2017-2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance with Exhibit A

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Page 146 Capital Improvement – physical assets constructed or purchased to provide, improve or replace a public facility and which are large scale and high in cost. The cost of a capital improvement is generally non- recurring and may require multi-year financing. Collector – a roadway providing service, which is of relative moderate traffic volume, moderate trip length, and moderate operating speed. Collector roads collect and distribute traffic between local roads or arterials. Commercial Uses – activities within land areas, which are predominantly connected with the sale, rental and distribution of products, or performance of services. Comprehensive Plan – a generalized coordinated land use policy statement of the governing body of a county or city that is adopted pursuant to this chapter. Concurrency – a concept meaning that road improvements are made at the time of new development or planned in a predictable and coordinated manner to coincide with new development. Consistency – that no feature of the plan or regulation is incompatible with any other feature of a plan or regulation. Consistency is indicative of a capacity for orderly integration or operation with other elements in a system. Coordination – consultation and cooperation among jurisdictions. Contiguous Development – development of areas immediately adjacent to one another. Critical Areas – include the following areas and ecosystems: (a) wetlands; (b) areas with critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water; (c) fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; (d) frequently flooded areas; and (e) geologically hazardous areas. Please see title 17.A. of the Kittitas County Code. Cultural Resources – means archaeological and historic sites and artifacts, as well as those traditional food, medicine, fibers, and objects that sustain the religious, ceremonial, and social activities of affected Native American tribes. Density – a measure of the intensity of development, generally expressed in terms of dwelling units per acre; it can also be expressed in terms of population density (i.e. people per acre) and is useful for establishing a balance between potential local service use and service capacities. Development Regulations – any controls placed on development or land use activities by a county or city, including, but not limited to, zoning ordinances, official controls, planned unit development ordinances, subdivision ordinances, and binding site plans ordinances. Development Standards – any required minimal functional standards, which describe or define how development is to occur. Development standards are intended to serve as an established level of expectation by which development is required to perform. Domestic Water System – any system providing a supply of potable water for the intended use of a development which is deemed adequate pursuant to RCW 19.27.097