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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 316 of 339 <br /> <br />d. Expiration. Programmatic exemptions shall expire five (5) years after the date of <br />issuance if a shorter expiration period is not specified in the exemption approval. <br /> <br />17B.07.040 Types of permits. <br />1. Substantial development permits: All substantial development undertaken on shorelines of <br />the state requires a permit to ensure consistency with the policies of RCW 90.58.020 and <br />the Master Program. <br />2. Variances: The purpose of a variance permit is strictly limited to granting relief from specific <br />bulk, dimensional or performance standards set forth in the applicable Master Program <br />where there are extraordinary circumstances relating to the physical character or <br />configuration of property such that the strict implementation of the Master Program will <br />impose unnecessary hardships on the applicant or thwart the policies set forth in RCW <br />90.58.020. When a use or development is proposed that does not comply with the bulk, <br />dimensional and performance standards of the Master Program, such use or development <br />can only be authorized by approval of a variance. <br />3. Conditional uses: The purpose of a conditional use permit is to provide a system within the <br />Master Program which allows flexibility in the application of use regulations in a manner <br />consistent with the policies of RCW 90.58.020. Uses which are classified or set forth in the <br />applicable Master Program as conditional uses may be authorized with a conditional use <br />permit. Other uses which are not classified or set forth in the applicable Master Program <br />may be authorized as conditional uses provided the applicant can demonstrate consistency <br />with the requirements of this Section and the requirements for conditional uses contained in <br />the Master Program. Uses which are specifically prohibited by the Master Program may not <br />be authorized as conditional uses. <br /> <br />17B.07.050 Review authority. <br />1. Administrator: The Administrator or his/her designee shall have the authority to review and <br />approve, deny, or approve with conditions, applications for the following: <br />a. Letters of exemption; <br />b. Shoreline substantial development permits; <br />c. Revisions to substantial development permits; and <br />d. Requests for timing extensions. <br />2. Hearing Examiner: The Hearing Examiner or his/her designee shall have the authority to <br />review and make initial local County approval, denial, or approval with conditions for the <br />following: <br />a. Shoreline conditional use permits; and <br />b. Shoreline variances. <br />3. Board of County Commissioners: The Board of County Commissioners or their designee <br />shall have the authority to: <br />a. Review and approve, deny, or approve with conditions, applications for shoreline <br />substantial development permits that are included in consolidated permit applications <br />that are subject to Board review and action. <br />b. Review and make initial local County approval, denial, or approval with conditions for <br />shoreline conditional use permits and shoreline variances that are in consolidated permit <br />applications that are subject to Board review and action. <br />c. Acquire lands and easements within shorelines of the state by purchase, lease, or gift, <br />either alone or in concert with other governmental entities, when necessary to achieve <br />implementation of the Master Program; <br />d. Accept grants, contributions, and appropriations from any agency, public or private, or <br />individual for the purposes of the Master Program;