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County has adopted right to farm provisions contained in the Section 17 .74 of the Kittitas County Zoning Code." b. Compliance with County Development Regulations. Unless otherwise specified by this chapter, all development activities authorized through this chapter shall comply with all existing, applicable county development regulations, including but not limited to : subdivision ordinance, zoning code, shoreline master program , road standards, fire and life safety, critical areas, and floodplain development ordinance . In addition, Cluster Platting and Conservation Platting shall not be used prospectively in conjunction with the Kittitas County planned unit development zone (KCC Chapter 17.36). c. Applications. Applications shall be evaluated for the possible impacts to adjacent agricultural uses. Residential parcel densities allowed in rural and resource areas can have a significant impact on agricultural, forestry and mineral resource uses . Conditions may be placed on development proposals through the normal Kittitas County permitting authority, which protect agricultural lands from possible impacts related to incompatible land uses . d. Farmstead . The farmstead, including the pre-existing residential and assoc iated out buildings within the project boundary, will not be required to become part of a cluster of residences . e. Location . Clustered lots and Agricultural Lots shall be located within the project boundary in a manner that best recognizes the purpose and intent of cluster plats, conservation plats or Agricultural plats, including but not limited to, the location of the natural resource lands, critical areas as identified in KCC 17.A, purpose of open space, natural or topographical features serving as a functional division, etc. f. Access to Public Lands. Applications that included parcels which share property line boundaries with public lands which allow public use must maintain or enhance existing public access points . Maintained or enhanced public access points to public lands shall be in conformance with requirements as identified by federal, state, and local agencies having jurisdiction over said publ ic lands . Documentation demonstrating such shall be submitted as part of the project application. g. Open Space . All open space shall contain appropriate covenants and restrictions to ensure the area will not be further subdivided in the future , the use of the open space for the purpose specified will continue in perpetuity, and the open space will be appropriately maintained to control noxious weeds and fire hazards . 2. Ooen Space. All plals which include OPen space-shall oontain appropriate pial notes to ensure the area will not be furthe r subdivided in the future. the use of the open space for the purnose specified will continue in perpetuity. and the open space will be appropriately malntalned to control noxioUS weeds and fite hazards . The ldentilled open space ·tracts shall be proportionately owned by tenanls in the common . and reta ine<:! by each home owner. and will be assessed , faxed. and foreclosed UPon eaCh bui lding l otnot fulfilling their obligatIon . -DDen space lots shall not be required to be transferred 10 the other lot owners to be held in common ownership so long as the lois are used for the. puIJioses ,Qf ag ricultu ral acllylljes as that teon is defined by RCW 9Q.S8.065(2){a) or the lots are designated as limber and foresllands according to RCW 84.33 Opoo-space lots created as a result of an Agricultural Plat shall not be required to be transferred to the other lots owners to be held In comm0n ownership . 2016 Docket Enabling Ordinance Ord. # 2016-023 Page 17 December 6, 2016