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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 6 123 <br />March 7, 2016 <br />shall demonstrate that shoreline stabilization is unlikely to be necessary; setbacks <br />from steep slopes, bluffs, landslide hazard areas, seismic haz ard areas, riparian <br />shoreline and erosion areas, shall be sufficient to protect structures during the life of <br />the structure; and impacts to adjacent, downslope or down -current properties are not <br />likely to occur during the life of the lots created. <br />3. New over-water residential structures, including floating homes, are prohibited. <br />4. New residential development shall be designed to comply with applicable setbacks, <br />critical area buffers, lot frontage requirements, height limits and density standards. <br />5. Residential development shall make provisions for vegetation conservation in <br />conformance with Section 5.5 Shoreline buffer and vegetation conservation. <br />6. Shoreline access for residential development shall incorporate access to adjacent <br />publicly owned shorelines or public water bodies as provided for in Section 5.4, <br />Public access. <br />6.15 Shoreline stabilization <br />Shoreline erosion – including erosion caused by currents, flood, wind or wave action – <br />is a natural phenomenon associated with properly functioning shoreline environments. <br />However, erosion can put existing structures and uses at risk. In some cases, shoreline <br />stabilization is necessary to protect existing uses and development from naturally <br />occurring erosion. Shoreline stabilization includes actions taken to address erosion <br />impacts to property and dwellings, businesses, or structures caused by natural <br />processes, such as current, flood, wind, or wave action. These actions include <br />nonstructural and structural methods. <br />Nonstructural methods include building setbacks, relocation of the structure to be <br />protected, groundwater management, planning and regulatory measures to avoid the <br />need for structural stabilization. <br />Structural stabilization measures include: <br /> • Vegetation enhancement; <br /> • Anchor trees; <br /> • Gravel placement; <br /> • Rock revetments; <br /> • Gabions; <br /> • Concrete groins; <br /> • Retaining walls and bluff walls; and <br /> • Bulkheads. <br />Structural stabilization measures can be “hard” or “soft.” “Hard” structural stabilization <br />refers to those with solid, hard surfaces, such as concrete bulkheads, while "soft" <br />structural measures rely on less rigid materials, such as biotechnical vegetation