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2017 Docket Enabling Ordinance January 2, 2018 <br />Ord. # 2018-001 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />SECTION I <br />PROCEDURAL FINDINGS <br /> <br />Whereas, Kittitas County opted into the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A, voluntarily on <br />December 27, 1990, through Resolution 90-138; and <br /> <br />Whereas, The Kittitas County GMA Comprehensive Plan was originally adopted on July 26, 1996 <br />by the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners; and <br /> <br />Whereas, Kittitas County Code 15B.03.030 indicates that any interested person, including <br />applicants, citizens, county commission and board members, and staff of other agencies <br />may suggest plan or development regulation amendments for annual consideration by the <br />Kittitas County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners; and <br /> <br />Whereas, Kittitas County Code 15B.03.030 requires amendments to the comprehensive plan or <br />development regulations that are docketed by June 30th must be approved or denied by <br />the Board of County Commissioners on or before December 31st of that same calendar <br />year; and <br /> <br />Whereas, Kittitas County Community Development Services docketed a list of suggested changes <br />to the Kittitas County Code and made these proposals readily available for review by the <br />public in Community Development Services and within the County’s official website; <br />and <br /> <br />Whereas, Kittitas County submitted its proposed docketed items on November 9, 2017 to the <br />Department of Commerce as required by statute and received letter of receipt on <br />November 13, 2017 that the docket proposal had been received and was sent to other <br />agencies for comment; and <br /> <br />Whereas, No comments were received from other State agencies; and <br /> <br />Whereas, Kittitas County filed its SEPA checklist on November 8, 2017, and issued a Final <br />Determination of Non-significance (DNS) for the annual docket on November 13, <br />2017 through authority of WAC 197-11-355; and <br /> <br />Whereas, There were no agency or public appeals or reviews filed on the Determination of Non- <br />significance; and <br /> <br />Whereas, Due public notice was placed upon the County official website and in the Daily <br />Record on November 13, 2017; and <br /> <br />Whereas, The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on November 28, 2017 to hear <br />testimony and take public comment on the items considered for amendment, and after <br />deliberation made recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, taking <br />due consideration of the public benefit involved in the proposals; and <br /> <br />Whereas, After due notice and publication on official website and Daily Record on December 7 <br />and December 14, 2017, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held an <br />open public hearing on December 19, 2017, during which public testimony was taken