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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 258 of 339 d. The mitigation shall replace the functions as quickly as possible following the impacts; e. Mitigation activity shall be monitored and maintained to ensure that it achieves its intended functions and values; f. The Administrator shall require the applicant/proponent to post a bond or provide other financial surety equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the estimated cost of the mitigation to ensure the mitigation is carried out successfully. The bond/surety shall be refunded to the applicant/proponent upon completion of the mitigation activity and any required monitoring; and g. Compensatory mitigation plans shall be prepared by qualified professionals with education, training and experience in the applicable field. 8. The County shall have the authority to require the applicant/proponent to submit special studies, assessment, and analyses as necessary to identify and address impacts including, but not limited to, impacts on fish and wildlife habitat, public access/use, aesthetics, flood and floodplain impacts and other shoreline attributes. 9. Cumulative effects: a. In review of applications for shoreline permits and exemptions, the County shall consider the cumulative impacts of individual uses and developments, including preferred uses and uses that are exempt from permit requirements, when determining whether a proposed use or development could cause a net loss of ecological functions. The geographic scope of the analysis shall include the shoreline water body potentially affected by the proposal within the bounds of the County’s geographic authority, unless the Shoreline Administrator determines that a larger or smaller area of analysis is appropriate. b. The County shall have the authority to require the applicant/proponent to prepare special studies, assessments and analyses as necessary to identify and address cumulative impacts including, but not limited to, impacts on fish and wildlife habitat, public access/use, aesthetics, flood and floodplain impacts and other shoreline attributes. c. Proponents of shoreline use and development shall take the following factors into account when assessing cumulative impacts: i. Current ecological functions and human factors influencing shoreline natural processes; ii. Reasonably foreseeable future use and development of the shoreline; and iii. Beneficial effects of any established regulatory programs under other local, state, and federal laws; and iv. Mitigation measures implemented in conjunction with the proposed project to avoid, reduce and/or compensate for adverse impacts. d. The County shall add conditions as needed to address any adverse cumulative effects, and shall prohibit any use or development that would result in unmitigated adverse cumulative impacts. 17B.05.020C General regulations for all critical areas. The following provisions apply to any use or development occurring in or adjacent to critical areas or their buffers in shoreline jurisdiction whether or not a permit or other authorization is required from Kittitas County. Critical areas outside of the shoreline jurisdiction shall be regulated by Kittitas County Code (KCC) Title 17A. 1. Any land, water, or vegetation within the shoreline jurisdiction that meets the critical areas designation criteria under this Section shall be subject to the provisions of this Program and not KCC Title 17A. 2. Critical area maps: The County shall make available to the public maps or other databases, as appropriate, which show the general location, extent, and classification of regulated critical areas. These maps are to be used as a general guide to the potential presence and