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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 303 of 339 streams and drainage ways. Where bridges are not feasible, large, natural bottom culverts, multi-plate pipes and bottomless arches shall be used. 7. The alignment and slope of culverts shall parallel and match the natural flow of streams or drainage ways, unless doing so conflicts with KCC 17B.06.180(B)(1) and (2) above, and shall be sized to accommodate the OHWM, sediment, debris and ice. 8. Culverts for stream crossings, if needed, shall be designed according to applicable state and federal criteria for fish passage as required by law and regulation. 9. At least one end of a wood stringer bridge shall be anchored to prevent it from being washed away during high water. 10. Roads must be designed and constructed using established flood resistant and design and construction methods when they may be subject to damage by floodwaters. 11. Parking is not a preferred shoreline use and shall be allowed only as an accessory use to an authorized primary use when no other feasible alternative exists. 12. Authorized parking areas shall be designed and constructed to minimize the visual impact of parking facilities from the shoreline and to prevent environmental impacts to the shoreline. 17B.06.190 Utilities. A. Policies. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.480, the utilities policies of the 2016 Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program shall be considered as policies of the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. B. Regulations. 1. Utilities are services and facilities that produce, transmit, carry, store, process, or dispose of electric power, gas, water, sewage, communications, oil, and the like. The provisions in this Section apply to primary uses and activities, such as solid waste handling and disposal, sewage treatment plants, pipelines and outfalls, public high-tension utility lines on public property or easements, power generating or transfer facilities, and gas distribution lines and storage facilities that are water-dependent. The provisions in this Section do not apply to utility facilities accessory to an existing use or accessory to a new use or development undergoing review by this title. 2. Non-water dependent utilities should be placed outside of shoreline jurisdiction unless no other feasible option exists. 3. All utility facilities shall be designed and located to assure no net loss of shoreline ecological functions, preserve the natural landscape, and minimize conflicts with present and planned land and shoreline uses while meeting the needs of future populations in areas planned to accommodate growth. The Administrator may require the relocation or redesign of proposed utility development in order to ensure no net loss of ecological function. 4. Utility production and processing facilities, such as power plants and sewage or stormwater treatment facilities, or parts of those facilities that are non-water-oriented shall not be allowed in shoreline areas unless it can be demonstrated that no other feasible option is available. In such cases, significant ecological impacts shall be avoided. 5. Transmission facilities for the conveyance of services, such as power lines, cables, and pipelines, shall be located outside of the shoreline area where feasible and when necessarily located within the shoreline area shall assure no net loss of shoreline ecological functions. Utilities should be located in existing rights-of-way and corridors whenever feasible. 6. Development of pipelines and cables on shorelines, particularly those running roughly parallel to the shoreline, and development of facilities that may require periodic maintenance or that cause significant ecological impacts shall not be allowed unless no other feasible option exists. When permitted, those facilities shall include adequate provisions to protect against significant ecological impacts.