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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program 15. "Avulsion" means a sudden cutting off or separation of land by a flood breaking through a meander or by a sudden change in current whereby the stream deserts its old channel for a new one. 16."Boat launch ramp" means a graded slope, slab, pad, plank or rail used for launching boats by means of a trailer, hand, or mechanical device. 17."Boat launch ramp, primitive" means a boat launch ramp designed to facilitate hand launching of small crafts provided the materials and design are compatible with the site. 18. "Boat launch ramp, public or community" means a boat launch ramp owned or operated by a public entity or privately owned or operated and open to the public or community group (e.9., homeowner's association). 19. "Bulkhead" means a wall-like, shoreline armoring structure such as a revetment that is placed parallel to the shoreline (at or near the OHWM) primarily for retaining uplands, stabilizing shoreline and fills, and prone to sliding or sheet erosion and to protect uplands and fills from erosion by waves or currents. 20. "Channel migration zone (CMZ)" means the area along a river within which the channel(s) can be reasonably predicted to migrate over time as a result of natural and normally occurring hydrological and related processes when considered with the characteristics of the river and its surroundings. 21 . "Gonditional use" means a use, development, or substantial development which is classified as a conditional use or is not classified within the master program. 22."Comprehensive master program update" means a master program that fully achieves the procedural and substantive requirements of the Washington State Department of Ecology's shoreline master program guidelines effective January 17, 2004, as now or hereafter amended. 23. "Gomprehensive plan" means the current comprehensive plan of the County, adopted by the Board pursuant to State law. 24."Critlcal areas" includes the following areas and ecosystems: (a) Wetlands; (b) areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water; (c) fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; (d) frequently flooded areas; and (e) geologically hazardous areas. "Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas" do not include such artificial features or constructs as irrigation delivery systems, irrigation infrastructure, irrigation canals, or drainage ditches that lie within the boundaries of and are maintained by a port district or an irrigation district or company. Natural watercourses such as streams and rivers that carry irriqation water are not considered to be an artificialfeature. Chapter 2 March 7,2016 20