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Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit D | March 2016 | Page 236 of 339 17B.02.125 Boat launch ramp, public or community. "Boat launch ramp, public or community" means a boat launch ramp owned or operated by a public entity or privately owned or operated and open to the public or community group (e.g., homeowner’s association). 17B.02.130 Bulkhead. "Bulkhead" means a wall-like, shoreline armoring structure such as a revetment that is placed parallel to the shoreline (at or near the OHWM) primarily for retaining uplands, stabilizing shoreline and fills, and prone to sliding or sheet erosion and to protect uplands and fills from erosion by waves or currents. 17B.02.135 Channel migration zone (CMZ). "Channel migration zone (CMZ)" means the area along a river within which the channel(s) can be reasonably predicted to migrate over time as a result of natural and normally occurring hydrological and related processes when considered with the characteristics of the river and its surroundings. 17B.02.140 Conditional use. "Conditional use" means a use, development, or substantial development which is classified as a conditional use or is not classified within the master program. 17B.02.145 Comprehensive master program update. "Comprehensive master program update" means a master program that fully achieves the procedural and substantive requirements of the Washington State Department of Ecology’s shoreline master program guidelines effective January 17, 2004, as now or hereafter amended. 17B.02.150 Comprehensive plan. "Comprehensive plan" means the current comprehensive plan of the County, adopted by the Board pursuant to State law. 17B.02.155 Critical areas. "Critical areas" includes the following areas and ecosystems: (a) Wetlands; (b) areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water; (c) fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; (d) frequently flooded areas; and (e) geologically hazardous areas. "Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas" do not include such artificial features or constructs as irrigation delivery systems, irrigation infrastructure, irrigation canals, or drainage ditches that lie within the boundaries of and are maintained by a port district or an irrigation district or company. 17B.02.160 Critical aquifer recharge area (CARA). "Critical aquifer recharge area (CARA)" means an area designated by WAC 365-190-100 that is determined to have a critical recharging effect on aquifers (i.e., maintain the quality and quantity of water) used for potable water as defined by WAC 365-190-030(3). 17B.02.165 Critical facility. "Critical facility" means a facility for which even a slight chance of flooding, inundation, or impact from a hazard event might be too great. Critical facilities include, but are not limited to, schools, nursing homes, hospitals, police, fire and emergency response installations, and installations that produce, use, or store hazardous materials or hazardous waste.