2017-2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance with Exhibit A

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2017 – 2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance June 18, 2019 Page 5 Whereas, Kittitas County CDS released the First Public Review draft of the 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update and associated maps on March 26, 2019 for public comment. This first draft was released as a “clean copy” with no redline changes from staff or the consultant team to honor the work that the advisory and work groups performed from 2016 through 2018. The draft documents were made readily available for review by the public in Community Development Services office and on the County’s official website; and Whereas, Kittitas County submitted its 60-day Notice of Intent to adopt our proposed 2017- 2037 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update and associated maps on April 4, 2019 to the Department of Commerce as required by statute and received letter of receipt on the same day stating the documents had been received and was sent to other agencies for comment; and Whereas, Kittitas County filed its SEPA checklist on April 3, 2019 and issued a Determination of Non-significance (DNS) for the periodic update on April 4, 2019 through authority of WAC 197-11-340; and Whereas, The appeal period for SEPA review ended on April 19, 2019; and Whereas, No agency or public appeals were filed on the Determination of Non-significance; and Whereas, A second Planning Commission work session was held on April 23, 2019; and Whereas, Due public notice was placed upon the County official website and in the Daily Record on April 30 and May 7, 2019; and Whereas, The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on May 14, 2019 to hear public comment upon the draft Kittitas County 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan Update documents. Four members of the public testified during the public hearing after which the chairman closed the public comment period. The planning commission then moved on to discussion and deliberations. A motion and a second to recommend approving the documents as presented by staff with some modification was made. A poll vote was called where two planning commission members voted in favor of the motion and two members voted against the motion. The motion died and the meeting was adjourned; and Whereas, On May 28, 2019, the BOCC held a special meeting to discuss the outcome of the Planning Commission Hearing Recommendation. It was determined that the public hearing scheduled before the BOCC on June 3, 2019 would continue as advertised; and Whereas, After due notice and publication on official website and Daily Record on May 16 and May 23, 2019, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held an open public hearing on June 3, 2019, during which public oral and written testimony was taken from those persons wishing to be heard regarding the proposed amendments; and