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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 6 122 <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 122 of 339 <br />imminent danger of loss or substantial damage, and where mitigation of impacts <br />would not cause a net loss of shoreline ecological functions and processes. <br />4. New or expanded structural shoreline stabilization for ecological enhancement, <br />restoration, or hazardous substance remediation projects should be allowed only <br />when non-structural measures, vegetation planting, or on-site drainage improvements <br />would be insufficient to achieve enhancement, restoration or remediation objectives. <br />5. Shoreline stabilization should not interfere with public access to shorelines. <br />6. New shoreline stabilization should not cause significant impacts to adjacent or down- <br />current properties. <br />7. Shoreline stabilization should be developed in a coordinated manner among affected <br />property owners and public agencies. Where erosion threatens existing uses or <br />developments, a comprehensive program for shoreline management should be <br />established. <br />8. Non-regulatory methods to protect, enhance, and restore shoreline ecological <br />functions and other shoreline resources should be encouraged for shoreline <br />stabilization. Non-regulatory methods may include public facility and resource <br />planning, technical assistance, education, voluntary enhancement and restoration <br />projects, or other incentive programs. <br />9. Materials used for construction of shore stabilization should be selected for long-term <br />durability, ease of maintenance, compatibility with local shore features including <br />aesthetic values, and flexibility for future uses. <br />10. All shore stabilization activities must be designed and constructed to accepted <br />engineering standards. <br />11. Breakwaters, jetties, groins, and weirs are shoreline stabilization structures, which <br />should be allowed only when necessary to support water-dependent uses, public <br />access, shoreline stabilization, or other specific public purposes, and should be <br />designed to protect critical areas and provide for mitigation. <br />B. Regulations <br />1. New uses and developments shall be located and designed to avoid the need for <br />future shoreline stabilization to the extent feasible. <br /> <br />2. Subdivision of land should not create lots that will require shoreline stabilization in <br />order for reasonable use or development to occur. <br /> <br />3. New uses and developments on steep slopes or bluffs shall be set back sufficiently to <br />ensure that shoreline stabilization is unlikely to be necessary during the life of the