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Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit B | March 2016 | Page 206 of 339 Commercial developments should be constructed in a manner, which would either improve or at most result in minimal damage to the normal qualities of the shoreline area. GPO 2.65 Dredging: Dredging of materials for the single purpose of obtaining fill materials should be prohibited in any designated environment. Dredging for the purpose of deepening a navigational channel should be permitted in any designated environment provided such dredging will not cause damage to existing ecological values and natural resources of both the area to be dredged and the area for deposit of the materials. GPO 2.66 Flood Plains: It is the policy of this Section to minimize losses in flood plains by restricting or prohibiting uses which are dangerous to health, safety or property in times of flood or cause excessive increases in flood heights or velocities. Uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities, which serve such uses, shall be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction. General regulations for carrying out this policy given under the Shoreline Master Program Ordinance, Section 25, pages ORD-10-11, apply to the four Environments, which include Natural, Conservancy, Rural and Urban. GPO 2.67 Forest Management: Logging within shoreline areas should be conducted in such a manner to ensure the maintenance of buffer strips of ground vegetation, brush, and trees to prevent temperature increases adverse to fish population and erosion of stream banks. Shoreline areas having scenic qualities, such as those providing a diversity of views, unique landscape contracts, or landscape panoramas should be encouraged as scenic views in timber harvesting areas. Timber harvesting practices, including road construction and debris removal, should be regulated so that the quality of the view and viewpoints in shoreline areas of the State are not degraded. Seeding and replanting should be accomplished where necessary to provide stability on areas of steep slope, which have been disturbed. Replanted vegetation should be of a similar or improved type and concentration as existing in the general vicinity of the logged area. Special attention should be directed in logging and thinning operations to prevent an accumulation of slash and other debris in contiguous waterways. Logging should be avoided on shorelines with slopes of such grade that large sediment run-off will be precipitated, unless adequate restoration and erosion control can be expeditiously accomplished. Proper road and bridge design, location and construction and maintenance practices should be used to prevent development of roads and structures, which would adversely affect shoreline resources. GPO 2.68 Industry: Significant alteration of the shoreline environment is associated with industrial use; therefore, the location of industry on the shorelines of Kittitas County shall be limited to: Enterprises which are clearly dependent upon access to the shoreline and associated waters (for successful operation); and