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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 7 146 <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 146 of 339 <br />a. General. A letter of exemption is required for all requests for exemption from a <br />shoreline substantial development permit to ensure the proposal complies with the <br />regulations of this SMP, except for emergency development pursuant to WAC 173- <br />27-040(2)(d) and those uses and developments specifically allowed without a letter <br />of exemption in Section 5.5.B. <br />b. Application. Any person claiming exemption from the substantial development <br />permit requirements shall submit an application for such an exemption in the manner <br />prescribed by the Shoreline Administrator. Applications shall include, at a minimum: <br />a summary of the proposed development project; identification of the specific <br />exemption provisions from WAC 173-27-040 that applies to the proposal; and a <br />description of how the proposal will comply with the applicable policies and <br />regulations of this Shoreline Master Program. <br />c. Letter of exemption. Kittitas County shall prepare a letter of exemption, addressed <br />to the applicant and the Washington State Department of Ecology, whenever a <br />proposal is determined to be exempt from the substantial development permit <br />requirements. The letter of exemption must indicate the specific exemption <br />provision from WAC 173-27-040 that is applicable to the proposal and provide a <br />summary of the consistency of the proposal with the regulations of this SMP. <br />d. Watershed restoration projects. This Section applies to a letter of exemption for a <br />watershed restoration project pursuant to WAC 173-27-040 or subject to one or <br />more of the following federal permits: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 10 <br />permit under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (generally applicable to any project <br />occurring on or over navigable waters); or Section 404 permit under the Federal <br />Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (generally applicable to any project which may <br />involve discharge of dredge or fill material to any water or wetland area). <br />i. The letter of exemption must indicate the specific exemption provision from <br />WAC 173-27-040 that is applicable to the proposal and provide a summary of <br />the consistency of the proposal with the regulations of this SMP. <br />ii. Watershed restorations projects must be reviewed in an expeditious manner <br />and an exemption decision, together with any conditions, must be issued within <br />forty-five (45) days of receiving all materials necessary to review the request for <br />exemption. No fee may be charged for accepting and processing requests for <br />exemption for watershed restoration projects as used in this Section. <br /> <br />4. Programmatic statements of exemption. <br />a. Applicability. Programmatic statements of exemption may be issued for activities <br />exempt under the provisions of subsection 7.3.2 above that: <br />i. Are repetitive and part of a maintenance program or other similar program; <br />ii. Have the same or similar identifiable impacts each time the activity is repeated at <br />all sites covered by the programmatic statement of exemption; and <br />iii. Are suitable to having standard conditions that will apply to any and all sites.