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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 320 of 339 c. When an open record hearing is required. If an open record pre-decision hearing is required for the requested project permits, the notice of application shall be provided at least fifteen (15) days prior to the open record hearing. d. Contents. The notice shall include: i. The date of application; the date of the notice of completion for the application; and the date of the notice of application; ii. A description of the proposed project action and a list of the project permits included in the application and, if applicable, a list of any studies requested; iii. The identification of other permits not included in the application to the extent known by the local government; iv. The identification of existing environmental documents that evaluate the proposed project, and, if not otherwise stated on the document providing the notice of application, such as a land use bulletin, the location where the application and any studies can be reviewed; v. A statement of the public comment period, which shall be not less than thirty (30) days following the date of notice of application, and statements of the right of any person to comment on the application, receive notice of and participate in any hearings, request a copy of the decision once made, and any appeal rights. A local government may accept public comments at any time prior to the closing of the record of an open record pre-decision hearing, if any, or, if no open record pre- decision hearing is provided, prior to the decision on the project permit; vi. The date, time, place, and type of hearing, if applicable and scheduled at the date of notice of the application; vii. A statement of the preliminary determination, if one has been made at the time of notice, of those development regulations that will be used for project mitigation and of consistency; and viii. Any other information determined appropriate by the local government. e. Method. The notification system shall assure that notice to the general public and property owners in the vicinity of such application is given by at least one of the following methods: i. Mailing of the notice to the latest recorded real property owners as shown by the records of the county assessor within at least five hundred (500) feet of the boundary of the property upon which the use or development is proposed; or ii. Posting of the notice in a conspicuous manner on the property upon which the project is to be undertaken. 5. Review and decision. The appropriate review authority identified in KCC 17B.07.050 shall review applications for compliance with review criteria in KCC 17B.07.060 and either approve, deny, or approve with conditions. In the case of shoreline conditional use and variance permits, the decision shall serve as a recommendation to the Washington State Department of Ecology, which is responsible for the final decision on shoreline conditional use permits and variances. 6. Submittal to the Washington State Department of Ecology: a. Required submittal. All applications for a permit or a permit revision shall be submitted to the Washington State Department of Ecology upon a final decision by local government, pursuant to WAC 173-27-130. b. Modified project. When the project has been modified in the course of the review proceeding, plans or text shall be provided to the local government that clearly indicate the final approved plan, and the local government shall reissue the permit accordingly and submit a copy of the reissued permit and supporting documents consistent with KCC 17B.07.070(6) to the Washington State Department of Ecology for completion of the file on the permit. The purpose of this provision is to assure that the local and