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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Characterization Report (lCR), the April 2014 Shoreline Restoration Plan, and <br />other background studies prepared in support of this Program; <br />d. The mitigation shall replace the functions as quickly as possible following the <br />impacts; <br />e. Mitigation activity shall be monitored and maintained to ensure that it achieves its <br />intended functions and values; <br />f. The Administrator shall require the applicanVproponent to post a bond or provide <br />other financial surety equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the estimated <br />cost of the mitigation to ensure the mitigation is carried out successfully. The <br />bond/surety shall be refunded to the applicanVproponent upon completion of the <br />mitigation activity and any required monitoring; and <br />g. Compensatory mitigation plans shall be prepared by qualified professionals with <br />education, training and experience in the applicable field. <br />B. The County shall have the authority to require the applicanUproponent to submit <br />special studies, assessment, and analyses as necessary to identify and address <br />impacts including, but not limited to, impacts on fish and wildlife habitat, public <br />access/use, aesthetics, flood and floodplain impacts and other shoreline attributes <br />9. Cumulative effects <br />a. ln review of applications for shoreline permits and exemptions, the County shall <br />consider the cumulative impacts of individual uses and developments, including <br />preferred uses and uses that are exempt from permit requirements, when <br />determining whether a proposed use or development could cause a net loss of <br />ecological functions. The geographic scope of the analysis shall include the <br />shoreline water body potentially affected by the proposal within the bounds of the <br />County's geographic authority, unless the Shoreline Administrator determines <br />that a larger or smaller area of analysis is appropriate. <br />b. The County shall have the authority to require the applicanUproponent to prepare <br />special studies, assessments and analyses as necessary to identify and address <br />cumulative impacts including, but not limited to, impacts on fish and wildlife <br />habitat, public access/use, aesthetics, flood and floodplain impacts and other <br />shoreline attributes. <br />c. Proponents of shoreline use and development shall take the following factors into <br />account when assessing cumulative impacts: <br />i. Current ecological functions and human factors influencing shoreline natural <br />processes; <br />ii. Reasonably foreseeable future use and development of the shoreline; and <br />iii. Beneficial effects of any established regulatory programs under other local, <br />state, and federal laws; and <br />iv. Mitigation measures implemented in conjunction with the proposed project to <br />avoid, reduce and/or compensate for adverse impacts. <br />Chapter 5 <br />March 7,2016 <br />57