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was on June i\ 2016. <br />7. Kittitas County acted as the lead agency for the SEP A Environmental Checklist and <br />threshold determination. As per WAC 197-11-355 and KCC 15A.04.01O the county <br />utilized the optional DNS process. Notice was given that the County was expecting to <br />issue a Determination of Non-Significance, and that the notice of application comment <br />period (14 days) may be the only opportunity to provide comment on the environmental <br />impacts of the proposal. <br />8. T he EPA ch eckli s t wa reviewed by taff ion conju flct i n with the project n, rr at iv e . On <br />J un e 271h, 2 01 6 th e ap plication was p laced all ho ld by th e app Li ca1lt and re iew was <br />lemporarjly s uspended. "'1 Jllly 15 1h 2016 t he ap plicant r q uested tha t re iew co ntinue <br />and submitted supplemental documentation with respect to comments received. <br />9. After a detailed review of the SEPA checklist, the project narrative, supplemental <br />submission, and proposed mitigation measures the SEP A official determined that there <br />would be no significant adverse environmental impacts under the provisions of W AC <br />197-11-350. A Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) was issued for this <br />project on August 10 th , 2016. <br />10. The appe a l pe riod for the SEPA determ inat io n en ded on August 24 th , 2016 at 5:0 0 p.m. A <br />timely app eal was filed with the BOC C on :A ug ust 24th , 2016 by "Save Our Fa rms ! Say <br />No to Ir on Horse". The appeal w as heard before the Kittitas County Hearing 'xaminer on <br />Thursday 0 tober 20 th , 2016. The Heari ng Exa min er issu ed a decision on Nove mb er 8th , <br />2016 which, based on listed findings, held that " ... the August 1 0, 2016 SEP A <br />determination by the responsible official in the above referenced matter is affirmed in <br />every respect". <br />11. The H ea ri ng "xami ne r open rec ord pu blic hearing for the EP A ap pea l and the <br />Cond i tion al Use Permit was held on October 20th , 2016. Repre entati ve s of the applicant <br />presented materials and testified at the hearing . Members of the public testified. On <br />November 9th , 2016, the Kittitas County Hearing Examiner returned a recommendation <br />that the Iron Horse Solar Farm Conditional Use Permit (CU-15-00006) be approved with <br />the staff recommended conditions plus an additional two conditions. <br />12. The Board of County ommissioners conducted a closed record meeting on Decem ber <br />20 th , 2016 and continued the meeting to Ja nu a ry 10 th , 2017 for the purpo e of <br />considering the Iron Solar Farm Conditional Permit (CU-15-00006). A motion was <br />made and seconded that the conditional use permit be denied; the motion carried on a <br />vote of 2-1 with the following conclusions: <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Kittitas County Board of <br />Commissioners hereby deny the approval of the Iron Horse Solar Farm Conditional Use <br />PCl'mjt ( V-1S ... 00006) and adopt the above Findings of Fact, and Conclusions of Law.