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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 7 139 <br />March 7, 2016 <br />7. Administration and procedures <br />Sections <br />7.1 Purpose <br />7.2 Applicability <br />7.3 Exemptions <br />7.4 Types of permits <br />7.5 Review authority <br />7.6 Review criteria <br />7.7 Review procedures <br />7.8 Appeals <br />7.9 Timing <br />7.10 Revisions <br />7.11 Liberal construction <br />7.12 Enforcement <br />7.13 Amendments to SMP <br /> <br />7.1 Purpose <br /> <br />The purpose of this Shoreline Management Program is to provide for the administration <br />and management of uses and development within the shoreline jurisdiction in a manner <br />consistent with RCW 90.58, the Shoreline Management Act, and other rules and <br />guidelines adopted by the Washington State Department of Ecology. <br /> <br />7.2 Applicability <br />1. Generally <br /> <br />Except when specifically exempted by statute, all proposed uses and development <br />occurring within shoreline jurisdiction must conform to RCW Chapter 90.58, the <br />Shoreline Management Act, and this master program. No substantial development shall <br />be undertaken on shorelines of the state without first obtaining a permit. See also <br />Section 1.7 Applicability. <br /> <br />2. Agricultural activities on agricultural lands <br /> <br />Nothing in this SMP shall require modification of or limit agricultural activities occurring <br />on agricultural lands. However, new agricultural activities on land not meeting the <br />definition of agricultural land, conversion of agricultural lands to other use s, and <br />development not meeting the definition of agricultural activities is subject to the <br />provisions of this SMP. <br /> <br />3. Prior development <br /> <br />The provisions of WAC 173-27-070 shall apply to substantial development undertaken <br />prior to the effective date of the Act.