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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 7 142 <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 142 of 339 <br />for and occupied by one (1) family including those structures and developments <br />within a contiguous ownership which are a normal appurtenance. An "appurtenance" <br />is necessarily connected to the use and enjoyment of a single-family residence and <br />is located landward of the OHWM and the perimeter of a wetland. Normal <br />appurtenances include a garage, deck, driveway, utilities, fences, installation of a <br />septic tank and drainfield, and grading which does not exceed two hundred fifty <br />(250) cubic yards and which does not involve placement of fill in any wetland or <br />waterward of the OHWM. Construction authorized under this exemption shall be <br />located landward of the OHWM. <br />h. Construction of a dock, including a community dock, designed for pleasure craft only <br />for the private non-commercial use of the owner, lessee, or contract purchaser of <br />single-family and multi-family residences. A dock is a landing and moorage facility <br />for watercraft and does not include recreational decks, storage facilities or other <br />appurtenances. This exception applies if the fair market value of the dock does not <br />exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000); but if subsequent construction having a fair <br />market value exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) occurs within <br />five (5) years of completion of the prior construction, the subsequent construction <br />shall be considered a substantial development for the purpose of this chapter. <br />i. Operation, maintenance, or construction of canals, waterways, drains, reservoirs, or <br />other facilities that now exist or are hereafter created or developed as a part of an <br />irrigation system for the primary purpose of making use of system waters including <br />return flow and artificially stored groundwater from the irrigation of lands. <br />j. The marking of property lines or corners on state-owned lands, when such marking <br />does not significantly interfere with normal public use of the surface of the water. <br />k. Operation and maintenance of any system of dikes, ditches, drains, or other facilities <br />existing on September 8, 1975, which were created, developed, or utilized primarily <br />as a part of an agricultural drainage or diking system. <br />l. Any project with a certification from the governor pursuant to RCW Chapter 80.50. <br />m. Site exploration and investigation activities that are prerequisite to preparation of an <br />application for development authorization under WAC 173-27-040(2), when all of the <br />following conditions are met: <br />i. The activity does not interfere with the normal public use of the surface waters; <br />ii. The activity will have no significant adverse impact on the environment including, <br />but not limited to, fish; wildlife; fish or wildlife habitat; water quality; and aesthetic <br />values; <br />iii. The activity does not involve the installation of any structure, and upon <br />completion of the activity, the vegetation and land configuration of the site are <br />restored to conditions existing before the activity; and <br />iv. A private entity seeking development authorization under this Section first posts <br />a performance bond or provides other evidence of financial responsibility to the <br />local jurisdiction to ensure that the site is restored to preexisting conditions. <br />n. The process of removing or controlling aquatic noxious weeds, as defined in RCW <br />17.26.020, through the use of an herbicide or other treatment methods applicable to <br />weed control that are recommended by a final environmental impact statement