) If the city has reasonable doubt that a use is, or can be, conducted within the limits of the performance standards listed in SMC 17.50.020, it may require that the user or proposed user retain, at their expense, an independent, qualified, testing laboratory or expert to prepare an analysis of the use to determine its compliance with the performance standards established in this chapter. Such studies shall be submitted with the associated permit application and shall be approved by the city prior to any land use permit or building permit approval. The city shall have the right to require expert peer review of the studies and the cost of that review shall be the responsibility of the applicant. (Ord. 1459 § 1, 2018).