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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 1 16 <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 16 of 339 <br />5. As recognized by RCW 90.58.350, the provisions of this SMP shall not affect treaty <br />rights of Indian Nations or tribes. <br />1.8 Governing principles <br />The following principles, in conjunction with the policy statements of RCW 90.58.020, <br />establish the foundation for the goals, policies and regulations of this Program: <br />1. Any inconsistencies between this Program and the Act must be resolved in <br />accordance with the Act. <br />2. The policies of this Program may be achieved by diverse means including, but not <br />limited to: regulation of development; acquisition of lands and/or easements by <br />purchase or gift; public facility and park planning; watershed planning; voluntary <br />salmon recovery projects; and incentive programs. <br />3. Regulation of private property to implement Program goals must be consistent with <br />all relevant constitutional and other legal limitations including, but not limited to: civil <br />rights guaranteed by the U.S. and state constitutions, recent federal and state case <br />law, and state statutes. <br />4. Regulatory or administrative actions contained herein must not unconstitutionally <br />infringe on private property rights or result in an unconstitutional taking of private <br />property. <br />5. The waters of the state are owned by the citizens of the state. The property rights <br />accrued to the citizens of the state must not be infringed upon by activities that <br />denigrate the value of this ownership interest. <br />6. The regulatory provisions of this Program are limited to shorelines of the state, <br />whereas the planning functions of this Program may extend beyond the designated <br />shoreline boundaries. <br />7. The policies and regulations established by the Regional Shoreline Master Program <br />must be integrated and coordinated with those policies and rules of the <br />comprehensive plans and development regulations adopted by the participating <br />jurisdictions under the GMA. <br />8. Protecting the shoreline environment is an essential statewide policy goal, consistent <br />with other policy goals. Permitted and/or exempt development, actions taken prior to <br />the Act’s adoption, and/or unregulated activities can impair shoreline ecological <br />processes and functions. This Program protects the shoreline ecology from such <br />impairments in the following ways: <br />a. By using a process that identifies, inventories, and ensures meaningful <br />understanding of current and potential ecological functions provided by affected <br />shorelines.