Noise Control Ordinance 01.25.2016.pdf (Updated)

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2016-6'1 AMENDMENT TO KITTITAS COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 9.45 NOISE CONTROL WHEREAS, Portions of Kittitas County's Noise Control Ordinance (KCC 9.45) were found unconstitutional; and WHEREAS, Kittitas County is concerned with protecting its citizens from the adverse effects of noise; and WHEREAS, Kittitas County held a public hearing on January 5 where public comment was taken; and WHEREAS, due notice of the hearing had been given as required by law, and the necessary inquiry has been made into the public interest to be served by such change; and WHEREAS, that meeting was continued until January 19,2016; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners approved amendment to the Kittitas County Noise Control regulation as attached and incorporated hereto and directed the Prosecutor's Office to prepare enabling documents; and WHEREAS, RCW 70.107.060(3) and WAC 173-60-110(2) provide that local noise ordinances must be sent for review and approval to the Director of the Department of Ecology, that they cannot become effective until approved by the Department of Ecology, and that if the Department of Ecology does not respond in ninety (90) days, the ordinance is deemed approved; and BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED: by the Board of County Commissioners of Kittitas County, Washington, after due deliberation and in the best interest of the public, does hereby approve amendment to Kittitas County Code to amend its noise control regulations. BE IT HEREBY FURTHER ORDAINED that the Prosecutor's Office is directed to submit this ordinance for review to the Department of Ecology as required by RCW 70.107.060(3) and WAC 173-60-110(2) and to report back to the Board of County Commissioners upon either hearing a response from the Department of Ecology or the expiration of ninety (90) days from transmission. Effective date of the regulation and lJ ORIGINAL