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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 6 116 <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 116 of 339 <br />comparable to the requirements of this Section to assure compliance with this <br />subsection(1) under current site conditions. <br />e. The provisions of this Section do not apply to dredging of authorized navigation <br />channels when conducted in accordance with WAC 173-26-231(3)(f). <br /> <br />2. Mining within any channel migration zone that is within the shoreline jurisdiction shall <br />require a shoreline conditional use permit. <br />3. Mining shall not be permitted in designated fish and wildlife habitat areas except as a <br />part of an approved flood control program or in conjunction with a habitat restoration <br />or enhancement plan, provided that such activities are demonstrated to be water- <br />dependent. A determination of water dependency shall be based on an evaluation of <br />geologic factors such as the distribution and availability of mineral resources for that <br />jurisdiction, and a need for such mineral resources, economic, transportation, and <br />land use factors. This demonstration may rely on analysis or studies prepared for <br />purposes of comprehensive plan designations, and may be integrated with any <br />relevant environmental review conducted under SEPA (RCW Chapter 43.21 C), or <br />otherwise be shown in a manner consistent with RCW 90.58.100(1) and WAC 173-26- <br />201 (2)(a). <br />4. Application for permits for mining operations shall be accompanied by operation plans, <br />reclamation plans, and analysis of environmental impacts in compliance with local <br />ordinances and sufficient to make a determination as to whether the project will result <br />in net loss of shoreline ecological functions and processes during the course of mining <br />and after reclamation. Creation, restoration, or enhancement of habitat for priority <br />species and the future productivity of the site may be considered in determining no net <br />loss of ecological functions. <br />5. The designation of mineral resource lands of long-term commercial significance and <br />the development of mineral resource activities must demonstrate that mining is <br />dependent on a shoreline location, and that demand cannot reasonably be <br />accommodated in operations outside shoreline jurisdiction. Information required to <br />meet this criteria shall evaluate geologic factors such as the distribution and <br />availability of mineral resources and the need for such mineral resources. <br />6. Renewal, extension, or reauthorization of in-stream and gravel bar mining activities <br />requires review for compliance with WAC 173-26-241(3)(h)(ii)(D)(IV). <br />7. A reclamation plan that complies with the format and detailed minimum standards of <br />RCW 78.44 shall be included with any shoreline permit application for mining. In <br />reviewing reclamation plans together with permit applications, the Administrator shall <br />determine whether or not the plan is also consistent with this Program and other local <br />regulations. An inconsistent reclamation plan shall constitute sufficient grounds for <br />denial of a shoreline permit, provided, the applicant/proponent shall be given <br />reasonable opportunity to revise the plan.