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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 259 of 339 <br /> <br />location of known critical areas; there may be other critical areas that are not shown on the <br />maps and the critical areas that are shown may or may not fully meet the designation criteria <br />contained in the Program. The maps are intended to alert the development community, <br />county residents, as well as current and prospective landowners of the possibility of site <br />development constraints which may limit or alter development plans. Any presumption <br />created by the maps may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. <br />3. Proponents of any new shoreline use or development shall provide information concerning <br />the presence, condition, and location of all critical areas and buffers potentially affected by <br />their proposal. The Administrator shall rely on information provided by the proponent as well <br />as other information including, but not limited to, aerial photographs, published reports or <br />studies, visual observations made by qualified professionals, and information provided by <br />resource agencies, tribes, academic institutions and other reliable sources to determine the <br />presence of critical areas and/or required buffers on or adjacent to the subject property. <br />4. Building setback: Except as provided in KCC 17B.06.200(B)(12), and where otherwise <br />provided, buildings and other structures shall be set back a distance of fifteen (15) feet from <br />the edges of all critical area buffers or from the edges of all critical areas, if no buffers are <br />required. The following are allowed in the building setback area: <br />a. Landscaping; <br />b. Uncovered decks; <br />c. Building overhangs, if such overhangs do not extend more than eighteen (18) inches <br />into the setback area; and <br />d. Impervious ground surfaces, such as driveways and patios. <br />5. Temporary or permanent field identification: Prior to use and/or development within or <br />adjacent to a critical area, the County should require temporary or permanent field markers <br />delineating the critical area boundary and associated buffer. The type of field markers to be <br />used will be agreed to by the project proponent and the Administrator depending on site <br />conditions and inspection requirements. Field markers shall be spaced at a minimum of <br />every fifty (50) feet, unless alternative placement or spacing is authorized by the <br />Administrator. The location of field stakes must be shown on all site plans and final plats <br />associated with the development proposal. Field markers shall remain in place until any <br />required final inspections are completed and approved. Field markers may be waived by the <br />Administrator if an alternative to field staking achieves the same objective, or if the <br />development and construction activity(ies) is located at a sufficient distance so that impacts <br />to the critical area are unlikely to occur. The Administrator may require permanent fencing <br />and/or signage if necessary to protect a critical area and its buffer from adjacent land uses. <br />6. Notice on title: Any property on which a development proposal is submitted shall have filed <br />with the Kittitas County Auditor: <br />a. A notice on title of the presence and location of the critical area and/or buffer; <br />b. A statement as to the applicability of this Program to the property; and <br />c. A statement describing possible limitations on action in or affecting critical areas or <br />buffer as approved by the Administrator. The County shall record such documents and <br />will provide a copy of the recorded notice to the property owner of record. Development <br />proposals which are defined as normal repair and maintenance of existing structures or <br />development, including, but not limited to, roof repair, interior remodeling, wood stove <br />permits, and on-site sewage disposal systems repairs, are exempt from this <br />requirement. <br />7. Request for technical assistance: The Administrator may engage technical consultants to <br />review and interpret critical areas data and findings submitted by or on behalf of the <br />proponent, in instances where County staff lack the resources or expertise to review these <br />materials. A project proponent may be required to pay for or reimburse the County for the <br />review costs incurred.