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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 247 of 339 <br /> <br /> <br />17B.02.565 Wetland restoration. <br />"Wetland restoration" means restoration of original wetland hydrology, vegetation, and <br />functions at sites where wetlands existed previously, but where they have been impacted by <br />prior or surrounding land uses. <br /> <br />17B.02.570 Wetlands. <br />"Wetlands" means areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a <br />frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support a <br />prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands <br />generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Wetlands do not include those <br />artificial wetlands intentionally created from non-wetland sites, including, but not limited to, <br />irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-lined swales, canals, detention facilities, wastewater <br />treatment facilities, farm ponds, and landscape amenities, or those wetlands created after July <br />1, 1990, that were unintentionally created as a result of the construction of a road, street, or <br />highway. Wetlands may include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from non-wetland <br />areas to mitigate the conversion of wetlands. <br /> <br />17B.02.575 Variance. <br />"Variance" is a means to grant relief from the specific bulk, dimensional or performance <br />standards set forth in the applicable master program and not a means to vary a use of a <br />shoreline. <br /> <br />17B.02.580 Vessel. <br />"Vessel" includes ships, boats, barges, or any other floating craft which are designed and used <br />for navigation and do not interfere with the normal public use of the water. <br /> <br />17B.02.585 Acronym list. <br />ADA Americans with Disabilities Act <br />BLM Federal Bureau of Land Management <br />BMPs Best Management Practices <br />CAC Citizen advisory committee <br />CARA Critical aquifer recharge area <br />CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act <br />CFS Cubic feet per second <br />CMZ Channel migration zone <br />EPA Environmental Protection Agency <br />FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />FWHCA Fish and wildlife habitat conservation area <br />GMA Growth Management Act <br />HPA Hydraulic project approval <br />ILF In-lieu fee <br />ICR Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report <br />JARPA Joint aquatic resource permit <br />KCC Kittitas County Code <br />LAMIRD Limited areas of more intensive rural development <br />MTCA Model Toxics Control Act <br />OHWM Ordinary high water mark <br />RCW Revised Code of Washington <br />SMA Shoreline Management Act <br />SMP Shoreline Master Program