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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 1 15 <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 15 of 339 <br />36.70A.040 shall be coordinated with, and consistent with, the comprehensive <br />plans adopted pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 of other counties or cities with which <br />the county or city has, in part, common borders or related regional issues. (RCW <br />36.70A.100) <br /> <br />This regional SMP update has been developed to comply with the GMA requirements <br />for internal consistency with each jurisdiction’s comprehensive plan and implementing <br />regulations as well as to ensure coordination and consistency between the County, <br />Cities and Town. <br />1.7 Applicability <br />1. Unless specifically exempted below, all proposed uses and development occurring <br />within shoreline jurisdiction must conform to the intent and requirements of RCW <br />Chapter 90.58, the Shoreline Management Act, and this Program whether or not a <br />permit or other form of authorization is required. See Section 1.2 for the definition of <br />shoreline jurisdiction; Chapter 7 for permit procedures; and Chapter 2 for definitions <br />of uses, activities, and development. <br />2. The following activities are not considered “development” for the purpose of this <br />SMP: <br />a. Interior building improvements that do not change the use or occupancy; <br />b. Exterior building maintenance activities, including painting and roofing, that do <br />not expand the existing footprint of the structure; <br />c. Routine landscape maintenance of established, ornamental landscaping, such as <br />lawn mowing, pruning and weeding; and <br />d. Maintenance of the following existing facilities that does not expand the affected <br />area: septic tanks (routine cleaning), wells, and individual utility service <br />connections. <br /> <br />3. Development on non-federal land is subject to this SMP and must obtain a shoreline <br />permit, even if it is leased, rented, etc. to the federal government, unless the state <br />has ceded regulatory authority by statute. <br />4. Federal lands include, but are not limited to, national forests, national parks, national <br />wilderness areas, and lands owned by the Federal Bureau of Land Management <br />(BLM). The following subsections shall guide the determination of SMP applicability <br />on federal lands: <br />a. Federal development on federally owned land is not required to obtain a <br />shoreline permit, unless otherwise required by law, but shall be consistent to the <br />maximum extent practicable with this master program; <br />b. Non-federal activities, uses and development on federally owned land are subject <br />to this SMP and must obtain a shoreline permit;