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04/03/2018 MINUTES 2 <br />and Title VI Certification. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ seconded. Motion <br />carried 2-0. <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING AMEND TITLE 14 & 20 CDS <br /> <br />At 2:08 p.m. CHAIRMAN OSIADACZ opened a Public Hearing to consider <br />Amendments to Kittitas County Code Title 14 and Title 20. <br />COMMISSIONER O’BRIEN was back in attendance for this Public Hearing. <br /> <br />At 2:13 p.m. the Board took a 10-minute break to allow Staff to make <br />copies of the proposed changes for the public. <br /> <br />DAN CARLSON, CDS DIRECTOR reviewed proposed amendments to Kittitas <br />County Code Title 14 and Title 20. He indicated the proposed changes <br />included adopting Appendix C: Fire Hazard Severity Form; WUI <br />Application Packet Schematics; and IWUIC Section 602 Automatic <br />Sprinkler Systems. <br /> <br />RICH ELLIOT, DEPUTY CHIEF FOR KITTITAS VALLEY FIRE & RESCUE <br />addressed various questions from the Board. MIKE FLORY, BUILDING <br />OFFICIAL also addressed questions from the Board relating to the <br />primary access to properties and gated roads. <br /> <br />THOSE PRESENT & TESTIFYING: ALAN CRANKOVICH said as a former County <br />Commissioner he was involved with the WUI Code along with Staff and <br />Fire Districts. He indicated Kittitas County was the first to do so <br />in Washington State and they received a lot of recognition. He <br />questioned what changed since 2013 when it was adopted and felt <br />there were elements built into it for flexibility. MIKE RIEL <br />addressed outstanding issues relating to trees/canopy; defensible <br />space; density underneath trees; sprinkler requirements. THAD VAUGHN <br />explained how the costs of building have gone up and the WUI Code <br />adds a lot of additional costs. He reviewed vesting rights and <br />expressed his support for Appendix C. JOHN STRINGER said he was <br />currently building a home and spoke to the amount of money it was <br />costing him for the building requirements. SYLVESTER (LAST NAME <br />UNKNOWN) felt the County maybe pricing themselves out of affordable <br />housing if sprinklers are going to be required to be put into <br />certain homes. MIKE HULL questioned the scoring, setbacks and site <br />plan that needs to be done prior the building inspection requirement <br />form. RICH ELLIOTT, REPRESENTING THE KITTITAS VALLEY FIRE CHIEFS <br />ASSOCIATION supported the proposed changes while recognizing the <br />impacts to citizens but said he needs to advocate for the <br />firefighters. He indicated a March 15th date would be acceptable. TOM <br />FIELDSTEAD advised the Board to not lose vision that a residential <br />sprinkler system is designed to protect the inhabitants of the <br />building by allowing them time to get out. He felt it shouldn’t be <br />considered a negative, but it needs to have room for the Fire <br />Marshal and Building Official to be able to apply differences <br />because of individual assessments. JERRY MARTENS felt both the