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b. The shoreline is considered to represent ecosystems or geologic types that are of <br />particular scientific and educational interest; <br />c. The shoreline is unable to support new uses or development without significant <br />adverse impacts to ecological functions or risk to human safety; or <br />d. The shoreline includes largely undisturbed portions of shoreline areas such as <br />wetlands, alkaline lakes, unstable bluffs, and ecologically intact shoreline habitats. <br />2. Areas with significant existing agriculture lands should not be included in the natural <br />designation, except where the existing agricultural operations involve very low intensity <br />uses where there is no significant impact on natural ecological functions, and where the <br />intensity or impacts associated with such agriculture activities is unlikely to expand in a <br />manner inconsistent with the natural designation. <br />(Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.04.050 Rural conservancy environment. <br />A. Purpose. The purpose of the rural conservancy environment is to protect ecological functions, <br />natural resources, and valuable historic and cultural areas in order to provide for sustained <br />resource use, natural flood plain processes, and recreational opportunities. <br />B. Management policies. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.480, the rural conservancy management <br />policies of the 2016 2021 Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program shall be considered as <br />policies of the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. <br />C. Designation criteria. A rural conservancy environment designation should be assigned to <br />shoreline areas outside incorporated municipalities and outside urban growth areas, as defined <br />by RCW 36.70A.110, if any of the following characteristics apply: <br />1. A rural conservancy conservance environment designation should be assigned to shoreline <br />areas outside incorporated municipalities and outside urban growth areas, as defined <br />by RCW 36.70A.110, if any of the following characteristics apply: <br />a. The shoreline is currently supporting lesser intensity resource-based uses, such as <br />agriculture, or recreational uses, or is designated agricultural lands pursuant to RCW <br />36.70A.170; <br />b. The shoreline is currently accommodating residential uses outside urban growth areas <br />and incorporated cities or towns; <br />c. The shoreline is supporting human uses but subject to environmental limitations, such <br />as properties that include or are adjacent to steep banks, feeder bluffs, flood plains, or <br />other flood prone areas; <br />d. The shoreline is of high recreational value or with unique historic or cultural resources; <br />or <br />e. The shoreline has low intensity water-dependent uses. <br />(Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.04.060 Urban conservancy environment. <br />A. Purpose. The purpose of the urban conservancy environment is to protect and restore <br />ecological functions of open space, floodplain and other sensitive lands where they exist in <br />urban and developed settings, while allowing a variety of compatible uses. <br />B. Management policies. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.480, the urban conservancy environment <br />management policies of the 2016 2021 Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program shall be <br />considered as policies of the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan.