2017-2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance with Exhibit A

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Kittitas County December 2016 Comprehensive Plan In order to assure the preservation of the scenic beauty, environment and the long success of Snoqualmie Pass as a quality resort and year-round community, the plans of private individuals, large landowners, and public agencies need to be coordinated through an overall plan for the community. 1.2 Community Planning History In March of 1990 a "town hall" meeting was held at the Pass with officials of Kittitas County at which residents and property owners expressed concerns on issues ranging from road standards and maintenance to police and fire protection. At the urging of the Kittitas County Commissioners, and with the assistance of the County planning staff, the Snoqualmie Pass Planning Advisory Council (now known as the Snoqualmie Pass Advisory Council, or SNOPAC) was formed and conducted its first official meeting in April 1990. A substantial portion of the planning area lies within King County, and appropriate officials from both counties monitored and supported SNOPAC's efforts. Members of SNOPAC devoted over 4,000 hours meeting the challenge of creating the first Comprehensive Plan for Snoqualmie Pass. This plan, the Snoqualmie Pass Comprehensive Plan, was completed in 1993 and subsequently adopted by Kittitas and King Counties as Sub-Area Plan (in July, 1996) and Rural Town (1997), respectively, within their comprehensive plans. Other significant planning activities undertaken since the adoption of that first comprehensive plan include: 1) The US Forest Service preparation and adoption of the Snoqualmie Pass Adaptive Management Area Plan which establishes standards and guidelines for all activities occurring on Forest Service lands within the Adaptive Management Area (AMA). 2) Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust’s successful achievement of a National Scenic Byway designation (in 1998) to help conserve the scenic forested corridor along 1-90 from Seattle to Cle Elum. 3) Ski Lifts, Inc. (Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc.) acquisition of all public ski operations at the Pass, and the subsequent development of an overall Master Plan for the ski areas. 1.3 The Current Planning Process This updated Comprehensive Plan is the community's second phase of planning It is the result of thousands of hours of volunteer work invested by the community (through countless SNOPAC committee meetings, community open houses, general meetings, and consultant reports and meetings) to review the growth and activities at the Pass over the past ten years, identify current and future growth-related issues, and adapt the first comprehensive plan to meet the challenges and needs of future growth. Originally made up primarily of local residents and recreational homeowners, business operators and development interests, SNOPAC has expanded to include representatives of local, state and federal agencies, private commercial forest landowners, and mountain recreation and