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<br /> <br />Chapter 2 LAND USE <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />Page 23 Comprehensive Plan <br />LU-P64: “Major Industrial Developments” may be approved within Kittitas County as authorized by the <br />general principles of RCW 36.70A.365. “Major Industrial Developments” means a master planned location for <br />a specific manufacturing, industrial or commercial business that: <br />a) Requires a parcel of land so large that no suitable parcels are available within an urban growth area; or <br />b) Is a natural resource based industry requiring a location near agricultural land, forestland or mineral <br />resource land upon which it is dependent. The major industrial development shall not be for the <br />purpose of retail commercial development or multi-tenant office parks. <br />It is the intent of the above provisions that the Major Industrial Development policies are solely intended to <br />identify a nonexclusive list of rural areas that possibly could be considered in the future for Major Industrial <br />Development. This listing does not in any way designate those listed areas as industrial development sites, <br />nor does it authorize industrial development sites within rural Kittitas County. Major Industrial Development <br />sites will only be approved and designated in the future if and when appropriate policies have been <br />developed, amendments to the County-Wide Planning Policies have been made, and the Comprehensive <br />Plan has been amended to reflect such amendments. <br /> Kittitas County Airport <br />Kittitas County has an “Airport Zone”, in which to protect its general aviation airport. Through its <br />comprehensive plan and development regulations, in compliance with RCW 36.70.547, or as amended <br />thereafter, the County shall discourage the siting of incompatible uses adjacent to its general aviation <br />airport. <br />The Kittitas County Airport (Bowers Field) is the largest airport in the County and provides air transport from <br />the Ellensburg area to other airports. It is located adjacent to Ellensburg. Zoning revisions may be necessary <br />from time to time to provide the protection needed for the continued safe operations of the airport. Such <br />zoning proposals should be presented to the Planning Commission for recommendation to the Board of <br />County Commissioners. <br />LU-P65: The County shall maintain an Airport Layout Plan for the Kittitas County Airport (Bowers Field) in <br />conformance with the Federal Aviation Administration. The area contained in the FAR Part 77 should be <br />designated as the Airport Overlay Zone. <br />LU-P66: The County should consider aviation easements in the Airport Overlay Zone. <br />LU-P67: The County should consider notifying all property owners within the Airport Overlay Zone of <br />airport activities. <br />LU-P68: The County should adopt the following safety zones within the Airport Overlay Zone: <br /> Inner Safety Zone <br /> Inner Turning Zone <br /> Outer Safety Zone <br /> Sideline Zone <br /> Traffic Pattern Zone