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CHAPTER 2. UNINCORPORATED KITTITAS COUNTY ANNEX
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<br />Applies to new or
<br />existing assets
<br />Hazards
<br />Mitigated
<br />Objectives
<br />Met Lead Agency Estimated
<br />Cost
<br />Sources of
<br />Funding Timeline
<br />Existing All Hazards 1, 2, 8, 10 Public Works,
<br />CDS
<br />5,000,000
<br />High
<br />HMGP Long-term
<br />Initiative #KC-5—Adopt appropriate regulatory standards that will reduce the risk to natural hazards through
<br />updates to existing code affecting critical areas regulations, flood hazard regulations, shoreline regulations, and
<br />to the county’s growth management comprehensive plan.
<br />New and Existing All Hazards 1, 3, 4, 9,
<br />10
<br />Public Works,
<br />CDS
<br />25,000
<br />Low
<br />General Fund,
<br />grants
<br />Short-term
<br />Initiative #KC-6—Annually disseminate a floodplain information brochure to all floodplain area or flood risk
<br />households.
<br />New and Existing Flood 1, 2, 6, 10 Public Works,
<br />CDS
<br />10,000/year General Fund Short-term,
<br />ongoing
<br />Initiative #KC-7—Retrofit, rehabilitate or replace vulnerable road facilities, bridges and infrastructure
<br />throughout Kittitas County.
<br />Existing All except
<br />drought and
<br />severe weather
<br />1, 8 Public Works High HMGP, Roads
<br />Fund
<br />Long-term
<br />Initiative #KC-8—Replace undersized bridges and culverts throughout Kittitas County.
<br />Existing Flood 1, 8 Public Works High HMGP, Roads
<br />Fund
<br />Long-term
<br />Initiative #KC-9—Continue to maintain compliance and good standing under the National Flood Insurance
<br />Program.
<br />New and Existing Flood 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,
<br />8, 10
<br />CDS, Public
<br />Works
<br />10,000 General Fund Short-term,
<br />ongoing
<br />Initiative #KC-10—Update the Kittitas County Comprehensive Flood Management Plan.
<br />New and Existing Flood All CDS, Public
<br />Works
<br />250,000
<br />Medium
<br />General Fund Short-term
<br />Initiative #KC-11—Where feasible, seek to elevate at-risk structures within the floodplain to an adequate
<br />freeboard that is commensurate with the flood risk. The measure of feasibility will be willing participation by
<br />the property owner and the cost-effectiveness of the project.
<br />Existing Flood 1, 8 Public Works 5,000,000
<br />High
<br />HMGP, Road
<br />Fund
<br />Short-term
<br />Initiative # KC-12—Upgrade or install stream gauges on rivers and streams with a flow greater than 20 cubic
<br />feet per second.
<br />New and Existing Flood, Dam
<br />Failure
<br />1, 7 Public Works,
<br />CDS
<br />100,000
<br />Medium
<br />HMGP, grants Short-term,
<br />ongoing
<br />Initiative # KC-13—Conduct a study of all County-owned facilities to determine their vulnerability to natural
<br />hazards. Conduct a seismic retrofit or other mitigation to identified vulnerable structures.
<br />Existing Earthquake 1, 8 Facilities Medium HMGP, General
<br />Fund
<br />Long-term
<br />Initiative # KC-14—Begin a public outreach effort to educate landowners about Firewise and Fire Adapted
<br />Communities programs, defensible space around structures, non-combustible building materials, fuel reduction
<br />and other wildfire prevention tactics. Place information boards in key areas of the County.
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