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address advertising signs and other external aspects of development design which may have aesthetic impact on the community. 3. The CDA Committee should take the lead in developing the schedule and procedural format of design review for projects in the Pass area. It is recommended that at least one design professional be included on the committee. The design professional should not be required to be a member, although familiarity with Pass issues and goals is desirable. 4. The CDA Committee, together with the EDLU Committee, should provide continued involvement with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust to maximize the benefit of mutual effort and involvement. 5. The above Committees should promote the design and development of landscaped entry ways and corridors into and through the Pass, seeking the cooperation and funding support of the Washington State and Federal Departments of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service and the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. 6. In conjunction with the EDLU Committee, the Community Design and Aesthetics Committee should work with local business operators, the U.S. Forest Service, WSDOT and the counties to develop an attractive and coordinated directional and informational sign program for the Pass. 7. The CDA and EDLU Committees should work with Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust to reduce or eliminate commercial signage that is oriented towards Interstate 90. For this to be possible, WSDOT needs to encourage and enable the use of sufficient standard highway signs to help identify businesses in the Pass area. 8. The committees should work with Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust to develop recommended sign regulations for adoption by King and Kittitas Counties and WSDOT that recognizes the scenic quality of the Interstate 90 corridor through the Pass and the designation of Interstate 90 as a National Scenic Byway. 9. The committees should work with Booth Creek Holdings and other business owners to develop a consistent signage plan and design that would be unique to Snoqualmie Pass and would help to create an identity for the Pass area. 10. The committees should work with King and Kittitas Counties and WSDOT to develop a lighting plan that establishes standards for street lighting design and location. The lighting plan should strive to provide adequate lighting for public safety, without contributing to light pollution from excessive lighting. 3. 7 Land Use Plans There are two levels of land use plans presented in this comprehensive plan . The first is an overall concept plan for the entire planning area. This plan is the more general of the two. General land use activities are identified for the purpose of showing the interrelationship of these activities to each other and to other plan elements such as Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan December 2016