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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 7 145 <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 145 of 339 <br />Conservation Service; <br />(vi) Through a formal grant program established by the Legislature <br />or the W ashington State Department of Fish and Wildlife for <br />fish habitat enhancement or restoration; and <br />(vii) Through other formal review and approval processes <br />established by the Legislature. <br /> <br />(b) Fish habitat enhancement projects meeting the criteria of p.iv.A of this <br />subsection are expected to result in beneficial impacts to the <br />environment. Decisions pertaining to fish habitat enhancement projects <br />meeting the criteria of p.iv.A of this subsection and being reviewed and <br />approved according to the provisions of this Section are not subject to <br />the requirements of RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c). <br />(c) A hydraulic project approval (HPA) permit is required for projects that <br />meet the criteria of p.iv.A of this subsection and are being reviewed and <br />approved under this Section. An applicant shall use a joint aquatic <br />resource permit (JARPA) application form developed by the Office of <br />Regulatory Assistance to apply for approval under this chapter. On the <br />same day, the applicant shall provide copies of the completed <br />application form to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife <br />and to each appropriate local government agency. Local governments <br />shall accept the application as notice of the proposed project. The <br />Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife shall provide a fifteen- <br />(15)-day comment period during which it will receive comments <br />regarding environmental impacts. Within forty-five (45) days, the <br />Washington State Department of Ecology shall either issue a permit, <br />with or without conditions, deny approval, or make a determination that <br />the review and approval process created by this Section is not <br />appropriate for the proposed project. Ecology shall base this <br />determination on identification during the comment period of adverse <br />impacts that cannot be mitigated by the conditioning of a permit. If <br />Ecology determines that the review and approval process created by this <br />Section is not appropriate for the proposed project, Ecology shall notify <br />the applicant and the appropriate local governments of its determination. <br />The applicant may reapply for approval of the project under other review <br />and approval processes. Any person aggrieved by the approval, denial, <br />conditioning, or modification of a permit under this Section may formally <br />appeal the decision to the Hydraulic Appeals Board pursuant to the <br />provisions of this chapter. <br />(d) The County may not require permits or charge fees for fish habitat <br />enhancement projects that meet the criteria of p.iv.A of this subsection <br />and that are reviewed and approved according to the provisions of this <br />Section. <br /> <br />3. Letter of exemption.