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PREAMBLE TO <br />THE C OUNTY-WTD E PLANNING POLICIES <br />These Planning Policies are to be used solely to establish a framework from which the <br />comprehensive plans of the County and Cities within the county are developed and adopted, <br />pursuant to RCW ChI 36.70A, The Growth Management Act. <br />These policies are adopted to ensure consistency and coordination among the comprehensive <br />plans of the County and the £Gities. <br />Nothing in these policies shall be construed to alter the land use powers of the .£ ities or County . <br />40tiIS ltfttlml@ni ',.,hiek t@ l lw;Y'j a:.pnl'l'H!'ii 8 ~@Hiral ',i.;ici-l b r iJu I'WltH'c! l r IHtI' 4l0t1l1i), lim ilI'rj <br />V, l,il2h th~jj ~'8""ih,,!t1I''' Iil1d [hillS!! t!ellicliJ'5 uim . <br />VISION STATEMENT <br />a whi eh 'O Yllt \ 1 <br />The people of Kittitas County value and want to protect and enhance their quality of li fe J!....-: <br />Thi s eJu~l il) t;lf' l i~e illeilldo;!$ tht!l need tn ; pro tec t inl! th e v isua l a nd phy ical envi ron me nt ; <br />fo te ril!! eco no mi c o pp ort uni ty, div e rs ity and . e uri ty· s upp Ol'll.ng a wid rang.e f nat ural <br />reso urce -ba ed indu lri e' e n ltrilHle acc s lo rec rea tio nal o ppo rtllniti e' pro mo tin1!.d <br />educational excellence; and providlru:. for affordable housing and accessible transportation. <br />~EU 'j flill!:!( f.:e,' Jf!?Wlh 81'1d eftaMs8 mtoist Be 8ttSI!tl ell In8ilHil:i!~i ll ~8Iu:l cl l ~hMI'Htil)" flli.; q'lulil) sF life <br />DiscLlssion and Ex p lanation <br />q uality <br />w ho le, <br />Actualizing this vision requires a collaborative effort among public officials from all <br />jurisdictions and act ive Ci l iL ." l)(lI'lic ipal ion . A porlllt:'!J'sllip bel1Hlc31l eili.~en~ nnd Ihesl:' public <br />o !Tiei a b i ~ t~I SI:l ~s sent i ar IeI' Llil ~(rl:!ltlivt! p lan ning rr(J~55 , Pub l i ' 0 rf i c in 1 h [L ~ <br />dc ' i , i 0 11 111 a k i n Q I' C J) t n : i b i ii l .: h (\., I' Reoo"nil.ing lhat lIllilllll to <br />dt:!ds-iull Illeli.inld-I'I:lSPt)i ll ibility He:. "" it" ~!\:)tlad crfieia ls. active citizen involvement through a <br />variety of venues must be encouraged and valued. <br />Individual iniliali\·e, pri,nt~ properl)' right s, a nd freedl'll'!'! ('roAl PLirtien!iOIHc raglilalilon :; Hl1t <br />ureally 'Allied \1) the people dr KiHilclG COUI~t). gSIlH!l iIllO!. thl:! eUAlu latiH! <:!rr~ets I:lr <br />ffi9twERtals ' activit ies Ino), confliet .... iu; cfll1lA'lunil) .. elu<:!!:. Ther(:!fnrc:. nrowth nUI!Yl be bi1!';ed on <br />ret oncillng Ihu righ t'; 0 1 Ih~ illdi .. idusl and the noaf::o'u s or the eOIlHlllll1iL) ()I ' whid~ el:H::h inJi\ JULIul <br />Redline version <br />Recommended by COG 6/22/1 6 Page 1 of 44