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Whereas, The Board of County Commissioners finds that appropriate notice was given on August 25 and September 1, 2005 in the Daily Record, county newspaper of record, and the Northern Kittitas County Tribune that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing on the public benefit rating system on September 19, 2005, and Whereas, The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the public benefit rating system on September 19, 2005, and public testimony was accepted from those persons wishing to be heard and the Planning Commission made formal recommendations and entered findings of fact to support the recommendation; and Whereas, The Board of County Commissioners received the Planning Commission transmittal with a recommendation to approve the public benefit rating system for inclusion into the performance based cluster plat amendment to Title 16 and Title 17 of the Kittitas County Code on October 4, 2005. Appropriate notice was given on September 22 and September 29, 2005 in the Daily Record, county newspaper of record, and the Northern Kittitas County Tribune and a public hearing was conducted and continued to October 18, 2005 and November I for additional public hearings; and SECTION 11 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS Whereas, The subdivision code, along with the zoning code, are two of the most referred to land use regulations in day-to-day planning activities. Since adoption of the original codes, a variety of amendments have been incorporated to reflect needed changes; and Whereas, It is the intent of this amendment of the Kittitas County Code Chapter 16 and Chapter 17, to update the code to include an innovative tool for inclusion of public benefits at the same time giving landowners the ability of to create platted lots at increased densities to address the demand for housing options as encouraged by the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A); and Whereas, The policy of the subdivision code and the performance based cluster plat is that regardless of how a lot is created, the development of that lot shall be done in a thorough manner with public notice and with appropriate review including, but not limited to, critical areas, road and access requirements, on-site sewage and potable water availability; and Whereas, The subdivision code is appropriate for inclusion of the performance based cluster plat provisions and the zoning code is appropriate for detail of uses applicable to the public benefit rating system categories of passive, active and formal Performance Based Cluster Plat Ordinance 2005- 35 Page 2 u012U