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RR-G10: The County should look for opportunities for a variety of rural density and housing choices while maintaining rural character and protecting health and safety. RR-G11: The County should provide for infrastructure and services necessary to rural development. The policies outlined below are intended to reduce co nflicti ng land uses within the entire County's rural area while providing a variety of rural densities, protecting open spaces, and insuring that appropriate services and facilities are provided for rural developed environ ments. RR-PS: Incentive-based land use strategies will be examined and adopted to encourage land uses which are compatible to the rural environment. RR-P9: Encourage development activities and establish development standards which enhance or result in the preservation of rural lands. RR-P10: Allow for a variety of rural densities which maintain and recognize rural character, agricultural activities, rural community and development patterns, open spaces and recreational opportunities. RR-P11: Only allow comprehensive plan amendments, rezones, bonus densities, and other measures that increase rural densities where adequate supplies of potable water are available that will not adversely affect surface and ground water and agriculture. RR-P12: Set allowed densities based on the available water resources and reserve adequate resources to support the Kittitas County's economic base, including agriculture . RR-Pl 3: Development shall be located distances from streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, critical areas determined necessary and as outlined within existing Shorelines Management Program, the Critical Areas Ordinance and other adopted resource ordinances in order to protect ground and surface waters. RP-14: Uses common in rural areas of Kittitas County enhancing rural character, such as agriculture uses in Lower Kittitas and rural residential uses and recreation uses in Upper Kittitas shall be protected from activities which encumber them. RP-15: Give preference to land uses in Rural designated areas that are related to agriculture, rural residential development, tourism, outdoor recreation, and other open space activities. RR-P16: Land use development within the Rural area that is not compatible with Kittitas County rural character or agricultural activities as defined in RCW 90.58.065(2)(a) will not be allowed. RR-P17: Limit development in rural areas through density requirements that protect and maintain existing rural character, natural open space, critical areas, and recreation areas. Direct rural development to lands that have adequate public services . RR-P18: Buffer standards and regulations should continue to be developed that will be used between incompatible rural uses. RR-P17: Cottage and home occupations which are rural in nature are allowed within all rural land use designations and regulations. Impact upon surrounding environments and upon existing public services shall be considered when such industries are proposed. Page 88