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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 6 110 <br />March 7, 2016 <br />Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit A | March 2016 | Page 110 of 339 <br /> <br />6.9 Forest practices <br />A. Policies <br />1. Shoreline areas having well-known scenic qualities (such as those providing a <br />diversity of views, unique landscape contrasts, or landscape panoramas) should be <br />maintained as scenic views in timber harvesting areas. Timber harvesting practices, <br />including road construction and debris removal, should be closely regulated so that <br />the quality of the view and viewpoints along shorelines of statewide significance in <br />the region are not degraded. <br /> <br />2. Forest management shall proceed in accordance with regulations established by the <br />Washington State Forest Practices Act, including coordination with Kittitas County <br />on forest practice conversions and other Class IV-forest practices where there is a <br />likelihood of conversion to non-forest uses. <br /> <br />3. Ensure that timber harvesting on shorelines of statewide significance does not <br />exceed the limitations established in RCW 90.58.150 (regarding selective harvest <br />requirements), except as provided in cases where selective logging is rendered <br />ecologically detrimental or is inadequate for preparation of land for other uses. <br /> <br />4. Accomplish reforestation in shorelines as quickly as possible. Replanting should be <br />done with native species common to the area. <br /> <br />5. Forest lands should be reserved for long-term forest management and other uses <br />compatible with forest use. <br />B. Regulations <br />1. All federal forest practices or non-federal forest practices meeting the criteria below <br />shall qualify for an exemption from this Program. All forest practices qualifying for <br />this exemption shall demonstrate compliance by providing a copy of the federal <br />approval or state forest practices permit. To qualify for an exemption a non-federal <br />forest practice must meet the following criteria: <br />a. The activities includes harvest/treatment of at least five (5) acres of forestland, or <br />supporting such an operation; <br />b. All harvesting within two hundred (200) feet of the OHWM of a shoreline of <br />statewide significance use methods meeting RCW 90.58.150 (selective harvest), <br />as amended; <br />c. The activities are not associated with a conversion option harvest; <br />d. The activities are approved under a forest practices permit; <br />e. The activities are not associated with a harvest under a Class IV–General <br />application to convert forest land to non-forestry use. <br />