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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 5 77 <br />March 7, 2016 <br />Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit A | March 2016 | Page 77 of 339 <br />measures have been taken to avoid adverse effects on slope stability and protect <br />human health and safety. <br /> <br />3. Critical facilities shall be prohibited in geologically hazardous areas and/or their <br />buffers. <br /> <br />4. The Administrator shall review each use and development proposal to determine if <br />there is any possible geologically hazardous area on-site. In making the <br />determination, the Administrator shall use the best available information including <br />any previously completed special reports conducted in the vicinity of the subject <br />proposal. If no hazard area is determined to be present, this Section shall not apply <br />to the review of the proposed use or development. <br />5. Hazard present (non-channel migration zone): If it is determined that a severe <br />erosion hazard, mine hazard, seismic hazard, or landslide hazard other than a <br />channel migration zone hazard, may be present on or adjacent to a proposed <br />development site, the applicant shall submit a geologic hazard area risk assessment <br />prepared by a professional engineer, engineering geologist, or geologist. The <br />geologic hazard area risk assessment shall include: <br />a. A description of the geology of the site and the proposed use or development; <br />b. An assessment of the potential impact the project may have on the geologic <br />hazard; <br />c. An assessment of what potential impact the geologic hazard may have on the <br />project; <br />d. Appropriate mitigation measures, if any; and <br />e. A conclusion as to whether further analysis is necessary. <br />The assessment shall be signed by and bear the seal of the engineer or geologist <br />that prepared it. No further analysis shall be required if the geologic hazard area risk <br />assessment concludes that there is no geologic hazard present on the site, nor will <br />the project affect or be affected by any potential geologic hazards that may be <br />nearby. If the professional preparing the geologic hazard area risk assessment <br />concludes that further analysis is necessary, the applicant shall submit a <br />geotechnical report consistent with the provisions of this Section. <br />6. Geotechnical report (non-channel migration zone): The geotechnical report shall <br />include a certification from the engineering geologist or geotechnical engineer <br />preparing the report, including the professional’s stamp and signature. The <br />geotechnical report shall include the following: <br />a. A detailed description of the geology and soil conditions of the site; <br />b. Evaluation of the geologic conditions giving rise to the geologic hazard; <br />c. An evaluation of the safety of the proposed project; <br />d. Conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect of geologic conditions on <br />the proposed use or development;