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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 5 95 <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 95 of 339 <br />vegetated using species native to Kittitas County and appropriate for the <br />ecological sitting. If the removal area is greater than ten thousand (10,000) <br />square feet or requires soil disturbance using non-handheld mechanized <br />equipment, the Administrator shall require a vegetation management plan <br />prepared by a qualified ecologist, forester, arborist, or landscape architect prior to <br />approving the invasive species removal. The vegetation management plan shall <br />identify and describe the location and extent of vegetation management. For <br />properties within designated landslide or erosion hazard areas, the Administrator <br />may require review of the vegetation management plan by an engineering <br />geologist or geotechnical engineer to ensure that the vegetation management will <br />not cause or exacerbate hazards associated with soil or slope instability. The <br />location and size of the invasive species management area shall be clearly <br />defined on the site plan. <br />f. Public trails and other public access improvements: Public trails and public <br />access improvements may be allowed in the shoreline when there is no suitable <br />alternative location outside the buffer and when they are otherwise consistent <br />with the policies and regulations of this Program. <br />g. Utilities and essential public facilities: Utilities and essential public facilities that <br />meet the definition of water-dependent or water-related may be allowed in the <br />shoreline buffer when there is no suitable alternative location outside the buffer <br />and when they are consistent with the policies and regulations specified in <br />Section 6.19 of this Program. <br />h. Irrigation structures: Water control structures and sprinkle irrigation structures <br />that reduce siltation and retard surface runoff, and associated leveling and filling <br />on land not currently in agricultural use, may be allowed in the shoreline buffer <br />provided the new agricultural activities are located landward of existing <br />agricultural activities. A letter of exemption pursuant to Section 7.3.3 is not <br />required for irrigation structures, provided the development is exempt pursuant to <br />WAC 173-27-040(2)(e), as amended. <br />i. Water-dependent and water-related uses: Water-dependent and water-related <br />uses provided the amount of buffer encroachment and disturbance are the <br />minimum needed to accommodate the use or development. <br /> <br />5. Buffer averaging: The Administrator may allow averaging of the shoreline buffer <br />widths in Table 5.5-1 when necessary to accommodate a single-family residence, <br />residential subdivision of four (4) or fewer lots, or a water-dependent or water-related <br />use or development. The buffer averaging shall be allowed only in those limited <br />instances when adherence to the standard buffer is infeasible or presents a <br />substantial hardship because of site conditions, lot configuration or other <br />circumstances. Buffers that have been averaged or reduced by any prior actions <br />administered by Kittitas County shall not be further averaged. Prior to approving <br />buffer averaging the Administrator shall require a critical area report (per the <br />requirements in Section 5.2). With buffer averaging, the buffer width is reduced in <br />one location and increased in another location to maintain the same overall buffer