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A. Policies. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.480, the archaeological and historical resources policies of the 2016 2021 Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program and the and the 2019 Shoreline Master Program amendments shall be considered as policies of the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. B. Regulations. 1. Project Approval Requirements. Prior to issuing a permit, exemption, or other approval for a proposed project in a shoreline area, the County shall determine whether or not a cultural resources review or archaeological survey shall be required under this Section KCC 17B.05.010(B)(1)*. a. Exceptions. No cultural resources review or survey shall be required under KCC 17B.05.010(B)(1)* where the project applicant can demonstrate one or more of the following conditions is met: i. The project or use does not include any ground disturbance. Projects that require the insertion of structural elements, but which do not require any excavation and create no spoil piles, shall be considered non-ground-disturbing for purposes of this Section (e.g. driving T-posts, planting tree seedlings with a hoedad). ii. The project is limited to the installation of infrastructure entirely within the same area as an existing project or development. iii. The project’s entire three-dimensional area of proposed ground-disturbance is located within previous fill or previously disturbed earth. iv. A professional archaeologist has surveyed the entire project area within the last ten (10) years, and the survey report(s) show that no cultural, archaeological, or historic resources were found. b. Cultural Resources Review. The County shall provide electronic notice and a fifteen (15) day comment opportunity to DAHP and affected Native American tribes for all proposed projects in shoreline areas which are not excluded under KCC 17B.05.010(B)(1)(a)* above. i. When applicable, the above notification requirement will be included in the Preliminary Site Analysis process. ii. Where the proposed project is already subject to a comment period through shoreline permitting and/or SEPA review, this comment period shall be run concurrently. iii. For shoreline projects that fall under a shoreline exemption permit and have no notification requirement, if not already completed through the Preliminary Site Analysis process, the above notification and cultural resources review requirements will occur prior to the issuance of an exemption permit. c. Archaeological Survey Requirement. A final archeological survey report for the entire project area shall be required prior to the County’s issuance of a permit, exemption, or other approval where the proposed project is not excepted under KCC 17B.05.010(B)(1)(a)* above, and one or more of the following conditions exist: i. The project area is located within one quarter (1/4) mile from either a protected Native American pre-contact site recorded with DAHP, or a protected historic site that is listed or eligible, or potentially eligible and unevaluated, in the DAHP inventory. ii. DAHP or an affected Native American tribe timely comments through the above cultural resources review process (or concurrent permitting or environmental