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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 6 131 <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 131 of 339 <br />3. All utility facilities shall be designed and located to assure no net loss of shoreline <br />ecological functions, preserve the natural landscape, and minimize conflicts with <br />present and planned land and shoreline uses while meeting the needs of future <br />populations in areas planned to accommodate growth. The Administrator may <br />require the relocation or redesign of proposed utility development in order to ensure <br />no net loss of ecological function. <br />4. Utility production and processing facilities, such as power plants and sewage or <br />stormwater treatment facilities, or parts of those facilities that are non-water-oriented <br />shall not be allowed in shoreline areas unless it can be demonstrated that no other <br />feasible option is available. In such cases, significant ecological impacts shall be <br />avoided. <br />5. Transmission facilities for the conveyance of services, such as power lines, cables, <br />and pipelines, shall be located outside of the shoreline area where feasible and <br />when necessarily located within the shoreline area shall assure no net loss of <br />shoreline ecological functions. Utilities should be located in existing rights-of-way <br />and corridors whenever feasible. <br /> <br />6. Development of pipelines and cables on shorelines, particularly those running <br />roughly parallel to the shoreline, and development of facilities that may require <br />periodic maintenance or that cause significant ecological impacts shall not be <br />allowed unless no other feasible option exists. When permitted, those facilities shall <br />include adequate provisions to protect against significant ecological impacts. <br /> <br />7. Restoration of ecological functions shall be a condition of new and expanded non- <br />water-dependent utility facilities. The Administrator or designee will consult the <br />provisions of this SMP and determine the applicability and extent of ecological <br />restoration required. The extent of ecological restoration shall be that which is <br />reasonable given the specific circumstances of utility development. <br /> <br />8. New solid waste disposal sites and facilities are prohibited. Existing solid waste <br />disposal and transfer facilities in shoreline jurisdiction shall not be added to or <br />substantially reconstructed. <br />9. New electricity, communications and fuel lines shall be located underground, except <br />where the presence of bedrock or other obstructions make such placement <br />infeasible or if it is demonstrated that above-ground lines would have a lesser <br />impact. Existing aboveground lines shall be moved underground during normal <br />replacement processes. <br />10. Transmission and distribution facilities shall cross areas of shoreline jurisdiction by a <br />route that has the least ecological impact to the shoreline.