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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 231 of 339 <br /> <br />4. Regulatory or administrative actions contained herein must not unconstitutionally infringe on <br />private property rights or result in an unconstitutional taking of private property. <br />5. The waters of the state are owned by the citizens of the state. The property rights accrued to <br />the citizens of the state must not be infringed upon by activities that denigrate the value of <br />this ownership interest. <br />6. The regulatory provisions of this Program are limited to shorelines of the state, whereas the <br />planning functions of this Program may extend beyond the designated shoreline boundaries. <br />7. The policies and regulations established by the Regional Shoreline Master Program must be <br />integrated and coordinated with those policies and rules of the comprehensive plans and <br />development regulations adopted by the participating jurisdictions under the GMA. <br />8. Protecting the shoreline environment is an essential statewide policy goal, consistent with <br />other policy goals. Permitted and/or exempt development, actions taken prior to the Act’s <br />adoption, and/or unregulated activities can impair shoreline ecological processes and <br />functions. This Program protects the shoreline ecology from such impairments in the <br />following ways: <br />a. By using a process that identifies, inventories, and ensures meaningful understanding of <br />current and potential ecological functions provided by affected shorelines. <br />b. By including policies, regulations, and incentives designed to ensure all development, <br />including permit-exempt development, will not cause a net loss of shoreline ecological <br />function. <br />c. By including regulations and incentives designed to restore impaired ecological functions <br />where such functions have been identified, consistent with the Restoration Plan dated <br />April 2014. <br />d. By including policies and regulations to address cumulative impacts, including the <br />cumulative effect of exempt development, and by fairly allocating the burden of <br />addressing such impacts among development opportunities. <br />e. By including policies and regulations that coordinate shoreline management while <br />protecting private property rights, consistent with the public interest. <br />9. In light of other relevant local, state, and federal regulatory and non-regulatory programs, <br />the County will balance the policy goals of this Program to the extent consistent with the <br />policies of the Act and these governing principles, and modify this Program to reflect <br />changing circumstances. <br /> <br />17B.01.090 Severability. <br />Shall any chapter, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Program <br />be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity <br />of the remaining portions of this Program. <br /> <br />17B.01.100 Effective date. <br />This Program and all amendments thereto shall become effective 14 days after final approval by <br />Ecology. <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 17B.02 <br />DEFINITIONS <br /> <br />Sections <br />17B.02.005 Generally. <br />17B.02.010 Act. <br />17B.02.020 Administrator. <br />17B.02.030 Agricultural activities.