Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit D | March 2016 | Page 301 of 339 <br /> <br />immediate as the three (3) years, the report may still be used to justify more immediate <br />authorization to protect against erosion using soft measures. <br />16. When structural shoreline stabilization measures are demonstrated to be necessary, the <br />following provisions shall apply: <br />a. The size of stabilization measures shall be limited to the minimum necessary. Use <br />measures designed to assure no net loss of shoreline ecological functions; <br />b. Soft approaches shall be used unless demonstrated not to be sufficient to protect <br />primary structures, dwellings, and businesses; and <br />c. Publicly financed or subsidized shoreline erosion control measures should not restrict <br />appropriate public access to the shoreline except where such access is not feasible <br />because of incompatible uses, safety, security, or harm to ecological functions. See KCC <br />17B.05.040 Public access. Where feasible, incorporate ecological restoration and public <br />access improvements into the project. <br />17. Breakwaters, jetties, groins, and weirs shall: <br />a. Be located waterward of the OHWM and shall be allowed only where necessary to <br />support water-dependent uses, public access, shoreline stabilization, or other specific <br />public purposes; and <br />b. Require a conditional use permit; except for those structures installed to protect or <br />restore ecological functions. <br />18. Shoreline stabilization projects shall be designed to protect critical areas and shall avoid and <br />reduce significant ecological impacts by providing for mitigation according to the sequence <br />in KCC 17B.05.020(B)(2). <br />19. Public access shall be required as part of publically-financed shoreline erosion control <br />measures. <br />20. Shoreline stabilization projects shall be designed and constructed to avoid or minimize <br />impacts to sediment transport. <br /> <br />17B.06.160 Shoreline restoration and habitat enhancement. <br />A. Policies. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.480, the shoreline restoration and habitat enhancement <br />policies of the 2016 Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program shall be considered as policies of <br />the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. <br />B. Regulations. <br />In addition to the regulations below, shoreline restoration and habitat enhancement is regulated <br />though KCC 17B.05.020 Environmental protection and critical areas, KCC 17B.05.050 <br />Shoreline buffers and vegetation conservation, and KCC 17B.05.060 Water quality, stormwater, <br />and nonpoint pollution. <br />1. Restoration shall be carried out in accordance with a County or resource agency-approved <br />restoration plan and in accordance with the policies and regulations of this Program. <br />2. All shoreline restoration and enhancement projects shall protect the integrity of adjacent <br />natural resources, including aquatic habitats and water quality, and shall not result in <br />significant adverse changes to ecological functions, processes or properties. <br />3. Restoration projects shall be monitored and maintained to ensure they achieve their <br />intended restoration goals. The project proponent shall assess and document each <br />restoration project according to the requirements prescribed by the applicable authorizing or <br />funding agency. The project proponent shall be responsible for implementing corrective <br />actions as needed to ensure the project’s ecological benefits are sustainable over time. <br />4. The Administrator shall track and document shoreline restoration efforts and their expected <br />and actual contribution to shoreline ecological functions on a regular and ongoing basis as <br />part of demonstrating whether no net loss is being achieved.