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<br /> <br />Chapter 11 R ECREATION, PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />Page 143 Comprehensive Plan <br />NE-P24: Evaluate opportunities to increase the reservoir capacity of the river system in a manner beneficial <br />to flood control and the public welfare. <br />NE-P25: Support the County Flood Control District to manage flood related issues and to implement <br />projects that prevent or reduce damage during floods. <br />Geologically Hazardous Areas <br />NE-P26: Designate and protect the function and value of geologically hazardous areas. <br />NE-P27: Appropriate mitigation measure should be required to either avoid or recue significant public <br />health and safety risks that are posed by geologically hazardous areas. <br />NE-P28: Potential impacts and alternative mitigation measures to eliminate or minimize the impacts in <br />geologically hazardous areas shall be documented during the review of development applications. <br />NE-P29: Restrict development in geologically hazardous areas, including areas which are subject to <br />erosion, landslide, channel migration, avalanche, or subsidence. <br />NE-P30: Risk of erosion shall be considered during the review of development applications based on <br />localized rainfall, soil type, slope, drainage, run-off, and other site factors. <br />NE-P31: Siting of structures on known individual mine hazard areas shall be avoided, and where it cannot <br />be avoided, the danger of mine hazards should be adequately considered. <br />NE-P32: Identify and map geologically hazardous areas, including but not limited to erosion areas, <br />landslide areas, seismic areas, channel migration zones, alluvial fan hazard areas, mine hazard areas, and <br />volcanic hazards. <br />NE-P33: Continue data collection and evaluation efforts to better understand the risks of County <br />geologically hazardous areas. <br />NE-P34: At such time there are volcanic or seismic hazards identified and mapped in the County, any <br />application for development in or near that area must show its location in relation to the hazard area. <br />Wetlands <br />NE-P35: Designate and protect, and where feasible, enhance the functions and values of wetlands. <br />NE-P36: Wetlands shall be protected because they provide important functions such as assisting in the <br />reduction of erosion, siltation, flooding, ground and surface water pollution, and providing wildlife, plant, <br />and fisheries habitats. <br />NE-P37: Develop a regulatory program for wetlands protection that is both sufficiently flexible to allow <br />reasonable use and enjoyment of private property and consistent with the requirements of the Growth <br />Management Act (GMA). <br />NE-P38: Encourage the implementation of wetlands enhancement strategies that will result in a gain of <br />wetlands habitat in the long term.