2017-2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance with Exhibit A

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Filed for Record 04/16/2009 04:48:53 PM - Kittitas County, WA Auditor - 200904160090 Page 80 of 118 (c) The Plan shall consider the potential for achieving a goal of no net loss of elk forage habitat. This shall include a discussion of the implications and habitat trade-offs involved in emphasizing elk habitat relative to other habitat. In considering the goal of no net loss of elk forage habitat, consideration should be given for increasing the quality of such habitat in Managed Open Space areas to compensate for the unavoidable loss of elk habitat in developed areas. (d) The Plan shall follow the guidelines of: • The Department of Natural Resources, Backyard Stewardship Program (Eastern Washington Type) • Recommendations for Fire Safety and Prevention of Forest and Rangeland in Kittitas County including Rural, Commercial and Private Developments as updated March 1999 by the Kittitas County Fire Co-op, a committee of the Kittitas County Fire Chief's Association. These guidelines shall be used to protect the wildfire interface area, which is being developed. These are proven useful tools in fire protection. B-30 Except as may otherwise be specifically approved by the BOCC, hunting and the use of firearms shall be prohibited on the MPR site. "Hot hunts" may be permitted if requested by Trendwest and deemed necessary by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect life and property. B-31 Public access to salmon spawning areas of the Cie Elum River shall be restricted during the spawning period. These areas shall be identified through consultation with the appropriate state, tribal, and federal entities. Public access shall also be controlled where habitat enhancement activities would be undertaken. B-32 Motorized vehicle use shall be prohibited in the Cie Elum River Corridor, except at the approved bridge and road crossing and for maintenance and public safety purposes. B-33 interpretive and educational materials regarding the range and sensitivity of wildlife on the MPR site, including information about potential conflicts with elk, shall be developed by the applicant, made available to resort visitors and/or posted in suitable locations on the property. At the interpretive areas and trail heads, points where telephone service is not readily available, communication devices of a type able to request emergency services shall be placed to allow the users of such devices to be able to call for help. Without such communications wildfires will have a chance to grow to a size that could endanger lives. B-34 Trail ends and overlooks shall be located, through consultation with appropriate state, tribal, and federal entities, away from salmon spawning areas or otherwise designed to allow viewing without disturbance to wildlife using the river. B-35 Existing snags and downed woody debris within the Cie Elum River Corridor shall be retained within natural open space areas. Further, large woody debris may be added to areas where natural recruitment is shown to be inadequate. Suncadia MPR Conditions of Approval Page 12 December 2, 2008