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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 256 of 339 <br /> <br />development that may impact such sites shall comply with WAC Chapter 25-48 as well as the <br />provisions of this chapter. <br />A. Policies. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.480, the archaeological and historical resources policies <br />of the 2016 Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program shall be considered as policies of the <br />Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. <br />B. Regulations. <br />1. Developers and property owners shall immediately stop work and notify the local <br />government, the Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation and <br />affected Indian tribes if archaeological resources are uncovered during excavation. <br />Construction may recommence pursuant to RCW 27.44.040, RCW 27.53.040 and WAC 25- <br />48-030. A notification stating this requirement shall be included on shoreline permit <br />documents. <br />2. Prior to issuance of a permit in areas documented to contain cultural or archaeological <br />resources, a cultural resources site inspection or evaluation by a professional archaeologist <br />shall be required in coordination with affected Indian tribes. <br />3. If a cultural resource site inspection or evaluation identifies the presence of significant <br />historic or archaeological resources, a cultural resource management plan shall be prepared <br />by a professional archaeologist or historic preservation professional. In addition, a permit or <br />other requirements administered by the Washington State Department of Archaeology and <br />Historic Preservation pursuant to RCW 27.44 and RCW 27.53 may apply. <br />17B.05.020 Environmental protection and critical areas. <br />The following provisions apply to any use or development occurring in shoreline jurisdiction <br />whether or not a permit or other authorization is required from Kittitas County. <br /> <br />17B.05.020A Policies for all critical areas. <br />Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.480, the policies for all environmental protection and critical areas of <br />the 2016 Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program shall be considered as policies of the Kittitas <br />County Comprehensive Plan. <br />17B.05.020B General regulations for environmental protection. <br />The following provisions apply to any use or development occurring in shoreline jurisdiction <br />whether or not a permit or other authorization is required from Kittitas County. <br />1. Proponents of new shoreline use and development, including preferred uses and uses that <br />are exempt from permit requirements, shall employ all reasonable measures to protect <br />shoreline functions and processes. <br />2. Adverse impacts caused by new shoreline use and development shall be mitigated using <br />the following actions in order of priority (referred to as the mitigation sequence): <br />a. Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action; <br />b. Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its <br />implementation by adhering to the dimensional requirements, performance standards <br />and design criteria in this Program and using other technologies or steps, as needed, to <br />avoid or reduce impacts; <br />c. Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected environment; <br />d. Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance <br />operations; <br />e. Compensating for the impact by replacing, enhancing, or providing substitute resources <br />or environments; and <br />f. Monitoring the impact and the compensation projects and taking appropriate corrective <br />measures.