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<br />Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit D | March 2016 | Page 230 of 339 <br /> <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 for <br />internal consistency with each jurisdiction’s comprehensive plan and implementing regulations <br />as well as to ensure coordination and consistency between the County, Cities and Town. <br /> <br />17B.01.070 Applicability. <br />1. Unless specifically exempted below, all proposed uses and development occurring within <br />shoreline jurisdiction must conform to the intent and requirements of RCW Chapter 90.58, <br />the Shoreline Management Act, and this Program whether or not a permit or other form of <br />authorization is required. See Section 1.2 for the definition of shoreline jurisdiction; Chapter <br />7 for permit procedures; and Chapter 2 for definitions of uses, activities, and development. <br />2. The following activities are not considered “development” for the purpose of this 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 not <br />expand the existing footprint of the structure; <br />c. Routine landscape maintenance of established, ornamental landscaping, such as lawn <br />mowing, pruning and weeding; and <br />d. Maintenance of the following existing facilities that does not expand the affected area: <br />septic tanks (routine cleaning), wells, and individual utility service connections. <br />3. Development on non-federal land is subject to this SMP and must obtain a shoreline permit, <br />even if it is leased, rented, etc. to the federal government, unless the state has ceded <br />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 on <br />federal lands: <br />a. Federal development on federally owned land is not required to obtain a shoreline <br />permit, unless otherwise required by law, but shall be consistent to the maximum extent <br />practicable with this master program; <br />b. Non-federal activities, uses and development on federally owned land are subject to this <br />SMP and must obtain a shoreline permit; <br />5. As recognized by RCW 90.58.350, the provisions of this SMP shall not affect treaty rights of <br />Indian Nations or tribes. <br /> <br />17B.01.080 Governing principles. <br />The following principles, in conjunction with the policy statements of RCW 90.58.020, establish <br />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 accordance with <br />the Act. <br />2. The policies of this Program may be achieved by diverse means including, but not limited to: <br />regulation of development; acquisition of lands and/or easements by purchase or gift; public <br />facility and park planning; watershed planning; voluntary salmon recovery projects; and <br />incentive programs. <br />3. Regulation of private property to implement Program goals must be consistent with all <br />relevant constitutional and other legal limitations including, but not limited to: civil rights <br />guaranteed by the U.S. and state constitutions, recent federal and state case law, and state <br />statutes.